The jackpot is the fifth highest in the game's nearly three-decade history, agency representatives said in a release.
* Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays.
Lottery fever is spiking!
Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a billionaire? As they say in the lottery business, "it could happen to you." A Florida ticketholder didn't win $1 billion, but theirs did reel-in some big cash in the Saturday, Aug. 30, Powerball drawing.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Aug. 27 Powerball drawing, the grand prize jumped $100 million overnight. Ticket sales ahead of the Saturday, Aug. 30, draw pushed the total into record numbers: The Powerball grand prize rose from $850 million with a cash option of $383.7 million for that Wednesday before spiking to $950 million hours after the Aug. 27 drawing. On Friday, Aug. 29, a day before the Aug. 30 drawing, the jackpot rose to a whopping $1 billion. The total is now in the Top 10 biggest Powerball lottery jackpots of all-time (see below).
The Powerball jackpot for Monday climbed to $1.10 billion, with a one-time cash option of $498.4 million.
Did anyone win Powerball last night?
Check back for Monday's Labor Day Powerball numbers.
In case you're wondering, Saturday, Aug. 30, winning Powerball numbers were 3-18-22-27-33 and the Powerball was 17. Power Play was 3x. Those numbers made another rollover, but it wasn't all bad news: There were 12 prizes of at least $1 million in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. A ticket from Florida matched 5 for a $1 million prize as did four tickets from California and one each from Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Even more lucky were those who bought the three Powerball tickets that matched 5 plus the Power Play. Those were purchased in Colorado, Indiana and New Hampshire.
Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.
Good luck!
What were the winning Powerball numbers for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025?
Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. Check back for Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, Labor Day Powerball numbers. We'll see if there's a billion-dollar holiday lottery winner or another rollover.
This series is the first billion-dollar lottery jackpot for Mega Millions and Powerball for 2025.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
After weeks of rollovers, the last Powerball streak ended Saturday, May 31, 2025, when a ticket in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win an estimated $207 million jackpot. That prize had a cash option of $92.7 million, according to the Powerball website.
Tickets purchased in Florida and New Hampshire also won big, they both matched 5 plus the Power Play for $2 million prizes. The Florida Quick Pick ticket came from Peacock Liquor, 270 N.W. Peacock Blvd., Port St. Lucie.
On Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, a day before the Aug. 30, 2025, Powerball drawing, lottery officials announced this series crossed the billion-dollar mark. On Wednesday, Aug. 27, the jackpot jumped to $950 million, and ticket sales ahead of the Aug. 30 drawing pushed it to record numbers.
Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current billion-dollar prize.
When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be on the Labor Day holiday, Wednesday, Sept. 3.
How long do you have to cash in a winning Florida Lottery ticket?
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
The Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire."
Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?
According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."
However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2025:
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are the biggest lottery jackpots in US history?
As of Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2025, there have been 13 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
(This story will be updated to include new information.)