Your odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are staggering, but there is an easy — albeit expensive — way to ensure you win.

The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Monday, Aug. 18 drawing with a jackpot increases to $605 million ($273.4 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January 2024 at Food Castle in Grand Blanc.

The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 Winning Powerball numbers from Aug.

The Fantasy 5 evening draw numbers of 1, 3, 15, 26 and 30 were chosen by players in a Miami Publix at 5715 NW Seventh St. and a St. Cloud Publix at 4401 13th St. Those are $48,264 hunks of financial happiness for each.

The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Winning ...

The Powerball jackpot has surged to its biggest amount this year, reaching an estimated $605 million for Monday night's drawing.

tax lottery winnings at 10.9%, while others, such as Texas, Florida, and California, don’t. 1 in 292.2 million. Those are the astronomical odds the eventual Powerball winner will have to overcome to claim the jackpot prize. This is slightly worse than ...

From this particular series of Powerball jackpot rolls, which started Nov. 7, the Florida Lottery has contributed $114 million to the state's fund, Barnes said.

Newly released video captured the moment that a Powerball winner got tackled and tased by Florida police after kicking a deputy in the head.