The largest multi-state lottery drawing of 2025 takes place Monday night as the Powerball jackpot has surpassed the $600 million mark. The estimated grand prize for the drawing on Aug. 18, is worth $605 million with a cash option of $273.4 million.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is now the largest it’s been this year, reaching $605 million for the drawing on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The largest jackpot this year was a $526.5 million prize won March 29 in California. The Saturday, Aug. 16 numbers are 23-40-49-65-69 Powerball 23 Power Play 3x.

Winner Oletha Etheridge plans to use the prize money for her home and car. She also split it with her children.

Recently, as he was stuck at a red light on his way to work, something caught his eye - a "chance sighting" that led to a big lottery prize, Maryland Lottery officials said in an Aug. 18 news release. "I noticed the tag on a truck, 19363," the player told lottery officials.

The Michigan Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Aug. 18, 2025, results for each game: Check Daily 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

A lottery winner scored a life-changing prize — and couldn’t stop checking his lucky ticket. “ I did a triple take to make sure it was right,” Bradley Groseclose told the North Carolina Education Lottery. Groseclose was in disbelief when he learned he won $1 million. After getting richer, he plans to work on home renovations.

A Missouri man was shocked after seeing he won a huge jackpot on a scratch-off game. The man was at a store in Windsor when he bought the ticket, according to an Aug. 16 news release from the Missouri Lottery.

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.