Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? Someone in Florida won the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot recently. As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” And in Saturday’s drawing a ticket from Florida won big, but not the jackpot.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, Aug. 5, drawing, the jackpot jumped from $786 million to a whopping $856 million for the next drawing — Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. The estimated cash option for the Saturday, Aug. 8, pot increased to $372 million, according to Powerball online. Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers were 5-9-35-54-63 and the Powerball was 7. Power Play was 3x. Those numbers will rollover as billion-dollar jackpot watch begins.
The Powerball jackpot for Monday shoots to $905 million, with a cash option of $391.9 million.
A Florida ticket and three others, those purchased in Arizona, Michigan and New York, matched 5 for a $1 million prize. Even luckier was a ticket bought in Texas that matched 5 plus the Power Play for a $2 million prize.
In case you’re wondering, Wednesday’s winning numbers were 14-20-59-60-61 and the Powerball was 25. Power Play was 2x. Though those numbers produced a rollover, there was one big winner in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. A ticket purchased in Ohio matched 5 for a $1 million prize.
Who won $800 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, July 28, 2026?
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.
Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026? 5-9-35-54-63 and the Powerball was 7
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. Saturday, Aug. 8, Powerball numbers were 5-9-35-54-63 and the Powerball was 7. Power Play was 3x. We’ll see if there’s a multimillion-dollar winner or another chance for more dough.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
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.
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, Aug. 10.
How long do you have to cash in a Florida Lottery ticket?
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.
Does Florida Lottery publish info on winners? Can you stay anonymous if you win lottery in Florida?
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 was updated with new information.)
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