But it’s the Saturday, Aug. 23 Powerball jackpot that’s raising eyebrows, currently estimated at $700 million. That total likely will go higher before the drawing because of increased ticket sales. The Classic Lotto jackpot is $6.9 million for Saturday’s drawing.

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.

The current jackpot is estimated to be worth $700 million, with a cash value of $316 million, according to Powerball.com. The next drawing is Aug. 23. Powerball drawings take place three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

Although no one won the $650 million Powerball jackpot in the latest drawing on Wednesday, Aug. 20, many players in Ohio took home a bit more cash. The winning numbers for Powerball on Aug. 20 were 31,

The Powerball jackpot has reached $700 million, with no big winner in the latest draw. Two Ohioans won $100,000 each, and over 33,000 Ohioans won smaller prizes. The next drawing is Saturday, Aug. 23.

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.

More than 610,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $1 million, the lottery said.