DETROIT – The Powerball drawing on Wednesday night is worth more than $1.4 billion.
The cash option for the jackpot is $634.3 million.
If someone wins the jackpot, it would be the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
Michigan last saw a Powerball jackpot winner on Jan. 1, 2024. A Mid-Michigan lottery club won an $842.4 million prize with a ticket purchased in Grand Blanc. That remains the largest Powerball prize ever won in Michigan.
Winning Powerball numbers for Sept. 3, 2025
Powerball numbers: 61-29-69-16-03
Powerball: 22
Powerplay multiplier: 2x
How do you play Powerball?
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play. In Idaho and Montana, the game is bundled with Power Play, making the minimum cost $3 per play. They can be purchased at stores across Michigan or online at MichiganLottery.com.
Players select five numbers between 1 and 69 for the white balls, then one number between 1 and 26 for the red Powerball. Numbers can be chosen manually on a play slip or randomly by the lottery terminal.
The jackpot is won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
Drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.
Jackpot winners can choose to receive their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or as a lump sum. Both prize options are before federal and jurisdictional taxes.
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