Winner! Lucky ticket matches in Powerball $249 million Monday jackpot
Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” And last night, a lucky ticketholder’s numbers hit the Powerball jackpot.
The current jackpot has been rolling over for a little over a month. The last Powerball jackpot win was on Wednesday, Jan. 21, for $209 million.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Saturday, Feb. 28, drawing for $238 million, the jackpot jumped to $249 million with a cash option of $117.2 million for the first Powerball drawing of March 2026.
The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Monday, March 2, were 2-17-18-38-62 and the Powerball was 20. Power Play was 2x.
Monday’s $250-million jackpot-prize-winning ticket was purchased in Arkansas. A ticket bought in Puerto Rico matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize.
In case you’re wondering, the winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Feb. 28, were 6-20-35-54-65 and the Powerball was 10. Power Play was 4x.
Tickets start at $2 a piece. 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 Monday, March 2, 2026? 2-17-18-38-62, Powerball was 20, Power Play was 2x.
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays.
The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Monday, March 2, were 2-17-18-38-62 and the Powerball was 20. Power Play was 2x.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
The grand prize last reset to $20 million after one ticket from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, matched in the Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, Powerball drawing for $209 million.
The current Powerball streak started 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.
Below is a recap of drawings and rollovers in the current streak and how much the jackpot has increased over time.
- Monday, March 2: $249 million
- Saturday, Feb. 28: $238 million
- Wednesday, Feb. 25: $218 million
- Monday, Feb. 23: $203 million
- Saturday, Feb. 21: $190 million
- Wednesday, Feb. 18: $169 million
- Monday, Feb. 16, or Presidents’ Day: $154 million
- Saturday, Feb. 14, or Valentine’s Day: $146 million
- Wednesday, Feb. 11: $126 million
- Monday, Feb. 9: $113 million
- Saturday, Feb. 7: $102 million
- Wednesday, Feb. 4: $80 million
- Monday, Feb. 2, Groundhog Day: $65 million
- Saturday, Jan. 31: $57 million
- Wednesday, Jan. 28: $43 million
- Monday, Jan. 26: $30 million
- Saturday, Jan. 24: $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 Wednesday, March 4.
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 2, 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 2, 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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