The Christmas Eve Powerball® Jackpot is $1.7 Billion

ALBUQUERQUE – The estimated Powerball^® jackpot for Wednesday, December 24, 2025, has reached $1.7 billion. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $781.3 million.

Tonight’s jackpot is the fourth-largest in Powerball and U.S. lottery history. If the jackpot is hit in New Mexico, it will be the largest jackpot won in this state and the sixth time a New Mexico player has won the Powerball jackpot. Past Powerball^® jackpot winners include:

November 2000, $131 million
14 employees from Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque

Robert Adkins            Cecil Blancett
Duane Carr                 Ernest Curley
Nelse De Loach          Dwayne Hayden
Mark Madrid              Jeffrey McCullough
Vernon Valdez            James Young
Charles Tabet             Mary Batson
Almer Dial                   Felix Silva III
Store: Circle K No. 379, 1200 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque

February 2002, $32 million
Isabell and Rafael Delgado, Las Cruces
Store: Pic Quik #14, 210 E. Union, Las Cruces

August 2005, $93.4 million
Master Sergeant John San Cartier, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque
Store: Raley’s Superstore No. 805, 6200 Coors NW, Albuquerque

May 2007, $62.8 million
Felipe Pina, Los Ojos
Store: Giant Sundial No. 5 at the intersection of Highway 84-64 in Chama

September 2008, $206.9 million
9 players from the Roswell area
Carl and Holly Baldwin
Kevin and Jessica Breedyk
Ron and Cindy Miller
Ryan and Nicole Miller
Randy Miller
Store: Roswell Shell No. 47, 3001 N. Main Street, Roswell

While jackpots this large are exciting, players are reminded to play responsibly. The New Mexico Lottery offers Healthy Play tools and resources at nmlottery.com; click on “Healthy Play” in the menu.

New Mexico Lottery players have until 8:00 p.m. MT on December 24, 2025, to buy tickets for the December 24, 2025, Powerball draw.  

How to Play Powerball

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

• Power Play^® ($1 per play) multiplies any non-jackpot prize by 2, 3, 4, 5, or even 10.
• Powerball Double Play^® ($1 per play) offers a chance to match Powerball numbers in a second drawing for a chance to win up to $10 million. This drawing occurs after the regular Powerball draw on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Players should also check their tickets for non-jackpot prizes after the draw has taken place. Non-jackpot prizes range from $4 up to $1 million and are multiplied (up to $2 million) when Power Play has been purchased.

Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than half of the 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 streamed online at Powerball.com.

Legislative Lottery Scholarships

Since 1996, the New Mexico Lottery has raised more than $1.1 billion for education, and more than 161,000 students have attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships. 

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