Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing put an estimated $668 million jackpot up for grabs.
With no ticket matching all the winning numbers, the Powerball grand prize has climbed again, reaching an estimated $707 million for the next drawing.
The jackpot’s cash option, the one most winners typically choose, is now estimated at $309.7 million before taxes.
Although the top prize went unclaimed, one player narrowly missed it. A ticket sold in Maryland matched all five white balls but not the Powerball, earning a $1 million prize in Wednesday’s drawing.
This marked the fourth drawing since the United Kingdom joined the hunt for the jackpot.
Powerball winning numbers for July 29, 2026
The winning numbers for Wednesday’s drawing were 30-36-40-42-57, with Powerball 2. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
When are Powerball drawings and how much do tickets cost?
Powerball drawings take place three nights a week — Monday, Wednesday and Saturday — and are broadcast live at about 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, or 7:59 p.m. Pacific. Ticket sales generally close roughly an hour before the drawing, though cutoff times can differ by state.
A Powerball ticket costs $2 per play. Players select five numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball number from 1 to 26, or they can let the computer generate the numbers with a Quick Pick.
For an extra $1 per play, players can add Power Play, which multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times, depending on the multiplier drawn that night. Powerball is sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.
The 10 largest largest U.S. jackpots won:
- $2.04 Billion – Powerball – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.817 Billion – Powerball – Dec. 24, 2025 – AR
- $1.787 Billion – Powerball – Sept. 6, 2025 – MO, TX
- $1.765 Billion – Powerball – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
- $1.602 Billion – Mega Millions – Aug. 8, 2023 – FL
- $1.586 Billion – Powerball – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.537 Billion – Mega Millions – Oct. 23, 2018 – SC
- $1.348 Billion – Mega Millions – Jan. 13, 2023 – ME
- $1.337 Billion – Mega Millions – July 29, 2022 – IL
- $1.326 Billion – Powerball – April 6, 2024 – OR
