Powerball jackpot hits $905 million, eighth largest in history
No ticket matched all six numbers, sending Powerball to $905 million with a $391.9 million cash option and the game’s eighth-largest prize.
Powerball’s jackpot climbed to an estimated $905 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the latest drawing. The cash value stood at $391.9 million for a winner who chose the lump sum, and the prize ranked as the eighth-largest in Powerball history.
The previous drawing carried an estimated jackpot of $863.8 million, with winning numbers 5, 9, 35, 54 and 63 and a Powerball of 7. The rollover pushed the game past the $900 million mark and left it more than three months without a grand prize winner.
The numbers show how enormous the top-line figure can look compared with the money a winner actually pockets. A player who took the cash option would be deciding on $391.9 million before taxes, while the advertised jackpot reflects the full annuity value paid out over time. Even then, the odds remain long, about 1 in 292.2 million for the jackpot, which is why each rollover increases the attention without changing the underlying math.
The latest total was also the largest Powerball prize of 2026 and one of the rarest prizes in the game’s history. One report said it was the biggest Powerball jackpot since a $1.817 billion prize won in Arkansas on Christmas Eve, a comparison that underscores how quickly the game can move from a routine drawing to a prize pool that rivals the largest in American lottery history.
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