Powerball jackpot reaches $905M for tonight's drawing as prize surges
With no winner since May, the Powerball grand prize ballooned to the eighth largest in history.
The Powerball jackpot has reached an astonishing $905 million for Monday night's drawing, marking the largest prize of 2026 and the eighth biggest in history. No winner has emerged since May, causing the grand prize to swell to $391.9 million in cash value for those who opt for a lump-sum payment. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338, with tickets priced at $2 and sold across 45 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
When including Mega Millions jackpots, this drawing ranks among the top 16 largest lottery prizes in U.S. history. Historically, lottery jackpots in this range typically attract a surge of players. Stephen Durrell, Powerball Product Group chair and Kansas Lottery executive director, noted this trend. Despite four tickets matching all five white balls on Saturday, winning $1 million each, no one has yet claimed the $905 million prize.
The next two drawings are scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday, with escalating jackpots if no one wins. The record for the largest Powerball jackpot ever won belongs to a single $2.04 billion ticket purchased in California in November 2022.
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