UpdatedWed, Dec 23, 2020 at 11:03 pm ET Reply Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the $321 million jackpot drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (Katie Kausch/Patch) The Powerball lottery jackpot has grown to a jolly $321 million for the player who has the winning ticket on Wednesday, Dec. 32. The one-time cash payout for tonight's Powerball drawing is $247.1 million, which would definitely make for a merry Christmas. The winning Powerball numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, with Powerball results usually posted within 5 minutes. Ticket sales end at least one hour before the drawing in most states, but a state may halt sales earlier, such as Illinois, which stops sales three hours before the drawing. In Maryland and New Jersey, ticket sales end at 9:59 p.m.; in Virginia, they close at 10 p.m. Check with your state lottery for the cut-off time.