Someone In Minnesota Is Now Sitting On A $1M Powerball Prize

Somewhere in Minnesota right now, a life-changing moment is sitting quietly in a pocket, purse, or glove compartment — completely unnoticed. With a major Powerball prize still waiting to be claimed, time is slowly ticking down on a mystery that could end with one very lucky Minnesotan.

The Powerball jackpot is currently sitting at $1.25 billion for the Wednesday, Dec.17, 2025, drawing. And as large as that massive amount is, it's still only the second-largest jackpot of the year. The biggest, $1.787 billion prize, was won on Sept. 6 in Missouri and Texas. This jackpot also marks only the second time in Powerball history that the game has generated back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots, a Powerball release noted.

The Powerball Jackpot Is Bigger Than Ever — And Still Growing

The Powerball lottery has been around for a long time-- it just celebrated its 30th anniversary a few years ago, in April of 2022-- and has given away a LOT of money. According to the official Powerball website, since its creation in 1992, Powerball has raised $27 billion for "good causes supported by lotteries," the site says.

SEE ALSO: Here Are the Biggest Powerball Winners EVER in Minnesota

The Powerball lottery is currently played here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes along with 43 other states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. But not all states have had the same number of winners. Due to their large populations, it makes sense that states like California and New York have had a decent share of Powerball winners.

Minnesota Has a Strong Track Record of Powerball Winners

But when it comes to winning the Powerball, don't sleep on the Land of 10,000 Lakes. In fact, the Minnesota Lottery announced on September 1st that a lucky Minnesotan who purchased a Powerball ticket at Casey's General Store in Stacy had won $150,000.

And, check out these other recent lucky Minnesota Powerball winners as well:

• $50,000 - Kwik Trip in Blaine on Dec 8, 2025
• $50,000 - Riverfront Store in Wannaska on Dec 4, 2025
• $50,000 - Lucky's Station in Eden Prairie on Dec 1, 2025
• $50,000 - Fleet Farm Fuel in Oakdale on Nov 24, 2025
• $56,748 - Sharbel Petroleum Co. in Minneapolis on Nov 21, 2025

A $1 Million Powerball Ticket in Minnesota Is Still Unclaimed

While it's not quite $1.25 billion, did you know there's an unclaimed Powerball ticket that was sold here in Minnesota that still hasn't been claimed yet? That's right, according to the Minnesota Lottery, that $1 million dollar ticket was sold at Casey’s General Store on Main Street in Sherburn for the October 25th, 2025 Powerball drawing. But just who bought it?

The prize has not been claimed. In Minnesota, prize claims must be submitted within one (1) year of the drawing date. Minnesota Lottery prizes above $50,000 must be claimed in person at Minnesota Lottery headquarters in Roseville.

Finding out *who* won that prize, though, and any other big lottery prizes, is now a little trickier in the North Star State, thanks to a new law that went into effect in September of 2021. According to the Minnesota Lottery, the 2021 law now allows lottery winners of cash prizes greater than $10,000 to keep their names—and their cities—private, unless they explicitly opt in to publicity.

Is it YOUR ticket? Those winning numbers were 2, 12, 22, 39, 67, and the Powerball was 15. The Power Play® multiplier was 2.

Powerball says the overall odds of winning ANY prize are just 1 in 24.9 (which is pretty good, right?), but the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. It doesn't hurt to dream, though, right?

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