--- description: The record jackpot hit $1.5 billion Wednesday morning title: How to Watch the $1.5 Billion Powerball Drawing Live image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc7b2f5c409b589a/698878e5524fc05922df645f/powerball6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Lottery](/tag/lottery/) ## Lottery Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How to Watch the $1.5 Billion Powerball Drawing Live by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2016 4:32 PM CUT  A man buys a Powerball lottery ticket at a newsstand in New York City on Jan. 12, 2016. A man buys a Powerball lottery ticket at a newsstand in New York City on Jan. 12, 2016.Kena Betancur—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2016 4:32 PM CUT [Powerball pandemonium is in full swing](http://time.com/4177143/powerball-jackpot-increase-billion/ "undefined"). The record jackpot, which had hit $1.5 billion as of Wednesday morning, could finally be taken home during Wednesday evening’s drawing after previous drawings failed to yield a winner. [The odds remain as steep as ever](http://time.com/money/4172196/powerball-math-odds-advantage/ "undefined"): 1 in 292.2 million. Even people from [Canada](http://time.com/4176851/record-powerball-canadians/ "undefined") and [China](http://time.com/4178788/china-powerball-craze/ "undefined") are getting into the action. The drawing, [which is being held under tight security](http://time.com/4178768/powerball-drawing-security/ "undefined"), is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. E.T. In addition to airing on local news stations, [it can be watched live on the Powerball website here](http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb%5Fvideo.asp "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4178926/powerball-numbers-drawing-watch-live-stream-online/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4178926/powerball-numbers-drawing-watch-live-stream-online/"},"headline":"How to Watch the $1.5 Billion Powerball Drawing Live","datePublished":"2016-01-13T16:32:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:05:24.315Z","description":"The record jackpot could finally be taken home Wednesday evening","url":"https://time.com/4178926/powerball-numbers-drawing-watch-live-stream-online/","keywords":["Lottery"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc7b2f5c409b589a/698878e5524fc05922df645f/powerball6.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc7b2f5c409b589a/698878e5524fc05922df645f/powerball6.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-LOTTERY-POWERBALL-LIFESTYLE","caption":"US-LOTTERY-POWERBALL-LIFESTYLE","creditText":"Kena Betancur—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/lottery/","name":"Lottery"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4178926/powerball-numbers-drawing-watch-live-stream-online/","name":"How to Watch the $1.5 Billion Powerball Drawing Live"}}]}] ```