Two Powerball tickets — including one sold near Tacoma — just missed the $1.15 billion jackpot, but still won in Washington. The tickets won $50,000 each by matching four winning numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing on Monday, Dec. 15, according to the Washington’s Lottery website.

A lucky lottery ticket scored a six-figure jackpot in Washington, according to lottery officials. The ticket matched all five numbers in the Hit 5 drawing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, winning the $420,000 cashpot, a Washington’s Lottery spokesperson told The Olympian by email.

The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Dec. 17, drawing are: 25, 33, 53, 62, 66, and the Powerball is 17. The "Power Play" multiplier is 4x. Winning lottery numbers are sponsored byJackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.

Two Powerball tickets sold in Western Washington missed the jackpot but still won big, according to lottery officials. Both Powerball tickets matched four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 in the drawing on Saturday, Dec. 13, according to a spokesperson for Washington’s Lottery and the national Powerball website.

The South Carolina Education Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 17, 2025, results for each game: Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here. Check Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL payouts and previous drawings here.

You can choose from national lottery games, like the Powerball and Mega Millions, or a variety of local games, like the DC 2, DC 3, DC 4 and DC 5. While your odds of winning a big jackpot in the Powerball or Mega Millions are generally pretty slim ( here’s how they compare to being struck by lightning or dealt a royal flush),