UpdatedSat, Dec 26, 2020 at 11:02 pm ET Reply Here are the winning Powerball numbers for the $341 million jackpot drawing on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) The Powerball lottery jackpot has reached a mind-boggling $341 million for the player who has the winning ticket on Saturday, Dec. 26. The one-time cash payout for tonight's Powerball drawing is $262.5 million, which would be a great end to a troubled year. 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.