Powerball Jackpot Continues To Climb

August 3, 2026 5:03 am

The Powerball jackpot is still climbing!  No tickets matched all six numbers during Saturday’s drawing: 6-17-27-38-50, and the Powerball 5. There was a 3x Power Play multiplier.  While no one hit the jackpot, there were some massive prizes won Saturday. One ticket in Virginia won $2 million and five tickets across the country snagged $1 million.   According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, two players in the state earned $50,000 prizes.  Currently, the next drawing is worth an estimated $748 million with a cash value of $325.1 million.  The largest jackpot in Powerball history is $2.04 billion won by a single ticket in California on Nov. 7, 2022.  According to Powerball officials, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.