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A single ticket bought in NC won $209,000,000 Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing
Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 09:40 PM
One single player has won the jackpot from the most recent Powerball lotto drawing. Lottery officials stated the winning ticket from Wednesday night's drawing - worth $209,000,000 - was purchased in NC. The numbers from Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 drawing were 11, 26, 27, 53, 55 with Power Ball number 12. The holder of the winning ticket will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one time cash lump-sum in the amount of $95.2 million before tax withholding. The winning ticket holder is encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claimng the prizes. If the winner does not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Along with the grand prize hit on Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, many more players walked away with huge prizes. 9 3rd prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. There were 1 tickets matched 4+1 with Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!
Additional winners Wednesday evening included 207 tickets that matched four white ball numbers and won $100. 79 additional players not only matched 4 white ball, but in addition purchased the Power Play option, double the winnings to a total win of $200 each! Additional prizes won Wednesday night included 606 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Powerball and won $100. 225 additional tickets of this prize level were also purchased with the Power Play option that doubled winnings to $200 cash.
With 9 different ways to win, the Wednesday night's drawing generated 463,884 winning tickets across U.S. with a total amount of $0 prizes.
The next Powerball drawing, Saturday, January 24th, 2026, will feature a jackpot of $20,000,000 with the cash option at $$9.1 million.
Powerball lottery is played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings occur 2 times a week every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. To play, pick 5 numbers from a set of 69 and pick a Powerball number from 1 to 26. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to buy the Power Play option, which multiplies the prizes but not grand prize. The minimum Powerball advertised grand prize is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment payments in 29 years. Winners may choose one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.
| Wed Jan 21, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $209,000,000 | 1
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| | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 8 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 207 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 606 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 14,788 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 12,526 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 95,554 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 219,172 |
| Wed Jan 21, 2026 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 79 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 225 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 5,337 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 4,479 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 33,772 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 77,129 |
| Wed Jan 21, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $209,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $218,982 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $29,660 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $478 | 31 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $149 | 103 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 2,336 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $8 | 1,996 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $5 | 15,126 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 35,421 |
| Wed Jan 21, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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