The Powerball jackpot has surged to an eye-popping $1.25 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday and Monday night’s drawing, leaving the massive prize up for grabs. The winning numbers for the Dec. 15 drawing were 23, 35,59,63,68 and the Powerball number was 2, but no one claimed the top prize.

A winning California Powerball ticket worth nearly $2 million was sold at a Sacramento liquor store, the California Lottery said on Saturday night.

Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024. See more big winners here. And if you do end up cashing a jackpot, here’s what experts say to do first.