Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire this weekend? Someone in Florida won the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday. As they say in the lottery business, "it could happen to you."
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, July 29, drawing, the jackpot jumped from $663 million to a whopping $707 million for the next drawing — Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. The estimated cash option for the Saturday, Aug. 1, pot increased to $307.3 million, according to Powerball online.
Although no one claimed the jackpot, there was one big winner in Wednesday's Powerball drawing. A ticket purchased in Maryland matched 5 for a $1 million prize.
Check this story after 11 p.m. ET tonight to see the winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Aug. 1.
In case you're wondering, Wednesday's winning numbers were 30-36-40-42-57 and the Powerball was 2. Power Play was 2x.
Adding to the lottery craze was the Mega Millions jackpot: Tuesday, July 28: A grand prize winner bought the winning ticket from a gas station in Florida for an estimated $800 million. That jackpot reset to $50 million for Friday, July 31.
Wow-wow! Mega Millions winner in Florida won $800 million from a Wawa ticket. Deadline to claim the cash
After 37 rollovers in a lottery streak that started just after St. Patrick's Day, this jackpot was close to reaching $1 billion and was already in the Top 10 biggest prizes for Mega Millions in the history of the game.
Alas, it ended when one ticket from Bradenton, Florida, matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball to a tune of $800 million in the Tuesday, July 28, 2026, Mega Millions drawing.
Soon after the lottery numbers were pulled, Mega Millions officials announced online that the winning ticket came from Florida. On Wednesday, July 29, Florida Lottery officials reported the winner bought a ticket from Wawa, 14510 State Road 70 E, Bradenton, Florida.
The winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, were 34-48-49-59-70 and the Mega Ball was 12.
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays.
Check this story after 11 p.m. ET tonight to see the winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Aug. 1.
Powerball reset to $20 million for Monday, May 4th, 2026 − Star Wars Day − after a pair of tickets in Florida and Texas matched all six numbers in the Saturday, May 2, 2026, Powerball drawing, splitting the $20 million prize.
The May 2 Powerball winner from here will briefly remain anonymous (see below), claiming a cash prize of $4,488,330.34, according to the Florida Lottery. The local ticket was purchased from La Caribena Grocery and Restaurant, 131 Buena Ventura Blvd., Kissimmee, Florida.
Interestingly, Powerball had reset to $20 million on Saturday, May 2, 2026, after two players in Indiana and Kansas matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Powerball drawing to win a whopping $143 million. That April drawing had a wild number of second-tier winners, 89 to be exact, though none from Florida.
Saturday, Aug. 1: $707 million
Wednesday, July 29: $663 million
Saturday, July 25: $600 million
Wednesday, July 22: $567 million
Saturday, July 18: $526 million
Wednesday, July 16: $498 million
Saturday, July 11: $457 million
Wednesday, July 8: $434 million
Saturday, July 4, Independence Day or July Fourth: $396 million
Wednesday, July 1: $375 million
Saturday, June 27: $348 million
Wednesday, June 24: $327 million
Saturday, June 20: $302 million
Wednesday, June 17: $283 million
Saturday, June 13: $258 million
Wednesday, June 10: $238 million
Saturday, June 6: $212 million
Wednesday, June 3: $194 million
Saturday, May 30: $172 million
Wednesday, May 27: $154 million
Monday, May 25, or Memorial Day: $141 million
Saturday, May 23: $131 million
Wednesday, May 20: $113 million
Wednesday, May 13: $69 million
Wednesday, May 6th, or Revenge of the Sixth, another Star Wars holiday: $30 million
Monday, May 4th, or May the 4th Be With You, a Star Wars holiday: $20 million
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers whether the jackpot is $20 million or $2 billion. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be on Monday, Aug. 3.
Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.
According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence, game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."
However, the site states the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."
Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win.
(This story will be updated with new information.)
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