The Powerball drawing on Saturday, October 17, 2026, featured an estimated $600 million jackpot with a cash option of $252.7 million. Players across the United States tuned in to check their tickets following weeks of rollovers that pushed the grand prize up from its previous resets.
The winning numbers for the Saturday night drawing were 12, 13, 24, 32, and 35. The red Powerball selected was 11, and the drawing included a 3x Power Play multiplier.
Details of the $600 Million Drawing
The grand prize climbed steadily following the August 12, 2026, drawing when a single ticket in Illinois claimed a $1.04 billion jackpot. Because the Wednesday drawing on October 14, 2026, ended in a rollover with no jackpot winner, the prize pool increased to the $600 million mark for Saturday evening.
Players who matched fewer numbers still secured significant payouts. Across the country, hundreds of thousands of tickets won smaller prizes ranging from the $4 base amount up to substantial secondary tier winnings, boosted by the 3x multiplier.
How to Play and Odds of Winning
Powerball tickets cost $2 each. Players choose five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. An optional $1 Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x, depending on the multiplier drawn and the current jackpot size.
The odds of winning the overall jackpot by matching all six numbers are 1 in 292,201,338. This applies regardless of whether the jackpot stands at $20 million or surpasses $2 billion. Overall odds of winning any prize in the lottery are approximately 1 in 24.9.
Next Steps for Ticket Holders
Winners have a specified timeframe to claim their prizes, which varies by state jurisdiction. Jackpots can be collected either as an annuitized prize paid out in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or as a one-time lump-sum cash option. State-specific deadlines apply for purchasing tickets ahead of each drawing, which takes place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2026. The jackpot amount will depend on whether Saturday’s winning numbers produced a grand prize winner.
