Numbers drawn, winner pending
The winning numbers for the Saturday, August 22 Powerball drawing were 13, 31, 54, 57, 65, with Powerball 23 and a Power Play multiplier of 3, as reported across multiple Gannett-affiliated outlets including the Asbury Park Press, Detroit Free Press, and the Des Moines Register. The jackpot offered for that drawing was an estimated $68 million.
Lottery officials have not yet announced whether any ticket matched all six numbers to claim the top prize, according to those same reports. The outcome carries particular interest because the drawing comes less than two weeks after an Illinois player won a $1.04 billion Powerball prize on August 12.
If no ticket matched the full set, the jackpot will roll over to the next drawing, scheduled for Monday, August 24 at around 10:59 p.m. ET. Drawing results and official announcements are typically posted on Powerball's website.
Divergence in reported jackpot figures
Most outlets reported the Aug. 22 jackpot as $68 million. MassLive, however, reported that the drawing had no winner of a $69 million jackpot, and that Monday's drawing would be worth an estimated $81 million, with a cash option of $34.8 million. The difference between the $68 million and $69 million figures may reflect how the prize is rounded or the timing of the estimate. As of the latest reports, lottery officials had not confirmed a winner for the Aug. 22 drawing.
Prize structure and immediate results
For the Aug. 22 drawing, MassLive reported that no player matched all five white balls to win the $1 million second-tier prize. Ten players matched four white balls plus the Powerball to win $50,000 each; three of those players had purchased the Power Play option, increasing their payout to $150,000, which was the largest individual prize in that drawing. A total of 495,302 winning tickets were sold, with players collectively winning $4,113,506 across all prize levels.
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. Tickets cost $2 per play. The game is available in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and—as of the recent expansion—the United Kingdom.
U.K. expansion changes the game
Reports from the Gannett-affiliated outlets highlighted Powerball's expansion into the United Kingdom, which they described as the game's largest expansion in years. British players now compete for the same jackpot as U.S. participants. U.K. tickets cost £4, roughly $5.32, compared with $2 in the U.S. U.S. winners can choose between a lump-sum cash option or annual payments over 30 years; U.K. winners receive annual payments over 30 years through the U.K. National Lottery.
Citizenship is not a requirement to play Powerball. Reports note that non-U.S. citizens can participate, though ticket purchase deadlines vary by state—for instance, sales close at 9:59 p.m. in New Jersey and 10 p.m. in New York on drawing day, as detailed in The Economic Times' coverage.
Recent jackpot history and how to play
The August 12 Illinois prize of $1.04 billion ended a run of 44 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, as reported by The Economic Times. That prize was the eighth-largest in Powerball history, with an estimated lump-sum payout of $450.5 million before taxes. The same report noted other major 2026 winners: North Carolina ($209.3 million in January), Arkansas ($250.8 million in March), and Delaware ($231 million in April).
The largest Powerball jackpot ever won was $2.040 billion on November 7, 2022, in California, with other top prizes including $1.817 billion (December 2025, Arkansas) and $1.787 billion (September 2025, Missouri and Texas), as listed in the Gannett-affiliated reports.
To play, players select five white numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball from 1 to 26. A Quick Pick option is available, as is an optional $1 Power Play multiplier. The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 292.2 million. Tickets can be purchased at many retail locations, and in some states online via the Jackpocket app, according to The Economic Times.