Ohio Ticket Wins $1 Million as Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $786M

WHO:

wlwt.com - An Ohio ticket holder won $1 million by matching five numbers in the Powerball drawing.

Fox Business - Stephen Durrell is the Powerball product group chair and Kansas Lottery executive director.

Fox Business - Jeffery Degner is a research fellow in economics and economic freedom at the American Institute for Economic Research.

WHAT:

wlwt.com - The estimated cash value of the Powerball jackpot is $372 million, making it the ninth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

wlwt.com - An additional 20 tickets won $50,000 by matching four numbers and the Powerball, with three of those tickets being Power Play tickets, which doubled their winnings.

wlwt.com - The estimated Powerball jackpot has grown to $856 million, with a cash value of $372 million, making it the eighth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

Fox Business - The jackpot is the largest Powerball jackpot since a $1.817 billion prize won in Arkansas on Christmas Eve 2025.

wlwt.com - The estimated Powerball jackpot is $786 million, with a cash value of $341.6 million.

wlwt.com - The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing were 14-20-59-60-61, with Powerball 25.

wlwt.com - An additional 20 tickets won $50,000 by matching four numbers and the Powerball.

wlwt.com - The estimated jackpot has grown to $856 million for the next drawing, with a cash value of $372 million.

wlwt.com - There have been 40 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner since May 2.

Fox Business - The odds of winning any Powerball prize are 1 in 24.9, and the odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

WHERE:

wlwt.com - The winning ticket was sold in Ohio.

wlwt.com - Powerball is sold in 45 U.S. states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the United Kingdom.

WHEN:

wlwt.com - The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8.

wlwt.com - The next Powerball drawing will be held on Saturday, Aug. 8.

wlwt.com - The last jackpot was won on May 2.

WHY:

CNN - The Powerball jackpot has been growing for three consecutive months due to no jackpot winners.

Fox Business - The Powerball jackpot has been growing since May 2 due to no jackpot winners in the subsequent drawings.

HOW:

Fox Business - The cash option for the jackpot winner is estimated at $341.6 million before taxes, while the annuity option is paid through 30 graduated payments over 29 years.

(UPDATED August 7, 2026 08:52 UTC)

The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated cash value of $372 million, making it the ninth-largest in the game's history, after growing for three consecutive months without a winner. In the last drawing, an additional 20 tickets won $50,000 by matching four numbers and the Powerball, with three of those benefiting from the Power Play option that doubled their winnings. The next chance to win this massive jackpot will be during the drawing scheduled for Saturday, August 8.

(UPDATED August 7, 2026 00:53 UTC)

The estimated Powerball jackpot has soared to an impressive $856 million, with a cash value of $372 million, making it the eighth-largest jackpot in the game's history. This marks the largest Powerball jackpot since a staggering $1.817 billion prize was won in Arkansas on Christmas Eve 2025. Players can look forward to the next drawing, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 8.

(UPDATED August 6, 2026 18:38 UTC)

A lucky ticket holder in Ohio has won $1 million by matching five numbers in the latest Powerball drawing, where the winning numbers were 14, 20, 59, 60, 61, and the Powerball was 25. The estimated Powerball jackpot has now grown to $856 million for the next drawing on Saturday, Aug. 8, with a cash value of $372 million, following 40 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner since May 2. In addition to the big winner, 20 other tickets won $50,000 by matching four numbers and the Powerball.