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Powerball jackpot rolls to $526 million for tonight’s drawing

August 13, 2025 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:33 PM
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Powerball players in North Carolina can have fun Wednesday night trying their luck on a $526 million jackpot.

A winner tonight could claim the jackpot as a $526 million annuity or $241 million in cash.

Check out how North Carolinians win when they play Powerball:

  • 19,030: That’s the total number of winning tickets in Monday’s Powerball drawing
  • $9.7 million: That’s the estimate of how much money has been raised for education during the current Powerball run

Powerball has gone 31 straight drawings without a jackpot win. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

Players can buy Powerball tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com.

For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.

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8/14/2025 08:24 - James R.

You, lotto management leaders, ought to create an algorithm whereby, once the jackpot is over $400m, the bottom six catagories winning increases, by a lot. The actual 5+pb,5,4+pb,& 4 winnings amount would be then dictated by the bottom six actuals.

8/14/2025 04:27 - Brian T.

P.S. Also, tell your associates at Mega Millions that they're terrible as well with overpriced plays and minimal multipliers on their tickets. All of you rationalize being crooked because the world is crooked. Do you think that will make it better for your children?

8/14/2025 04:23 - Brian T.

NCEL, your spam offers get worse as your greed grows. You offer "free" digital instant games instead of cash match for all of your rigged games. Who cares? You don't make playing your fake games worthwhile anymore. Shame on you and what you do to society.

8/13/2025 07:55 - Carla K.

Claim whats mine Gotta play

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