Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire — just after the luckiest holiday of the year? As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” And, recently, some lucky Powerball and Mega Millions players won some cool cash.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, March 18, drawing, the jackpot climbed to $120 million for Saturday, March 21. The one-time lump sum also increased to $54.4 million if there’s a perfect match. Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers were 12-28-36-41-59 and the Powerball was 2. Power Play was 2x. Those numbers produced another rollover.
The Powerball jackpot for Monday rises to $133 million, with a cash option of $60.3 million.
In case you’re wondering, Wednesday’s winning Powerball numbers were 14-18-19-21-69 and the Powerball was 1. Power Play was 3x. Though no one woke up a multimillionaire just after St. Patrick’s Day, it wasn’t all bad news: A ticket purchased in New York matched 5 for a $1 million prize.
According to the Florida Lottery, there have been recent 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 21, 2026? 12-28-36-41-59 and the Powerball was 2
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. Saturday, March 21, winning Powerball numbers were 12-28-36-41-59 and the Powerball was 2. Power Play was 2x. 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 23.
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 21, 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 21, 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: Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 21, $120 million jackpot
Reporting by Jennifer Sangalang and Lianna Norman, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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