Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” There is a lucky person with a Florida-bought ticket that won big in Wednesday’s drawing.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, March 25, drawing, the jackpot jumped to $166 million for Saturday, March 28. The one-time lump sum also increased to $75.2 million if there’s a perfect match. Saturday’s winning numbers were 11-42-43-59-61 and the Powerball was 25. Power Play was 4x. Those numbers produced another rollover.
The Powerball jackpot for Monday now climbs to $180 million, with a cash option of $80.8 million.
In case you’re wondering, Wednesday’s winning Powerball numbers were 7-21-55-56-64 and the Powerball was 26. Power Play was 4x. Though those numbers produced another rollover, it wasn’t all bad news: A Quick Pick ticket from Publix, 21230 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton, Florida, matched 5 for a $1 million prize. Also, an even bigger secondary winner came from a ticket purchased in Massachusetts. It matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize.
According to the Florida Lottery, there have been other secondary wins this month in Powerball and Mega Millions. Was it you?
Powerball tickets start at $2 apiece, and Mega Millions tickets start at $5 apiece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long you have to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery. Good luck!
Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 28, 2026? 11-42-43-59-61 and the Powerball was 25
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. Saturday, March 28, winning Powerball numbers were 11-42-43-59-61 and the Powerball was 25. Power Play was 4x. We’ll see if there’s a winner or another chance for more prize money.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
Powerball reset to $20 million for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after a player in Arkansas matched all six numbers in the Monday, March 2, 2026, Powerball drawing to win a whopping $249 million.
The last Powerball streak started at $20 million Saturday, Jan. 24, one month after someone won $1.817 billion in the Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve Powerball drawing. That winning ticket, purchased from a Murphy USA gas station at a Walmart Supercenter in Cabot, Arkansas, was claimed Jan. 22, 2026. The winner elected to stay anonymous.
In just over two months, Powerball had two big jackpot winners in the Natural State.
Below is a recap of drawings and rollovers in the current streak and how much the jackpot has increased over time.
When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
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, March 30.
What are Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of March 28, 2026:
10. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
9. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
8. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
7. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California
6. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon
5. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
4. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California
3. $1.787 billion — Sept. 6, 2025; Missouri and Texas
2. $1.817 billion — Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve holiday: Cabot, Arkansas
1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion for Mega Millions and Powerball? Biggest lottery prizes in US history
As of March 28, 2026, there have been 14 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
Does Walmart sell lottery tickets? Where to buy lottery tickets in Florida
In Florida, most gas stations and some grocery stores sell lottery tickets. It’s harder to find a gas station that doesn’t sell Powerball, Mega Millions, Florida Lottery and scratch-off tickets than it is to find one that does.
Publix also sells lottery tickets and is known for selling many winning tickets. A lesser-known location is Walmart. Whether the Walmart location closest to you sells lottery tickets depends on your state and the store. Many Walmart locations in Florida have self-service lottery ticket vending machines or sell lottery tickets at the customer service desk.
You can use the “Where to Play” search tool on the Florida Lottery website to find a grocery store or gas station near you that sells lottery tickets.
(This story was updated to include new information.)
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida Publix sold a winning Powerball ticket. March 28 pot at $166 million
Reporting by Jennifer Sangalang and Lianna Norman, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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