Osmond, a Connecticut resident, gave up buying lottery tickets more than a decade ago after losing around $1 million on various games, be they scratch-offs or drawings. He told MarketWatch that his addiction cost him his business (he owned two gas stations), his home and nearly any semblance of a normal life.

The Powerball lottery jackpot — the biggest of the year — is swelling after nobody won in Monday night's drawing. The jackpot is now $643 million, with the next drawing set for Wednesday night. Although no one took home the full prize, two Powerball players won $1 million each, according to Powerball.

Did a winning ticket get sold Monday night? Here are the winning Powerball numbers for Monday, Aug. 18, 2025: The winning numbers from Monday's drawing were 15, 46, 61, 63, 64 and the Powerball was 1. The Power Play multiplier was 3.