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Powerball jackpot leaps to $75,000,000; One player won the second prize
Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2026 01:38 AM
The grand prize in the Powerball multi-state lottery game has been increased to $75,000,000. The lump-sum cash payout stands at $$34.1 million. The prize amount was rolled over since no player hit all 5 white ball numbers plus the Powerball number in Wednesday's $58,000,000 drawing. The next Powerball lottery drawing is Saturday night. The winning numbers from Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 drawing were 13-21-27-43-45 with Power Ball number 26.
While there was no jackpot winner Wednesday evening, Powerball did produce some big winners. There was only one lucky player that matched all 5 numbers and won the second prize. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in CO won $1 million cash.
In addition, 6 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Powerball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. There were 4 tickets matched 4+1 with Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each! Additional prizes won Wednesday evening included 213 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $100. 97 additional tickets of this prize level were also wisely purchased with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash! 391 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Powerball number. These tickets are also each worth $100. There were 143 tickets matched 3+1 with Power Play option, doubled the winnings to win a total win of $200 each.
There were 24,016 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were two lucky New Yorkers matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. 63 tickets were sold in the state of New York which matched either 4 or 3+1 numbers. The lucky ticket holders will receive $100 each. 5 tickets were sold in the state of New York which matched either 4 or 3+1 numbers with Power Play. The lucky ticket holders will collect $200 each.
With nine different ways to win, there were 307,972 tickets nationwide won a total of $0 prizes in the Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 drawing.
Powerball lottery is played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to spend $1 extra to purchase the Power Play option, which increases the original prizes except jackpot. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 32. The odds of winning Powerball jackpot are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment installments in 29 years. Winners may select one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
| Wed Apr 15, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $58,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1
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| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 213 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 391 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 10,860 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 8,119 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 61,293 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 144,146 |
| Wed Apr 15, 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 | $250,000 | 4 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $500 | 97 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $500 | 143 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $35 | 4,107 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $35 | 3,023 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $20 | 22,517 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $20 | 53,052 |
| Wed Apr 15, 2026 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $58,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 25 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 38 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 982 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 735 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 5,348 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 12,947 |
| Wed Apr 15, 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 | $250,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $500 | 0 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $500 | 5 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $35 | 167 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $35 | 143 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $20 | 1,050 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $20 | 2,574 |
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