There was a Powerball jackpot winner in the $1 billion drawing for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A Florida ticket also scored.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Powerball jackpot continues to grow as the grand total after the Aug. 5 drawing becomes the eighth largest in game history.

Anyone win the lottery last night? Powerball jackpot climbed to $786 million for Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, drawing with cash option of almost $342 million ...

Who is biggest lottery winner ever? Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball in November 2022. For the 15th time in history, a lottery jackpot jumped past the $1 billion ...

Powerball jackpot for the drawing tonight, Aug. 12, 2026, is the 15th highest ever. See list of highest lottery jackpots in ...

A lucky Powerball winner could have taken home a one-time cash payout of $372 million if they chose the lump-sum option. The jackpot has continued to climb after weeks without a grand-prize winner and ...

Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? Someone in Florida won the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot recently. As they say in the lottery business, "it could happen to you." After no ...