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Powerball drawing: Jackpot soars to $856 million, eighth largest in game history
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Key Points:
- The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $856 million for Saturday night's drawing, marking the eighth largest jackpot in game history.
- This is the largest Powerball jackpot since the $1.817 billion prize won in Arkansas on Christmas Eve 2025, which remains the second-largest jackpot ever.
- The jackpot was last won on May 2, 2026, by two tickets in Florida and Texas that split a $20 million prize.
- Powerball tickets cost $2 and are played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with drawings held three times a week.
- The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, and the recent expansion to include U.K. players is expected to increase jackpot growth and ticket sales.
