New Jersey Player Claims Massive Powerball Jackpot Amid Historic Run

WHO:

Yahoo News UK - A single ticket holder in New Jersey won the Powerball jackpot by matching all six numbers.

Yahoo News UK - The Multi-State Lottery Association runs Powerball; game officials and the lottery reported details of the prize and drawing.

CNN - Powerball ticket sales expanded to the United Kingdom, allowing British players to participate in the jackpot cycle.

WHAT:

Yahoo News UK - The New Jersey ticket won an estimated $847 million. Its numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, and 56, plus red Powerball 21; the Power Play multiplier was 2x.

Yahoo News UK - The winner can choose a one-time payment of $363.1 million or an annuity paid over 29 years.

Yahoo News UK - No tickets won the $2 million or $1 million Match 5 prizes.

Yahoo News UK - Officials updated the jackpot estimate from $835 million to $847 million, making it the ninth-largest prize in Powerball history and the second-largest prize of the year.

CNN - Before the drawing, the $835 million jackpot was described as the game’s tenth-largest; its possible US lump-sum payment was $357.9 million before taxes.

Yahoo News UK - The jackpot winner could have faced odds estimated at 1 in 292.2 million; NY Post reported the odds as 1 in 292,201,338.

Yahoo News UK - Powerball drawings occur three times weekly, on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at 10:59 p.m. ET; the jackpot resets to $20 million for the next Saturday drawing.

CNN - The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion, won in California in 2022.

WHERE:

Yahoo News UK - The winning ticket was sold in New Jersey.

Yahoo News UK - The preceding $1.04 billion jackpot was won in Illinois.

CNN - Powerball sales expanded to the United Kingdom.

WHY:

CNN - The Multi-State Lottery Association said international expansion was expected to make jackpots grow faster and create bigger prize opportunities without changing the $2 ticket price or jackpot odds.

HOW:

Yahoo News UK - The New Jersey ticket matched five white-ball numbers and the red Powerball number.

CNN - A UK winner would be paid over 30 years rather than offered a lump-sum cash option.

CNN - The jackpot cycle was the first in which UK players could participate from the beginning of the multi-drawing stretch; the lottery said it was also the first time a lottery outside the US contributed to a Powerball jackpot.

(UPDATED November 5, 2026 10:01 UTC)

A single New Jersey ticket won Powerball’s estimated $847 million jackpot, matching all six numbers. The winner can take $363.1 million upfront or receive payments over 29 years. Powerball sales have expanded to Britain, allowing UK players to join jackpot drawings.