The August 5, 2026 Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $786 million for Wednesday's drawing after no one matched all the winning numbers on Monday. The cash value was estimated at $341.6 million.
That total puts Powerball among the game's top ten largest jackpots and makes it the biggest prize since a $1.817 billion win in Arkansas on Christmas Eve 2025. The jackpot now sits above the level last reached on May 2, 2026, when two tickets in Florida and Texas split a $20 million prize.
Monday's drawing numbers
Monday's drawing produced the numbers 41, 54, 48, 30 and 8, with Powerball 4. No ticket matched all six numbers, but a $2 million winner was sold in Wisconsin.
Powerball drawings are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the game is played in 45 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Players choose five white-ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26, a setup that leaves the jackpot odds at 1 in 292.2 million.
Wisconsin ticket
The Wisconsin ticket adds a smaller win to a drawing that otherwise sent the jackpot upward. For players checking tickets after Monday's result, the immediate question is whether the $2 million ticket was matched by a single play or through a prize option tied to the same numbers.
The next drawing will carry the larger prize and the same rules, with the jackpot reset only when someone matches all five white balls and the red Powerball. Until then, the money keeps building with each drawing that ends without a jackpot winner.
