The next Powerball drawing is on the next Monday, Wednesday or Saturday night at 10:59 pm Eastern Time — Powerball draws three times a week, every week, with no holiday breaks. The drawing takes place at the Florida Lottery's studio in Tallahassee, and winning numbers are published within minutes. Ticket sales close before the draw, typically one to two hours earlier depending on where you buy, so the practical deadline is always earlier than the drawing itself.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
Powerball has drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights since August 2021, when the Monday draw was added to the original Wednesday–Saturday schedule. That means you never wait more than two days between chances: after Saturday's draw the next drawing is Monday, after Monday's it is Wednesday, and after Wednesday's it is Saturday. Drawings happen every scheduled night of the year, including holidays — Christmas and New Year's draws go ahead as normal.
The live jackpot figure and a link to the latest winning numbers are shown alongside this guide, and the results page lists every recent draw with full prize breakdowns.
What time is the Powerball drawing tonight?
The draw happens at 10:59 pm Eastern Time on every drawing night. Because most of the world is ahead of the US East Coast, players elsewhere see the results the following morning. During US daylight saving time (mid-March to early November), 10:59 pm Eastern works out to:
| Where you are | Local time of the draw | Day |
|---|---|---|
| US East Coast (ET) | 10:59 pm | Draw night |
| US West Coast (PT) | 7:59 pm | Draw night |
| United Kingdom | 3:59 am | Next morning |
| Central Europe | 4:59 am | Next morning |
| South Africa | 4:59 am | Next morning |
| India | 8:29 am | Next morning |
| Philippines | 10:59 am | Next morning |
| Sydney, Australia | 12:59 pm | Next day |
Outside the US daylight-saving window these times shift by roughly an hour in countries that change their clocks on a different calendar, so treat the morning-after times as a guide and the 10:59 pm Eastern anchor as the fixed fact.
Ticket cut-off times: when is it too late to buy?
Every US state sets its own sales cut-off, most commonly 59 minutes to two hours before the draw — around 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm Eastern on drawing nights. Online platforms usually close earlier still, because the order has to be processed and (for courier and messenger purchases) a physical ticket printed before the state's own deadline. If you are buying online, treat mid-evening US Eastern time as your practical deadline rather than 10:59 pm. Our guides to every legal way to buy Powerball online and what a Powerball ticket costs cover the purchase routes and pricing in detail.
How big is the jackpot for the next drawing?
The advertised jackpot for the next drawing is an estimate published by the lottery after each draw, based on projected ticket sales and the interest rates that fund the 30-year annuity option. If nobody matches all six numbers, the jackpot rolls over and the estimate is raised — during long rollover runs it can jump by hundreds of millions between draws, and updates are sometimes revised upward again on draw day as sales surge. Powerball has no jackpot cap, which is how it produced the world-record $2.04 billion prize in November 2022.
The current estimate appears in the live card on this page and on the results hub, so the figure you see here tracks the official estimate rather than a number frozen into an article.
Has the drawing schedule always been Monday, Wednesday and Saturday?
No. From its launch in 1992 Powerball drew twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday. The Monday drawing was added on 23 August 2021 to speed up jackpot growth, and the three-night schedule has been stable ever since. One thing the extra night did not change: the drawing time is 10:59 pm Eastern on all three nights, and the game itself — 5 numbers from 1-69 plus a Powerball from 1-26 — is identical in every draw. States that offer the Double Play add-on run its separate drawing right after the main one, using the same numbers you already picked.
What happens right after the drawing
The winning numbers are published within minutes on the official site and mirrored by results services; televised broadcasts and the live stream show the draw itself. Full prize breakdowns take a little longer — each participating state verifies its winner counts before the tier table is confirmed, so the definitive “how many winners, at which level, for how much” usually lands overnight US time. At the same time the lottery announces the estimated jackpot for the following drawing: reset to the starting level if the top prize was hit, raised if it rolled over. If you hold a ticket, check every line against all nine prize tiers — Powerball pays from $4 for matching just the red ball, and small prizes go unclaimed in large numbers every draw simply because nobody looked.
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Frequently asked questions
What days is the Powerball drawing?
Powerball draws every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 pm Eastern Time, year-round including holidays. The Monday draw was added in August 2021; before that the game drew only on Wednesday and Saturday.
Is there a Powerball drawing tonight?
If tonight is a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday in the US, yes — the draw is at 10:59 pm Eastern. On other nights the next drawing is at most two days away, since the three draw nights are never more than 48 hours apart.
What time do Powerball ticket sales close?
Each state sets its own cut-off, most commonly between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm Eastern on draw nights — one to two hours before the 10:59 pm drawing. Online platforms close earlier still, so buy well before the evening of the draw.
Where can I watch the Powerball drawing live?
The drawing streams live on Powerball's official website and airs on local TV stations across the US. If you miss it, the winning numbers are published within minutes and full prize breakdowns follow on official and results sites.