Is today your lucky day? The Powerball numbers have dropped for the Saturday, August 22, 2026 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $68 million, with a cash option of $29.5 million.
The winning numbers for Saturday night’s drawing are 13, 31, 54, 57, 65, and the Powerball is 23. The Power Play was 3X.
No one across the country hit Saturday’s $68 million jackpot. There were also no second-prize, $1 million tickets sold.
Besides, 7 players received $50,000; third prizes worth $150,000 for the players who possess the tickets containing Power Play 3X;
More than 495,300 tickets won cash prizes totaling $2.94 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, Aug 22, 2026:
| Match | Winners | Prize | PowerPlay Winners | PowerPlay Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 68,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 0 | 1,000,000 USD | 0 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 7 | 50,000 USD | 3 | 150,000 USD |
| O O O O | 227 | 100 USD | 71 | 300 USD |
| O O O | O | 618 | 100 USD | 208 | 300 USD |
| O O O | 14,625 | 7 USD | 4,889 | 21 USD |
| O O | O | 12,398 | 7 USD | 4,004 | 21 USD |
| O | O | 97,257 | 4 USD | 33,348 | 12 USD |
| | O | 243,947 | 4 USD | 83,700 | 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 Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $81 million, with a cash option of $34.8 million. The next drawing will be held at 11 p.m. ET Monday, August 24, 2026. Try your luck now?
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