Powerball Jackpot Soars to $856 Million
The jackpot has now soared to $856 million for the next drawing. The prize has a cash option worth $372 million. Powerball lottery officials say the odds of hitting the jackpot are one in 292,201,338. The jackpot now climbs to $856 million for the next Powerball drawing, which is set for Saturday, Aug. 8, at 10:59 p.m.
Latest Powerball Winning Numbers and Recent Draw
Although nobody won the $786 million Powerball jackpot in the latest drawing that was held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, the Ohio Lottery says there were thousands of other winners throughout the state, including a $1 million prize. The winning numbers were 14, 20, 59, 60, 61 and Powerball 25. The Power Play option was 2x.
$1 Million and $2 Million Powerball Ticket Winners
The winning $1 million ticket was purchased at Speedway in Mason, Ohio. Wisconsin hosted a couple of big wins for the August 3, 2026, drawing. A winning $2,000,000 ticket was sold at Spring East, LLC/BP Pantry 41 on 1602 East Capitol Dr. in Shorewood and a winning $100,000 ticket was sold at the Walmart Supercenter on 4140 W. Greenfield Ave. in West Milwaukee. An anonymous Suffolk man bought a Powerball ticket for the July 15 drawing at the Wawa at 1510 Holland Road in Suffolk. When he checked the numbers after the drawing, he saw he had won $100,000. I was in disbelief! he said.
Historic 2026 Powerball Jackpot Winners
This year, five Powerball jackpots have been won, with winning tickets sold in seven different jurisdictions.
2026 Powerball Jackpot Winners:
- Jan. 21, 2026 – $209.3 Million – North Carolina.
- March 2, 2026 – $250.8 Million – Arkansas.
- April 6, 2026 – $230.8 Million – Delaware.
- April 29, 2026 – $143 Million – Indiana, Kansas.
- May 2, 2026 – $20 Million – Florida, Texas.
North Carolina Powerball Winner Claims Jackpot
A lucky lottery player in Roanoke Rapids just won Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot of $209.3 million. The win came with a single ticket that matched all six numbers in the drawing. The winning ticket came from West 10th Mart on West 10th Street in Roanoke Rapids. The lucky ticket owner has a choice of an annuity of $209.3 million paid in 30 payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $95.3 million. The winner chose the lump sum payment of $95.3 million and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $68.6 million.
Lottery Expert Quotes and Anonymity Rules
First we want to say a big congratulations to the lucky winner on this life-changing moment, said Mark Michalko, chief executive officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. Our advice to the winner is to sign the ticket to establish your ownership of it and secure it in a safe place. The winner has 180 days to claim the prize. Virginia law permits any winner of a Virginia Lottery prize to claim it anonymously, in which case the Lottery does not publicly disclose the winner’s identity.
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