Powerball Jackpot Hits $1 Billion Ahead of Wednesday Night

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1 Billion Ahead of Wednesday Night Drawing

The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $1 billion, making Wednesday night’s drawing the largest Powerball prize of 2026 and the eighth-largest jackpot in the game’s history.

The jackpot surged after no ticket matched all six numbers in Monday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 6, 37, 54, 55 and 64, with 10 as the Powerball and a 3X Power Play multiplier.

Wednesday’s jackpot comes with an estimated $433.1 million cash option before taxes. The drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

The last Powerball jackpot was won on May 2, when tickets sold in Florida and Texas split a $20 million prize. Since then, the jackpot has rolled over through multiple drawings.

Powerball tickets cost $2 per play, but the odds of winning the jackpot remain extremely long at approximately 1 in 292.2 million. The record Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion, won by a single California ticket in November 2022.

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1 Billion Ahead of Wednesday Night Drawing was originally published on rnbphilly.com