{"id":42834,"date":"2026-08-13T09:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42834"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T04:21:36","slug":"powerball-1-04-billion-jackpot-winning-ticket-sold-in-illinois-numbers-for-tonights-drawing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42834","title":{"rendered":"Powerball $1.04 billion jackpot-winning ticket sold in Illinois: Numbers for tonight&#8217;s drawing"},"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>Billion with a capital B.<\/p>\n<p>A Powerball player in Illinois won the $<strong>1.04<\/strong> billion jackpot Wednesday night, the game\u2019s largest grand prize of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and the red Powerball 9.<\/p>\n<p>The ticket holder, who has yet to be identified, can choose between the $1 billion prize or a one-time $450.5 million cash payout.<\/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=\"40128807\"><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 style=\"aspect-ratio:1.51928783;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40128807\" width=\"896\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Powerball jackpot was won hours after last night's drawing.\" class=\"wp-image-40128807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?resize=300,197&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?resize=768,505&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?resize=1024,674&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?resize=234,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/powerball-new-york-lottery-tickets-72386865.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\"\/><figcaption>The Powerball jackpot was won hours after last night\u2019s drawing. <span class=\"credit\">dennizn \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It is the eighth-largest jackpot win in Powerball\u2019s history, surpassing the $842.4 million winner on New Year\u2019s Day in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The historic holiday prize was claimed by \u201cThe Breakfast Club,\u201d who chose the $425.2 million cash sum after purchasing the winning ticket at a Food Castle grocery store in Grand Blanc, Mich.<\/p>\n<p>Powerball\u2019s grand prize was last hit when two ticket holders in Texas and Florida shared the $20 million payout on May 2.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas player, who remained anonymous, chose the $9,000,000 cash option, which was split to $4,500,000 because of the share.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida ticket remains unclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s win is the largest since Tracy Hartwick won the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/25\/us-news\/powerball-1-82b-jackpot-winning-ticket-sold-results-drawing\/\">$1.82 billion Powerball jackpot drawing<\/a>\u00a0on Christmas Eve in Cabot, Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>Hartwick, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/18\/us-news\/powerball-1-82-billion-jackpot-winner-revealed-as-arkansas-mayor-terry-hartwicks-brother\/\">brother Terry Hartwick<\/a> is serving his third term as North Little Rock mayor, claimed the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history.<\/p>\n<p>The new billionaire\u2019s name remained confidential only for six months since he is the sibling of an elected official, according to Arkansas Act 889 of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Hartwick chose the one-time cash sum option and split it with his other brother and a third non-relative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billion with a capital B. A Powerball player in Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot Wednesday night, the game\u2019s largest grand prize of the year. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and the red Powerball 9. 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