The Powerball jackpot soared close to the billion-dollar mark when nobody matched all five while balls and the red Powerball in Monday night’s drawing.
That means the next drawing on Wednesday will be worth an estimated $975 million, which is the eighth-largest grand prize in the promotion’s history.
The numbers drawn for Monday’s grand prize, which was listed at $905 million, were 6-37-54-55-64 and the Powerball was 10, according to the promotion’s website. There was a 3X Power Play multiplier.
Wednesday’s drawing is estimated at $975 million, with a cash value of $422.3 million.
While no one won the grand prize, three tickets matched all five white balls. A ticket sold in Tennessee was worth $2 million when it also included a Power Play option. Solo tickets sold in California and Maryland were worth $1 million each.
The Powerball jackpot has not been won since May 2, 2026, when two tickets sold in Florida and Texas split a $20 million jackpot, lottery officials said.
If a player wins the jackpot on Wednesday, they may choose to receive the prize as an annuity, paid out in 30 graduated payments over 29 years; or as a one-time lump-sum cash payment. Both prize options are before applicable federal and state taxes.
The largest jackpot in Powerball history is $2.04 billion, won by a single ticket in California on Nov. 7, 2022.
The current Powerball jackpot is the largest since a $1.817 billion prize was won in Arkansas on Dec. 24, 2025. That is still the second-largest jackpot in the promotion’s history.
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. States that do not participate are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.
Drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Powerball draw studio in Florida and streamed live on Powerball.com.
Top 10 Powerball jackpots
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 (One ticket from California).
- $1.817 billion – Dec. 24, 2025 (One ticket from Arkansas).
- $1.787 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 (Two tickets – one each from Missouri and Texas).
- $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 (One ticket from California).
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 (Three tickets: One each from California, Florida and Tennessee).
- $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 (One ticket from Oregon)
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 (One ticket from California).
- $975 million (estimated) – Next drawing Aug. 12, 2026.
- $842.4 million – Jan. 1, 2024 (One ticket from Michigan).
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 (One ticket from Wisconsin).
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