Powerball jackpot climbs to $643 million for Wed.'s drawing
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Check your tickets! Two winning Powerball tickets were sold in Ohio. Two Ohioans won big after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 31, 59, 62, 65, and 68. The Powerball was 5, and the Power Player multiplier was 2. Two people won $100,000 with four of five winning numbers, the Powerball, and the Power Play multiplier.
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.
Ohio had two $100,000 Powerball winners in Wednesday night's drawing. The tickets were sold at a convenience store in Willoughby, Ohio and a Kroger store in Sylvania, Ohio. Ahead of Wednesday's drawing, the grand prize was at an estimated $643 million, which was already the 13th largest prize in the history of Powerball.
Three winning Powerball tickets, including one worth $100,000, were sold in Ohio. Here's how to check your numbers.
Corie, who previously bagged $5,000 wins on both the Billion and Royal Riches games, claimed her latest prize from a $30 Cashword ticket purchased at Speedway #9186, located at 175 Mulberry Street and State Route 93 in Logan. After taxes, she will take home $36,000.
An Ohio man won $50,000 from his favorite scratch-off lottery ticket, which previously scored him wins worth $5,000 and $10,000 just two months earlier.
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FOX 8 News on MSNTwo $100,000 Powerball tickets sold in Ohio
According to Ohio Lottery documents, two tickets matched four out of five numbers to win $50,000, plus the Power Play, which doubles the winnings.