The winning Powerball numbers are in for Monday night, but the biggest question is still whether someone walked away with the estimated $131 million jackpot.
The Aug. 31 drawing produced a six-number combination that could turn one ticket into a multimillion-dollar fortune. While the winning numbers have been released, the final jackpot status depends on whether any ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball.
Here are the numbers and everything you need to know about Monday's drawing.
What were the Powerball numbers for August 31?
The winning numbers for the Monday, Aug. 31, Powerball drawing were:
11, 17, 25, 37, 49
Powerball: 10
The Power Play multiplier was 2X.
If you bought a ticket for Monday night's drawing, check your numbers carefully. Matching the five white balls is not enough to win the jackpot—the ticket must also match the Powerball.
How much was the Powerball jackpot?
Monday night's estimated Powerball jackpot was $131 million.
Players who win the jackpot generally have a choice between taking the advertised annuity amount over time or choosing a smaller lump-sum cash option. For this drawing, the estimated cash value was $56.8 million, before applicable taxes.
The headline jackpot and cash value are therefore two different figures. A jackpot winner does not receive both.
Did anyone win the $131 million Powerball jackpot?
The winning numbers alone do not establish whether there was a jackpot winner.
Lottery officials still need to determine whether a ticket matched all six numbers and where any winning ticket was sold. If nobody matched the complete combination, the jackpot rolls over to the next drawing and increases.
Players can still win substantial prizes without hitting the jackpot. Tickets that match fewer numbers can qualify for lower-tier prizes, depending on the combination matched and whether Power Play applies.
Why this Powerball drawing is notable
Monday's drawing came during an unusual period for Powerball, with the game expanding beyond its traditional U.S. market.
Powerball has recently been introduced in the United Kingdom, allowing British players to participate in the same jackpot pool as players in the United States.
The international expansion could have implications for future jackpots because ticket sales from the two markets contribute to the shared prize pool. However, the rules and prize structures aren't identical between the countries.
For U.K. players, tickets cost more than their U.S. counterparts, lower-tier prizes operate under a separate structure, and jackpot prizes are paid through annual payments under the U.K. National Lottery system.
The expansion could ultimately give Powerball additional ticket sales and potentially help jackpots grow more quickly when nobody wins for several consecutive drawings.
When was the last Powerball jackpot won?
Before Monday's drawing, the most recent jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Illinois on Aug. 12, according to the information provided for this story.
That ticket matched all six numbers for an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, putting it among the largest prizes in Powerball history.
The enormous prize was the result of an extended run of drawings without a jackpot winner.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
If Monday's $131 million jackpot was not won, the next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2, at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET.
Powerball drawings are held three times a week:
Monday
Wednesday
Saturday
The jackpot for the next drawing will depend on whether Monday's drawing produced a jackpot winner.
Do you have to be a U.S. citizen to play Powerball?
No. U.S. citizenship is not required to play Powerball.
The important requirement is that a player must legally purchase a ticket from an authorized retailer in a participating jurisdiction and meet the applicable age requirement. A person's nationality or U.S. residency status does not by itself prevent them from winning.
However, anyone considering playing from outside the United States should check the rules governing where and how tickets can legally be purchased.
The biggest Powerball jackpots ever won
Powerball has produced some extraordinary jackpots over the years. The largest prizes listed in the supplied data are:
$2.040 billion — Nov. 7, 2022, California
$1.817 billion — Dec. 24, 2025, Arkansas
$1.787 billion — Sept. 6, 2025, Missouri and Texas
$1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023, California
$1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016, California, Florida and Tennessee
$1.326 billion — April 6, 2024, Oregon
$1.080 billion — July 19, 2023, California
$1 billion — Aug. 12, 2026, Illinois
$842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024, Michigan
$768.4 million — March 27, 2019, Wisconsin
The figures above refer to advertised jackpot amounts, which can differ substantially from the cash option available to winners.
What happens if nobody wins?
If no ticket matches all five white balls and the Powerball, the jackpot isn't lost. It rolls over to the next drawing.
That rollover is what can turn an ordinary jackpot into a much larger prize after weeks of drawings without a winner. Each additional drawing gives players another chance to match the six-number combination, while continued ticket sales can push the advertised jackpot higher.
For anyone holding a ticket from Monday's drawing, the most important step is simply to check the complete combination rather than assuming a ticket has won—or lost—based on the jackpot status alone.
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