It's the final day of 2025 today (December 31), and tonight, most of us will stay up until midnight to watch as the year changes to 2026. But why do we celebrate the start of a new year on January 1?

The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at $138 million for the lottery on Tuesday, Dec. 30, the last drawing of 2025. If one lucky person hits the jackpot, they'll have two options: take home a one-time ...

A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion — the second-largest U.S. lottery prize ever. The winner, who has not been publicly identified, bought the ...

A single ticket sold in Arkansas won the $1.82 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve. The winning numbers for the Dec. 24, 2025 drawing were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, and the Powerball was 19. This ...

A single ticket sold in Arkansas won the $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. The winning numbers for the Dec. 24 drawing were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, with a Powerball of 19. Eight ...

The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Wednesday, Dec. 24 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $1.82 billion ($834.9 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket ...

The Powerball jackpot for tonight’s drawing is at $1.7 billion, putting one of the biggest lottery prizes in U.S. history within reach – just in time for Christmas. The jackpot soared after Monday’s ...