6th Highest Powerball Jackpot, $1.25 Billion, Expected On Wednesday Night, New Hampshire Lottery Says

CONCORD, NH — The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night is expected to be the sixth largest in history, according to the New Hampshire Lottery.

The jackpot is expected to be $1.25 billion. The one-time cash payout should be around $572 million before taxes. No one has won the jackpot since Sept. 6, when winners who purchased tickets in Missouri and Texas split a $1.78 billion jackpot.

Top 10 Jackpots

1. $2.04 Billion, Nov. 7, 2022
2. $1.787 Billion, Sept. 6, 2025
3. $1.765 Billion, Oct. 11, 2023
4. $1.586 Billion, Jan. 13, 2016
5. $1.326 Billion, April 6, 2024
6. $1.25 Billion, Dec. 17, 2025 (anticipated)
7. $1.08 Billion, July 19, 2023
8. $842.4 Million, Jan. 1, 2024
9. $768.4 Million, March 27, 2019
10. $758.7 Million, Aug. 23, 2017

The odds of winning the jackpot are 292.2 million to 1. The odds of winning the $1 million prize — matching five numbers without the Powerball are 1 in 11.7 million.

Charlie McIntyre, the executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery, said last week, $2.4 million worth of tickets were sold in the state.

“We’ve gone a number of drawings without a winner, giving this Powerball jackpot plenty of time to rise to the sixth largest of all time,” said “There’s still time to make your holiday season brighter with a chance at this $1.25 billion prize — all you need is $2 to play.”

Revenue from the sales, he said, helps the commission “continue our daily mission to deliver the maximum amount of revenue to public schools in New Hampshire.”

Since 1964, more than $3 billion has been contributed to schools in the Granite State.

Tickets are available at more than 1,200 retailers around New Hampshire, as well as the NH iLottery.com, linked here.

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