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Christmas is coming up fast and if you're hoping for a special gift, the Powerball jackpot continues to grow. The next drawing will be Saturday, Dec. 20, just five days before the holiday. There were no winners in the Dec. 17 drawing, sending the estimated jackpot to $1.5 billion, with an estimated cash value of $686.5 million.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1 billion after no grand prize winner was selected in the Dec. 10 drawing. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Dec. 10 drawing were 10-16-29-33-69, with a Powerball of 22. The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for ...

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Christmas Eve Powerball win in Arkansas nearly broke the record of Edwin Castro of California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball in November 2022.