{"id":27807,"date":"2026-08-04T22:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27807"},"modified":"2026-08-04T22:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:29:48","slug":"powerball-jackpot-now-one-of-top-10-largest-prizes-in-lottery-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27807","title":{"rendered":"Powerball jackpot now one of top 10 largest prizes in lottery history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Who wants to be a multi-multi-millionaire? <\/p>\n<p>The Powerball jackpot has swelled to become one of the top ten largest lottery prizes in the history of the game \u2014 with the next winner set to scoop more than three-quarters of a billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s jackpot is estimated at $786 million, with a cash value of $341.6 million,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/powerball-winning-numbers-lottery-jackpot-grows-786-million-wednesdays-drawing\/19623346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WABC reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40183474\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" 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Christmas Eve 2025, remains the second-largest jackpot ever won in the history of the game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>No players had all of the winning numbers for Monday\u2019s drawing, but a $2 million ticket was bought in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s numbers were: 41-54-48-30-8, and the Powerball was 4.<\/p>\n<p>The Powerball jackpot was last won on May 2, 2026, when two tickets in Florida and Texas both split a $20 million jackpot.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest-ever Powerball jackpot, $2.04 billion, was won by controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/26\/us-news\/2b-powerball-winner-edwin-castro-spotted-cruising-la-in-vintage-vw\/\">California ticketholder Edwin Castro<\/a> on Nov. 7, 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline 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