Florida ticket wins big in Powerball. Check your numbers for Wednesday
March 2026 has seen 4 secondary lottery wins in Florida from Powerball and Mega Millions drawings. Did a trip to a Publix store or Circle K pay off?
Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” There is a lucky person with a Florida-bought ticket that won big in Wednesday’s drawing.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Monday, March 23, drawing, the jackpot jumped by $14 million for Wednesday, March 25. The one-time lump sum also increased to $66.6 million if there’s a perfect match. Wednesday’s winning Powerball numbers were 7-21-55-56-64 and the Powerball was 26. Power Play was 4x. Those numbers produced another rollover.
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s drawing rises to $166 million, with a cash option of $75.2 million.
There were two big winners in Wednesday’s drawing, one of them from Florida, with one ticket that matched 5 for a $1 million prize. An even bigger secondary winner came from a ticket purchased in Massachusetts. It matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize.
In case you’re wondering, Monday’s winning numbers were 12-18-47-56-63 and the Powerball was 1. Power Play was 10x. Though those numbers produced another rollover, it wasn’t all bad news: There was one big winner in Monday’s Powerball drawing. A ticket purchased in New York matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize.
According to the Florida Lottery, there have been recent secondary wins this month in Powerball and Mega Millions. Was it you?
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026: Winning Powerball numbers were 3-6-55-58-63 and the Powerball was 12. Power Play was 2x. A Powerball Double Play winner in Florida nabbed $10 million. That Quick Pick ticket came from Circle K, 10030 County Road 44, Leesburg, Florida.
- Saturday, March 7, 2026: Powerball drawing (with numbers 17-18-30-50-68 and the Powerball was 24; Power Play was 3x) generated a Florida winner: A ticket purchased here matched 5 for a $1 million prize.
- In Mega Millions news, the Friday, March 13, 2026, “Friday the 13th” drawing resulted in a big win in Florida: A Mega Millions ticket purchased from Publix, 5230 U.S. 1, Vero Beach, Florida, won a second tier prize, a “10 times multiplier winner,” worth $10 million. Winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, March 13, were 6-19-36-40-55 and the Mega Ball was 9. Though Friday the 13th has long been known for being unlucky or superstitious, that holiday/fauxliday paid off for someone in Florida.
- Friday, March 6, 2026: Mega Millions drawing resulted in a winning ticket worth $4 million. That second-tier prize, “4 times multiplier winner” Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Liquor and Wine Merchant, 8369 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, Florida, according to the Florida Lottery. Winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, March 6, were 8-19-26-38-42 and the Mega Ball was 24.
Powerball tickets start at $2 apiece, and Mega Millions tickets start at $5 apiece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long you have to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery. Good luck!
Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, March 25, 2026? 7-21-55-56-64 and the Powerball was 26
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. Wednesday, March 25, winning Powerball numbers were 7-21-55-56-64 and the Powerball was 26. Power Play was 4x. We’ll see if there’s a winner or another chance for more prize money.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
Powerball reset to $20 million for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after a player in Arkansas matched all six numbers in the Monday, March 2, 2026, Powerball drawing to win a whopping $249 million.
The last Powerball streak started at $20 million Saturday, Jan. 24, one month after someone won $1.817 billion in the Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve Powerball drawing. That winning ticket, purchased from a Murphy USA gas station at a Walmart Supercenter in Cabot, Arkansas, was claimed Jan. 22, 2026. The winner elected to stay anonymous.
In just over two months, Powerball had two big jackpot winners in the Natural State.
Below is a recap of drawings and rollovers in the current streak and how much the jackpot has increased over time.
- Wednesday, March 25: $147 million
- Monday, March 23: $133 million
- Saturday, March 21: $120 million
- Wednesday, March 18: $101 million
- Monday, March 16: $88 million
- Saturday, March 14, “Pi Day:” $75 million
- Wednesday, March 11: $58 million
- Monday, March 9: $46 million
- Saturday, March 7: $35 million
- Wednesday, March 4: $20 million
When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers whether the jackpot is $20 million or $2 billion. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday, March 28.
What are Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of March 25, 2026:
10. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
9. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
8. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
7. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California
6. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon
5. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
4. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California
3. $1.787 billion — Sept. 6, 2025; Missouri and Texas
2. $1.817 billion — Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve holiday: Cabot, Arkansas
1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion for Mega Millions and Powerball? Biggest lottery prizes in US history
As of March 25, 2026, there have been 14 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
- $2.04 billion Powerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California
- $1.817 billion Powerball prize, Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve: Anonymous winner purchased ticket from Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, Arkansas
- $1.8 billion Powerball prize, Sept. 6, 2025, anonymous winner in St. Louis, Missouri, and Seven Bridges Revocable Trust of Fredericksburg, Texas
- $1.73 billion Powerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023, Theodorus Struyck of California
- $1.586 billion Powerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California, Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee
- $1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
- $1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
- $1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine
- $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois
- $1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng “Charlie” Saephan and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao, all of Oregon
- $1.269 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, Rosemary Casarotti of California
- $1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in Neptune, New Jersey
- $1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
- $1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan
Does Walmart sell lottery tickets? Where to buy lottery tickets in Florida
In Florida, most gas stations and some grocery stores sell lottery tickets. It’s harder to find a gas station that doesn’t sell Powerball, Mega Millions, Florida Lottery and scratch-off tickets than it is to find one that does.
Publix also sells lottery tickets and is known for selling many winning tickets. A lesser-known location is Walmart. Whether the Walmart location closest to you sells lottery tickets depends on your state and the store. Many Walmart locations in Florida have self-service lottery ticket vending machines or sell lottery tickets at the customer service desk.
You can use the “Where to Play” search tool on the Florida Lottery website to find a grocery store or gas station near you that sells lottery tickets.
(This story was updated to include new information.)
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