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Huge Powerball jackpot up for grabs Saturday night
Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2026 12:51 AM
The Powerball multi-state lottery jackpot leaped to $526,000,000 (lump-sum cash payout $$233.5 million) Saturday night when there were no jackpot winning tickets in the $498,000,000 drawing, lottery officials said. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night, July 15th, 2026 were 02, 07, 18, 29, 38 and Powerball number was 16.
While there was no jackpot winner Wednesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was a single lucky winner matched all 5 lotto numbers but missed Powerball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 1 ticket(s) in LA matched all five numbers with the Power Play for an incredible 2 million dollar cash win!
Other prizes won Wednesday evening included 16 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. 5 additional tickets at this prize level were also wisely purchased with the Power Play option that multiplied the prize 4 times to $40,000 cash!
With nine ways to win, there were a total of 540,584 tickets across U.S. won a total of $0 prizes in the Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 drawing.
America's favorite Powerball lottery can be played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. To play Powerball, select 5 numbers from a set of 69 then choose 1 Powerball number from 1 to 26. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to purchase the Power Play, which increases the original prizes except grand prize. The minimum Powerball jackpot is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 graduated payments. Winners may choose one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
| Wed Jul 15, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $498,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 16 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 380 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 911 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 23,718 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 15,720 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 112,604 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 258,933 |
| Wed Jul 15, 2026 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 1
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| | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 5 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 119 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 230 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 8,155 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 5,098 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 34,976 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 79,718 |
| Wed Jul 15, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $498,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 54 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 143 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 3,565 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 2,467 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 18,318 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 42,595 |
| Wed Jul 15, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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