Who among us could use a spare half a billion dollars? In this economy? Even with inflation, that’s a lot of dough.
The Powerball jackpot is once again climbing it small island owning levels of jackpots with the Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, prize of $546 million. That means some lucky winner could win a $255 million cash prize if they choose a one-time payout.
To win Powerball, players have to buy a ticket matching all five numbers and the Powerball — the odds of winning were 1 in 292,201,338 — and have the option to select a one-time cash payout worth $826.4 million instead of annual payments.