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Saturday's Powerball jackpot rolls up to $856,000,000; One ticket matched the first five numbers
Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2026 01:50 AM
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing was $786,000,000. According to official Powerball, nobody hit every number and the grand prize went to a projected $856,000,000. The lump-sum cash payout stands at $$372 million. The numbers from Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 drawing were 14, 20, 59, 60, 61 and Powerball number was 25. Nobody won the Powerball jackpot in the past 41 draws since Monday, May 4th, 2026. The last jackpot was won by two lucky tickets sold in FL and TX, matched all six numbers and split a 20,000,000 top prize.
Though the jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, Powerball had some huge winners. There was a sole lucky winner correctly matched all 5 white ball numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 1 lucky ticket(s) purchased in OH, each won $1 million cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Wednesday night included 20 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Powerball and won $10,000. 3 additional tickets at this prize level were also wisely purchased with the Power Play option that multiplied winnings 4 times to $40,000 cash! Additional prizes won Wednesday evening included 582 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $100. 156 additional tickets at this prize level were also wisely purchased with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash! Additional prizes won Wednesday night included 1416 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $100. 374 additional tickets of this prize level were also bought with the Power Play option that doubled the prize to $200 cash.
There were 86,268 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There was a lucky New York player matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Powerball with Power Play and won $40,000. There were 166 lucky New York winners won $100 prize by matching 4 or 3+1 numbers. There were 15 lucky New York winners won $200 prize by matching 4 or 3+1 numbers with Power Play purchased.
With nine ways to win, the Wednesday night's drawing generated 1,126,985 winning tickets across the nation with a total amount of $0 prizes.
America's favorite Powerball lottery is played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are held 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. To play, choose 5 numbers from a set of 69 and choose one Powerball number from 1 to 26. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The odds of matching 6 Powerball numbers are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball grand prize is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments in 29 years. Winners may choose one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
| Wed Aug 05, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $786,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1
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| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 20 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 582 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 1,416 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 35,814 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 29,810 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 235,544 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 579,535 |
| Wed Aug 05, 2026 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 3 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 156 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 374 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 9,813 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 8,038 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 65,005 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 160,874 |
| Wed Aug 05, 2026 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $786,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 51 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 115 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 2,925 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 2,413 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 19,686 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 48,495 |
| Wed Aug 05, 2026 Powerball Payout of New York(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 3 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 12 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 506 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 402 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 3,334 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 8,325 |
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