No one hit Wednesday’s $271 million jackpot. The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $298 million, with a cash option valued at $126.6 million.
The winning numbers were: 2, 21, 24, 25, 64. The Powerball drawn: 7, with a Power Play of 2X.
There was no grand prize winner on Wednesday, nor were there any tickets sold that matched the first five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million.
There were also 7 tickets nationwide that won $50,000 prizes, and 6 tickets won $100,000 prizes (Power Player 2X).
In total, more than 531,800 tickets won cash prizes totaling over $2.75 million in Wednesday’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 Wed, Sep 16, 2026:
| Match | Winners | Prize | Power Play Winners | Power Play Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 271,000,000 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 | 6 | 100,000 USD |
| O O O O | 234 | 100 USD | 71 | 200 USD |
| O O O | O | 781 | 100 USD | 244 | 200 USD |
| O O O | 15,616 | 7 USD | 5,249 | 14 USD |
| O O | O | 15,374 | 7 USD | 5,104 | 14 USD |
| O | O | 115,006 | 4 USD | 37,743 | 8 USD |
| | O | 254,335 | 4 USD | 82,000 | 8 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 $298 million, with a cash option of $126.6 million. The next drawing will be held at 11 p.m. ET Saturday, September 19, 2026. Try your luck now?
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