Powerball soars to $815 million jackpot, seventh largest in game history

The estimated Powerball® jackpot for the Wednesday, August 27, 2025, draw is $815 million. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $367.9 million.

This is the 7th-largest Powerball jackpot in U.S. lottery historyand the largest Powerball Jackpot in the last 16 months.  

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New Mexico Lottery CEO David Barden reminds players to have fun and play responsibly. Players are also reminded to check their tickets after the draw for non-jackpot prizes. Non-jackpot prizes range from $4 to $1 million that can be multiplied if the player purchases the Power Play® option.

If the jackpot is hit in New Mexico, it will be the sixth time the Powerball jackpot has been won in New Mexico. It would also be the largest jackpot won in New Mexico.

New Mexico Lottery players have until 8:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday to buy tickets for the August 27th Powerball draw.

How to Play Powerball

Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Two add-on features are available for purchase:

Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Drawings are broadcast live from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed online at Powerball.com.

Legislative Lottery Scholarships

Since 1996, the New Mexico Lottery has raised more than $1.08billion for education, and more than 155,000 students have attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships.  

More information about Legislative Lottery Scholarships is available at nmlottery.com.