Monday’s Powerball drawing produced no jackpot winner, sending the prize to $975 million and putting another billion-dollar lottery jackpot within reach if the streak continues.
WEBDESK – HAJIRA IRFAN – NJNEWSLINE
A nearly billion-dollar lottery prize is once again grabbing attention across the United States. Monday night’s Powerball drawing ended without a jackpot winner, sending the estimated prize soaring to $975 million for Wednesday night.
The massive jackpot is now close enough to another billion-dollar milestone that one more rollover could push the prize beyond $1 billion. But before that happens, players will have to beat odds of roughly 1 in 292 million.
No Ticket Hit All Six Numbers Monday
Monday night’s winning numbers were 6, 37, 54, 55 and 64, with 10 selected as the Powerball. The drawing also carried a 3X Power Play multiplier.
No ticket matched all five white balls along with the red Powerball, meaning the grand prize remained untouched. While smaller prizes were awarded, the biggest question of the night had a familiar answer: nobody took the jackpot. That sent the prize rolling into Wednesday’s drawing and added another chapter to the latest Powerball jackpot run.
$975 Million Jackpot Sets Up Wednesday Drawing
Wednesday’s estimated jackpot is now $975 million, with a cash option of approximately $422.3 million.
That makes it the largest Powerball jackpot of 2026 so far and one of the biggest prizes in the game’s history. The timing is particularly significant because the jackpot is approaching the $1 billion threshold. If Wednesday’s drawing also ends without a grand-prize winner, the jackpot could climb above $1 billion in a subsequent drawing. For lottery players, that possibility is likely to make the next drawing even more closely watched.
Jackpot Has Rolled Since May
The current jackpot streak dates back to May 2, 2026, when two tickets, one sold in Florida and another in Texas split a $20 million Powerball jackpot.
Since that drawing, no ticket has managed to claim the grand prize. Each unsuccessful drawing allows the jackpot to grow, creating increasingly larger prizes and renewed public interest. The bigger the jackpot becomes, the more attention the next drawing tends to receive.
The Odds Are Still Staggering
A huge jackpot does not make the game easier to win. The odds of matching all six numbers for the Powerball jackpot are approximately 1 in 292.2 million.
A standard ticket costs $2. Players select five white-ball numbers from 1 to 69, followed by one red Powerball number from 1 to 26.Powerball drawings take place three times a week Monday, Wednesday and Saturday across participating jurisdictions. The game is available in 45 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Another Billion-Dollar Prize Could Be Forming
Powerball has already produced some extraordinary jackpots, including the record-setting $2.04 billion prize won in November 2022 by a ticket sold in California.
The current jackpot has not reached that territory, but its size is rapidly putting another billion-dollar prize within sight. That possibility gives Wednesday’s drawing an added layer of anticipation. One winning ticket could bring the current streak to an end. Another rollover could send the jackpot even higher.
Wednesday Could Deliver the Next Big Surprise
For now, $975 million is the number everyone is watching.
The jackpot is still below $1 billion, but it is close enough that another winless drawing could change the conversation entirely. If nobody matches all six numbers Wednesday night, Powerball could once again enter billion-dollar territory. And that is what makes the next drawing so compelling: the jackpot is already enormous, but the next rollover could make it even harder for America to look away.
