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Powerball hits $905M on Monday, Aug. 10. Are you in?

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.

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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.

A Powerball ticket and the Powerball logo on a vending machine in Bloomfield, N.J. on July 18, 2026

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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_.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Powerball hits $905M on Monday, Aug. 10. Are you in?


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