Tonight's Powerball drawing will be the (31st) since the jackpot was last hit Sept. 6, when tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion jackpot. Though nobody hit the jackpot after the drawing on Monday, Nov. 17, one $50,000 prize was won on a ticket sold in Revere, Massachusetts.

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.