Powerball hits $905M on Monday, Aug. 10. Are you in?
See which states are the luckiest in the lottery
USA TODAY’s Fernando Cervantes shares which states have claimed the most Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots wins.
The next Powerball jackpot is closing in on $1 billion.
No ticket matched all six numbers in the last drawing, pushing the jackpot for Monday, Aug. 10, to an estimated $905 million, with a $391.9 million cash option.
The winning numbers drawn on Saturday, Aug. 8 were 5-9-35-54-63, with Powerball 7.
The jackpot has been growing since May 2, when winning tickets sold in Texas and Florida split a $20 million prize. After more than three months of rollovers, the grand prize now ranks the eighth-largest Powerball jackpots ever offered.
Did anyone win the Powerball jackpot on Aug. 8?
No.
While no one matched all six numbers, several players still scored life-changing prizes.
A ticket sold in Texas matched all five white balls and the Power Play to win $2 million. Four additional tickets sold in Arizona, Florida, Michigan and New York matched all five white balls and won $1 million each, according to Powerball.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 10, at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET.
Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and can be watched live on Powerball’s website.
What are the odd of winning the grand prize?
The odds of matching all five white balls and the Powerball are a staggering 1 in 292,201,338.
To put that in perspective, you’re more likely to:
- Flip a coin and get heads 28 times in a row (about 1 in 268 million)
- Be hit by a meteorite during your lifetime (roughly 1 in 1.5 million)
- Give birth to natural quadruplets (about 1 in 700,000)
- Be struck by lightning this year (about 1 in 15,000)
In fact, one analysis estimates you’re more than 19,000 times more likely to be struck by lightning than win the Powerball jackpot.
Largest Powerball jackpots in history
- $2.04 billion (California, Nov. 7, 2022)
- $1.817 billion (Arkansas, Dec. 24, 2025)
- $1.787 billion (Missouri and Texas, Sept. 6, 2025)
- $1.765 billion (California, Oct. 11, 2023)
- $1.586 billion (California, Florida and Tennessee, Jan. 13, 2016)
- $1.326 billion (Oregon, April 6, 2024)
- $1.08 billion (California, July 19, 2023)
- $905 million (August 10, 2026)
- $842.4 million (Michigan, Jan. 1, 2024)
- $768.4 million (Wisconsin, March 27, 2019)
How to play Powerball
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Players select five white ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26. For an additional $1, players can add Power Play, which multiplies most non-jackpot prizes.
Anyone who meets the legal age requirement where tickets are sold can purchase a ticket, regardless of U.S. citizenship or residency status.
For now, the jackpot keeps climbing.
On Monday night, players across the country will once again try to turn a $2 ticket into $905 million, chasing one of the largest lottery prizes ever up for grabs.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
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