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Powerball grows to $856 million, largest drawing of the year - CBS News
By Mark Osborne8/8/20261 min read
The total is also the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history.
✨ Key Highlights
- Saturday's Powerball drawing produced no jackpot winner for the estimated $863.8 million prize, the largest lottery total of the year so far; the winning numbers were 5, 9, 35, 54, 63 and a Powerball of 7.
- The next draw, set for Monday, Aug. 10, carries an estimated jackpot of $905 million, with a cash value of $391.9 million.
- The prize now ranks as the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and the 16th-largest U.S. jackpot when Mega Millions is included; it would need to reach $1 billion to enter the top seven.
- The all-time record remains a $2.04 billion ticket sold in California in November 2022 and won by Edwin Castro, though no jackpot has ever exceeded $1 billion as a lump-sum payment.
- This jackpot marks the first time players in the United Kingdom are competing alongside 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, after U.K. ticket sales began July 21.
- The jackpot was last won on May 2, followed by 41 unsuccessful drawings, though smaller wins continue, including a $1 million prize in Ohio from Wednesday's drawing.
If you only pay attention when the Powerball jackpot enters record territory, now is the time to play. The drawing on Saturday night has grown to the largest total of the year: $856 million.
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