Powerball is a 5 of 69 white balls plus 1 of 26 red Power Balls draw game, held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. As of the latest update its advertised jackpot is $467M (a cash value of about $192.4M), and the odds of matching all six numbers are 1 in 292,201,338. Run the real expected-value math and a $2 ticket is worth about 30.8¢ per dollar at this jackpot — meaning roughly 69¢ of every dollar is the house edge. Among the three national games, that is currently the best value. Like every lottery game it is a negative-expected-value bet by design; these figures show which is least bad, and by how much.
Latest winning numbers
4, 42, 44, 55, 59 PB 14
Most recent draw. Next drawing: October 5, 2026.
How Powerball works
Powerball is one of America's two biggest multi-state jackpot games. You pick 5 of 69 white balls plus 1 of 26 red Power Balls; match every number and you win the jackpot — about 1 in 292,201,338. The jackpot starts at a set minimum and rolls higher every drawing it goes unwon, which is how it climbs into the hundreds of millions of dollars, and a handful of times past a billion. A winner chooses a 30-year annuity or a smaller one-time cash value, currently about $192.4M; it is drawn Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at $2 a play.
Below the jackpot, several fixed prize tiers hit far more often for smaller amounts — all listed in the prize table above. NumbersIntel ranks Powerball against the other national games by expected value per dollar: the cash value times its jackpot probability, plus every lower tier, after an assumed tax, divided by the ticket price. That figure is always well under a dollar — the lottery is negative-expected-value by design — but it shows how much of each dollar tends to come back, and how the three national games compare.
Our archive holds 1,840 Powerball draws going back to 2010, which powers the number-frequency statistics — the most and least common numbers, current hot and cold streaks, and the longest-overdue numbers. Those describe what has already happened; because each draw is independent, no number is ever truly ‘due.’
Powerball by the numbers
"Value per $1" is the expected value: every prize tier times its probability, after an assumed tax haircut, divided by ticket price. Always below $1 — the lottery is negative-EV by design.
Powerball prize tiers & odds
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | $1M | 1 in 11,688,054 |
| 4+PB | $50,000 | 1 in 913,129 |
| 4 | $100 | 1 in 36,525 |
| 3+PB | $100 | 1 in 14,494 |
| 3 | $7 | 1 in 580 |
| 2+PB | $7 | 1 in 701 |
| 1+PB | $4 | 1 in 92 |
| PB | $4 | 1 in 38 |
Will the Powerball jackpot be won or split?
From the number of lower-tier winners in recent draws, we estimate about ~16.2 million tickets are in play at the current jackpot — roughly a 5.4% chance someone wins, and a 2.8% chance it is split if hit. Estimates from past draws of a similar size, not predictions; every draw is independent. See the full split-risk breakdown →
Recent Powerball results
| Draw date | Numbers | Jackpot |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2026 | 4, 6, 23, 33, 44 PB 13 | $411M |
| September 30, 2026 | 17, 21, 29, 42, 49 PB 7 | $389M |
| September 28, 2026 | 17, 21, 29, 42, 49 PB 7 | $389M |
| September 26, 2026 | 5, 15, 26, 29, 30 PB 14 | $333M |
| September 23, 2026 | 2, 7, 9, 17, 58 PB 20 | $314M |
| September 21, 2026 | 2, 7, 9, 17, 58 PB 20 | $314M |
| September 19, 2026 | 2, 21, 24, 25, 64 PB 7 | $271M |
| September 16, 2026 | 19, 20, 57, 61, 67 PB 22 | $253M |
| September 14, 2026 | 19, 20, 57, 61, 67 PB 22 | $253M |
| September 12, 2026 | 9, 40, 42, 55, 65 PB 23 | $207M |
| September 9, 2026 | 15, 19, 28, 39, 56 PB 3 | $190M |
| September 7, 2026 | 15, 19, 28, 39, 56 PB 3 | $190M |
A rolling window of recent draws. Full draw archive and interactive charts: explore Powerball.
About this data
Every figure here comes from official lottery sources (the number matrix is 5 of 69 white balls plus 1 of 26 red Power Balls), refreshed after each drawing. We compute the odds from the game's published rules and, where the prize structure allows, the expected value of a ticket. See our methodology page for the full method, and the guides on expected value, how the odds work and whether hot numbers win.
NumbersIntel is independent and informational only — not financial, legal or gambling advice. The lottery is a negative-expected-value game; play for entertainment, never as an investment. You must be 18+ (21+ in some states). If gambling is a problem for you or someone you know, call 1-800-GAMBLER.