{"id":470349,"date":"2025-12-25T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/470349\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T08:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:00:22","slug":"numbers-drawn-for-wednesdays-estimated-1-7-billion-powerball-jackpot-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/470349\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers drawn for Wednesday&#8217;s estimated $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) &#8212; Check those tickets! The numbers have been drawn for Wednesday&#8217;s estimated $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers are: 25-59-04-52-31 with a red Powerball of 19 and a 2x Power Play.<\/p>\n<p>To check your numbers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated cash value for the Christmas Eve jackpot is $781.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>The United States&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/ec46e188305c9425cb555eef00a89d37\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4th-largest jackpot<\/a>\u00a0on record comes after 46 consecutive draws without someone claiming to have all six numbers. The last contest with a jackpot winner was on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n<p>The odds of winning the top prize are miserable, at 1 in 292.2 million. It\u2019s those odds that create the large jackpots that are designed to attract attention and drive up sales.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/news\/louisville-wrestler-lands-role-with-sylvester-stallone-on-tulsa-king\/article_45b6817e-4922-4445-8f8b-aeb174078132.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Louisville wrestler lands role with Sylvester Stallone on &#8216;Tulsa King&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/news\/hes-my-baby-neighbors-rally-to-save-miniature-horse-after-louisville-ordinance-change\/article_0616ca4a-df91-475c-8d0f-665ee82efb71.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;He&#8217;s my baby&#8217; | Neighbors rally to save miniature horse after Louisville ordinance change<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/news\/crime-reports\/man-arrested-after-50-pounds-of-meth-found-wrapped-as-holiday-gifts-in-jeffersontown\/article_9de3b339-87aa-4d45-ae92-8f5950fd929b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man arrested after 50 pounds of meth found wrapped as holiday gifts in Jeffersontown<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/news\/crime-reports\/grand-jury-chooses-not-to-indict-suspect-in-fatal-kentucky-state-university-shooting\/article_63e37415-b6a7-42ed-a89d-bb1f816f05ce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grand jury chooses not to indict suspect in fatal Kentucky State University shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/news\/man-missing-29-hours-found-in-oldham-county-by-search-teams-with-thermal-camera\/article_a8831eac-955d-4167-b0be-7ef2eb2fc4fe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man missing 29 hours found in Oldham County by search teams with thermal camera<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Copyright 2025 WDRB Media. 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