The lucky numbers for the Saturday night drawing: 18, 21, 40, 53, 60, with Powerball 23. The Power Play option: 3X.
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, but 1 lucky ticket (Texas) matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and added the Power Play worth $2 million.
There were also 14 tickets nationwide that won $50,000 prizes; 2 third prizes worth $150,000 for the players who possess the tickets containing Power Play 3X; and 3 third prizes worth $10,560 (California).
In total, more than 521,700 tickets won cash prizes totaling $5.25 million in Saturday’s drawing.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Powerball combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Power Play” on Sat, Jan 3, 2026:
| Match | Winners | Prize | Power Play Winners | Power Play Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 64,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 0 | 1,000,000 USD | 1 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 17 | 50,000 USD | 2 | 150,000 USD |
| O O O O | 249 | 100 USD | 91 | 300 USD |
| O O O | O | 620 | 100 USD | 207 | 300 USD |
| O O O | 15,420 | 7 USD | 5,432 | 21 USD |
| O O | O | 12,911 | 7 USD | 4,716 | 21 USD |
| O | O | 102,014 | 4 USD | 38,077 | 12 USD |
| | O | 248,730 | 4 USD | 93,234 | 12 USD |
Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
For people living outside the US, they can play to win via Lottery Messenger Services like TheLotter. A $5 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.
The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays and Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.
The prize for the next Powerball lottery drawing on Monday, January 5, 2026, is rolling up to $86 million. Who will be the next lucky one?
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