power ball numbers for aug 20: Powerball Jackpot to hit $700 million as no one wins the $643 million prize on Wednesday

On Wednesday night, August 20, 2025, the Powerball jackpot was $643 million, with cash value being a staggering $290.6 million. But no one won, setting the value of the next powerball at $700 million. The Wednesday winning numbers were 31, 59, 62, 65, 68, and the Powerball was 5. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.

Even though there was no jackpot winner, some players won big prizes for matching five numbers, two players from Michigan and Oklahoma won $1 million each. A player in Tennessee who added Power Play won $2 million, as reported by Williamson county source.

Powerball jackpot hits $700 million

Because no one won on Wednesday, the Powerball jackpot climbed to $700 million for the next drawing that is on August 23, 2025. This new jackpot is one of the largest prizes in Powerball history and beats the previous $643 million jackpot, which was already the largest of 2025.

The biggest lottery jackpot in US history was $2.04 billion, won by one ticket in Altadena, California, on November 7, 2022, according to reports. The lottery has gone without a jackpot winner since May 31, 2025, making the prize grow bigger, as reported by CNN.

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Ticket sales soar amid huge jackpot

Preliminary data from the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs Powerball, shows that ticket sales are 40% higher than at this point last year. The association said, “As the jackpot increases, we expect ticket sales to increase”. Despite the growing jackpot and ticket sales, the odds of winning the top prize remain the same: about 1 in 292 million, as per the reports.

The winner of Saturday’s drawing can pick how to get the prize: get the full jackpot, get it in 30 yearly payments, or take a one-time cash payment of about $316.3 million, according to CNN. The next Powerball drawing will be at 10:59 p.m. on the coming Saturday.

FAQs

Q1. What are the winning numbers for the latest Powerball?
The latest numbers from August 20, 2025, were 31, 59, 62, 65, 68, and Powerball 5 with 2x Power Play.

Q2. How much is the Powerball jackpot now?
The jackpot has grown to $700 million for the next drawing on August 23, 2025, with a cash option of about $316.3 million.