Powerball numbers for October 12: no jackpot winner as prize hits $562 million
Key takeaways
- The Powerball numbers for Monday, October 12 were 22-28-38-51-69 with Powerball 9.
- No ticket matched all six numbers, so the jackpot rolled over to $562 million.
- The next drawing takes place on Wednesday, October 14 at about 10:59 PM ET.
No one won the Powerball jackpot on Monday night. The winning numbers for October 12 were 22-28-38-51-69. The red Powerball was 9. The Power Play multiplier was 3x.
No ticket matched all six numbers. So the jackpot rolled over. A rollover means the prize grows and moves to the next drawing.
The next jackpot is now an estimated $562 million. The cash value is $230.4 million. USA Today reports those figures from Powerball's website.
Here is what happened in the drawing and what comes next.
What happened
The drawing took place on Monday, October 12. The jackpot on offer was $541 million. The cash option for that draw was $221.7 million. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports those pre-draw figures.
The winning numbers were 22, 28, 38, 51, and 69. The red Powerball was 9. The Power Play was 3x. The Power Play is an add-on that boosts non-jackpot prizes.
No ticket matched all six numbers. That means no one won the jackpot. No one won the $2 million Match 5 plus Power Play prize either.
Match 5 means matching all five white balls.
But one ticket did win big. A ticket sold in the United Kingdom matched all five white balls. That ticket won $1 million.
USA Today reports that win. The Cincinnati Enquirer confirms the same detail.
The UK win is notable for one reason. The United Kingdom only started selling Powerball tickets on July 21. That was the first time a non-US lottery joined the Powerball pool. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that fact from Powerball's website.
The jackpot has now rolled over many times in a row. The last jackpot win came on August 12. An Illinois player won an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot that night. USA Today notes that it has been two months since that win.
Since then, the prize has climbed back up. Each drawing without a winner pushes it higher. Monday's rollover takes the prize to $562 million.
That is one of the larger jackpots of the year.
Smaller prizes were won across the country. Players who matched fewer numbers still took home cash. The exact count of small winners varies by state.
Players should check their tickets against the official prize list.
Why it matters
A $562 million jackpot gets a lot of attention. It is a life-changing sum of money. But the odds of winning are very long.
Only one ticket in a huge pool can match all six numbers. Players should treat the game as fun, not as a plan to make money.
This article is for information only and is not financial advice. A lottery ticket is not an investment. The cash value is lower than the headline jackpot.
The headline figure is the annuity value. An annuity means the prize is paid over many years.
The cash value for Wednesday's drawing is $230.4 million. That is the lump-sum option. A lump sum means one payment at once.
Winners pick between the annuity and the lump sum when they claim. Taxes also reduce the take-home amount.
The UK angle matters too. UK players now compete for the same jackpot as US players. Ticket prices, odds, and draw nights stay the same for US players.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that detail from Powerball's website.
More than half of each ticket sold stays in the place where it was bought. That money helps fund public programs. Those programs include education, scholarships, and veteran services.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that fact too.
For the lottery, big jackpots mean big ticket sales. More players buy tickets when the prize grows. That pushes the jackpot even higher if no one wins.
It is a cycle that can run for weeks.
The $562 million prize is still far from the record. The biggest Powerball jackpot ever was $2.040 billion. That prize was won in California on November 7, 2022. USA Today lists that record in its report.
Other huge jackpots include $1.817 billion in Arkansas in December 2025. There was also $1.787 billion split between Missouri and Texas in September 2025. And $1.765 billion in California in October 2023. Those figures come from USA Today's list.
The October 12 drawing also shows how the game works. A ticket must match all five white balls plus the red Powerball. Match five white balls only, and the prize is $1 million.
Add Power Play, and that prize can double to $2 million.
Power Play costs $1 extra per play. It can boost non-jackpot prizes by 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x. The multiplier is picked at random before each drawing.
On Monday, the multiplier was 3x.
For readers who track money news, the lottery sits next to bigger money stories. Social Security COLA for 2027 affects millions of retirees. And the Rule of 72 shows how savings grow over time.
Both are better ways to plan than a lottery ticket.
What happens next
The next Powerball drawing takes place on Wednesday, October 14. Drawings happen at about 10:59 PM ET. ET means Eastern Time. The drawing can be watched live on Powerball's website.
Clips are also posted on its YouTube channel.
Powerball drawings take place three times a week. They run on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. That schedule has been in place since Monday drawings were added in 2021.
The jackpot for Wednesday is an estimated $562 million. The cash value is $230.4 million. If no one wins again, the prize will grow once more.
The next drawing after Wednesday is on Saturday.
Players who want to play should check the rules in their state. Powerball tickets cost $2 per play. They are sold in 45 states, plus Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
USA Today reports that list.
To play, pick five white-ball numbers from 1 to 69. Then pick one red Powerball number from 1 to 26. Players can also pick a Quick Pick. A Quick Pick means the machine picks random numbers for them.
Players can add Power Play for $1 extra. That boosts non-jackpot prizes. The 10x multiplier only applies when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
The Detroit Free Press notes that rule.
Ticket sale deadlines vary by state. In New Jersey, sales end at 9:59 PM on the night of the draw. In Michigan, sales end at 9:45 PM.
Players should check their local deadline. They should not wait until the last minute.
Winners should sign their tickets and keep them safe. Small prizes can be claimed at stores. Bigger prizes need a claim form and ID.
Rules vary by state. Players should check their state lottery site for steps.
The jackpot will keep growing until someone wins. It could be won on Wednesday. It could roll over again.
No one can predict the numbers. The drawing is random each time.
For now, the story is simple. Monday's numbers were 22-28-38-51-69 with Powerball 9. No one won the jackpot. Wednesday's prize is $562 million.
Check your ticket, and play only what you can afford to lose.
Money news moves fast this week. Dow Jones and Nasdaq earnings are also in focus as bank results land. The lottery is one small part of a busy money week.
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