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$1,000,000,000 Powerball grand prize won in IL
Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 09:19 PM
One lucky ticket in IL matched all 6 numbers Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 and walked away with the $1,000,000,000 jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night, August 12th, 2026 were 04, 26, 66, 67, 69 with Power Ball 09. The winner can take a cash option worth $433.1 million before taxes, or choose to receive 29-year, 30-installment annuity option. The jackpot winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance to select the cash value of the jackpot while claimng the prizes. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Besides the jackpot awarded on Wednesday, Powerball created more pleased winners walked away with huge prizes. There were five lucky tickets correctly matched the first five numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the second prize. The 4 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in AZ(1), CA(1), FL(1) and NC(1) won $1,000,000 cash. The other 1 second prize winner(s) from MA also chose Power Play, which doubled the prize to 2 million dollar cash win!
Additional major winners Wednesday night included 70 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Powerball and won $10,000. 16 additional players not just matched 4+1, but additionally chose the Power Play option, multiplying the prizes by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!
With 9 different prize tiers, the Wednesday night's drawing produced 3,251,900 winning tickets across U.S. with a total amount of $0 prizes.
The next Powerball lottery drawing, Saturday night, will feature a jackpot of $20,000,000 with the cash option at $$8.7 million.
Powerball lottery can be played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings occur every Wednesday and Saturday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Powerball, choose 5 numbers from 1 to 69 and select a Powerball number from a set of 26. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The chances of matching 6 Powerball numbers are 1 to 292,201,338. The minimum Powerball grand prize is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 graduated installments in 29 years. Winners can select one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
| Wed Aug 12, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $1,000,000,000 | 1
IL-1
| | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 4
AZ-1
CA-1
FL-1
NC-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 70 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 1,643 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 4,076 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 102,634 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 88,313 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 692,345 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 1,684,081 |
| Wed Aug 12, 2026 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 1
MA-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 16 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 425 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 983 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 26,831 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 23,158 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 182,013 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 445,306 |
| Wed Aug 12, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $1,000,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $820,520 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $16,158 | 13 | | 4 of 5 | $432 | 243 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $171 | 635 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 15,938 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $8 | 13,812 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $5 | 107,588 | | Powerball Only | $3 | 260,729 |
| Wed Aug 12, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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