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The jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing skyrockets to $238,000,000
Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2026 12:32 AM
The grand prize in the Powerball multi-state lottery game has been rolled up to $238,000,000. The lump-sum cash payout stands at $$110.9 million up for grab. The prize amount was rolled over because nobody hit all five white ball numbers and the Powerball number in Wednesday's $218,000,000 drawing. The next Powerball lottery drawing is Saturday night. The numbers drawn Wednesday night, February 25th, 2026 were 50-52-54-56-64 and Powerball number was 23. The Powerball grand prize has been rolling over for fifteen draws since Saturday, January 24th, 2026. A single lucky winner from NC won the 209,000,000 jackpot in Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 drawing.
While the grand prize was not awarded Wednesday evening, Powerball had some big winners. 7 third prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. There were 3 tickets matched 4+1 with Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!
Also, 187 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $100. There were 64 tickets matched 4 white ball with Power Play option, doubled the winnings to a total win of $200 each! 495 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Powerball number. These tickets are also each worth $100. There were 168 tickets matched 3+1 with Power Play option, doubled the winnings to win a total win of $200 each.
With 9 prize tiers, the Wednesday night's drawing created 410,634 winning tickets across the nation with a total amount of $0 prizes.
America's favorite Powerball game can be played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. Powerball uses a 5/69 (white balls) + 1/26 (Powerballs) matrix to randomly choose winning numbers. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to spend $1 extra to purchase the Power Play option, which increases the original prizes except grand prize. The odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The chances of matching 6 Powerball numbers are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment installments in 29 years. Winners can choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.
| Wed Feb 25, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $218,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 187 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 495 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 10,978 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 9,194 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 75,037 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 203,888 |
| Wed Feb 25, 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 | 3 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 64 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 168 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 3,791 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 3,225 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 26,966 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 76,634 |
| Wed Feb 25, 2026 Powerball Payout of New York(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $218,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 18 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 49 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 962 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 711 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 5,924 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 16,237 |
| Wed Feb 25, 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 | 0 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 2 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 4 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 195 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 140 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 1,162 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 3,564 |
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Next Draw: Sat Feb 28, 2026
$238,000,000
Change: +$20,000,000
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