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A single ticket sold in NC won $209,000,000 Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing
Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2026 01:17 AM
One lucky winner in NC matched all 6 numbers in the Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 drawing and won the $209,000,000 grand prize. The numbers from Wednesday night, January 21st, 2026 were 11-26-27-53-55 and Powerball was 12. The holder of the winning ticket will now need to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one time cash lump-sum in the amount of $95.2 million before tax withholding. The grand prize winner is highly suggested to sign the ticket, place it in a safe place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to select the cash value of the jackpot while claimng the prizes. If the winner does not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
In addition to the grand prize won on Wednesday, a lot more people took home with huge prizes. 9 third prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. 1 additional tickets at this prize level were also wisely purchased with the Power Play option that multiplied the prize 4 times to $40,000 cash!
Additional winners Wednesday night included 207 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $100. 79 additional players not just matched 4 white ball, and also bought the Power Play option, double the prizes to a total win of $200 each! There were 606 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers plus the Powerball and also won $100. 225 additional players not only matched 3+1, and also purchased the Power Play option, doulbled the prizes to $200 cash each ticket.
There were 34,754 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There was one lucky New York winner matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Powerball with Power Play and won $40,000. 79 tickets were sold in the state of New York which matched either 4 or 3+1 numbers. The lucky ticket holders will collect $100 each. 10 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, the Wednesday night's drawing created 463,884 winning tickets across the nation with a total amount of $0 prizes.
The upcoming Powerball grand prize is estimated at $20,000,000 for Saturday night. The cash option will be $$9.1 million.
Powerball is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. offered in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. Powerball drawings occur 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Powerball lottery uses a 5/69 (white balls) + 1/26 (Powerballs) system to randomly pick winning numbers. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to spend $1 extra to purchase the Power Play option, which increases the winnings except jackpot. The minimum Powerball advertised jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 graduated installments in 29 years. Winners may select one lump-sum cash payout option instead.
| Wed Jan 21, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $209,000,000 | 1
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| | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 8 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 207 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 606 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 14,788 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 12,526 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 95,554 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 219,172 |
| Wed Jan 21, 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 | 1 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 79 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 225 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 5,337 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 4,479 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 33,772 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 77,129 |
| Wed Jan 21, 2026 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $209,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 14 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 65 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 1,365 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 1,042 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 8,158 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 18,719 |
| Wed Jan 21, 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 | 2 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 8 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 235 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 191 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 1,594 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 3,360 |
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