Lottery fever is spiking — just in time for the holiday season, and three tickets in four drawings purchased in Florida got lucky. Now there’s a fourth.
As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.”
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Saturday, Dec. 6, Powerball drawing for $820 million, the jackpot jumped by $55 million for Monday, Dec. 8. The one-time lump sum cash option would be $403.6 million. Monday, Dec. 8, Powerball numbers were 8-32-52-56-64 and the Powerball was 23. Power Play was 2x. Those numbers mean another rollover as we move closer to Christmas and Hanukkah.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday now climbs closer to that $1 billion milestone. The estimated jackpot is at $930 million, with a cash option of $429 million.
The only secondary prize from Monday’s Powerball drawing was purchased in Florida. That ticket wins a $1 million prize.
In case you’re wondering, Saturday, Dec. 6, winning Powerball numbers were 13-14-26-28-44 and the Powerball was 7. Power Play was 2x. Though those numbers did not hit the jackpot, it wasn’t all bad news: A ticket purchased in Florida and two from Georgia and Texas matched 5 for $1 million prizes. Even more lucky was one ticket purchased in New Jersey, which matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize.
The local Powerball winner bought their winning ticket from Circle K, 2809 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina Beach, Florida.
For the Powerball lottery drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 3 — with winning numbers 1-14-20-46-51 and the Powerball 26, with Power Play 3x — there were three big winners in that Powerball drawing. A Florida and a California ticket each matched 5 for $1 million prizes. Even luckier, a Kentucky-bought ticket matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize.
The local $1 million Powerball ticket was purchased at Town Star, 1305 W. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, Florida. It was a quick pick.
And finally, a ticket from the Saturday, Nov. 29, Powerball drawing over the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday weekend matched five numbers to win $1 million. The winning numbers from that quick pick ticket were 19-22-30-32-59 and the Powerball was 1. Power Play was 2. The quick pick ticket was purchased from Thorntons, 425 E. Brandon Blvd., Brandon, Florida.
The current jackpot has since rolled over 37 times after resetting to $20 million on Sept. 8, when a pair of tickets from Fredericksburg, Texas, and St. Louis, Missouri, won the $1.787 billion Powerball drawing on Sept. 6.
Mega Millions had quite a lottery frenzy this holiday season, too, after one ticket from a Georgia Publix matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win a whopping $980 million on Friday, Nov. 14. That Mega Millions jackpot rose on the all-time largest Mega Millions jackpot list and very nearly became the second billion-dollar lottery jackpot for 2025 and the 14th overall in the history of Mega Millions and Powerball.
Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery.
Good luck!
Anyone win Powerball? What were winning Powerball numbers Monday, Dec. 8, 2025? 8-32-52-56-64 and the Powerball was 23
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. Monday, Dec. 8, Powerball numbers were 8-32-52-56-64 and the Powerball was 23. Power Play was 2x. We’ll see if there’s a big winner so soon after the historic $1.8 billion Powerball or another chance at more money during the 2025 holiday season.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
The current Powerball streak started Monday, Sept. 8, after a ticket purchased in Fredericksburg, Texas, and St. Louis, Missouri, matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the $1.787 billion drawing on Sept. 6, 2025.
Below is a recap of drawings and rollovers and how much the jackpot has increased over time.
When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers whether the jackpot is $20 million or $2 billion. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be Wednesday, Dec. 10.
How long do you have to cash in a winning Florida Lottery ticket?
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
The Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes “must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire.”
Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?
According to Florida Lottery’s website, winners cannot remain anonymous: “Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner’s name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information.”
However, the site states, the “names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner.”
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Dec. 8, 2025:
10. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
9. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
8. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
7. $875 million — Dec. 8, 2025? TBD
6. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California
5. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon
4. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
3. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California
2. $1.787 billion — Sept. 6, 2025; Missouri and Texas
1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are the biggest lottery jackpots in US history?
As of Dec. 8, 2025, there have been 13 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
(This story was updated to include new information.)
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Powerball Monday, Dec. 8, $875 million sees 4th Florida ticket win big
Reporting by Jennifer Sangalang and Lianna Norman, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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