Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. No winner, jackpot grows to $800M

The Powerball jackpot now sits among the game’s five highest prizes of all-time, and currently ranks No. 8 in U.S. lottery history.

The numbers are in for the Wednesday, Oct. 26 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $700 million, with a cash option of $335.7 million.

So let’s find out if you’re the country’s newest millionaire.

Mega Millions numbers:Results for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. No winner, jackpot rises to $64M

Powerball winning numbers

The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing are 19, 36, 37, 46, 56, and the Powerball is 24. The Power Play was 2X.

Did anyone win Powerball last night?

Nobody matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot Wednesday.

Six tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million. Two of the winning tickets were purchased in California, while the others were sold in Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan and New York.

Double Play numbers are 5, 36, 38, 39, 54, and the Powerball is 19.

No one matched all six numbers, and there were no tickets matching all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $500,000.

How many numbers in Powerball do you need to win a prize?

You only need to match one number in Powerball to win a prize. However, that number must be the Powerball worth $4.

What do I win if I get 2 numbers on Powerball?

Matching two numbers won’t win anything in Powerball unless one of the numbers is the Powerball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Powerball is worth $7.

When is the next Powerball drawing?

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, Oct. 29 grew to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $383.7 million, according to powerball.com.

Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

How to play Powerball

Here’s how to play Powerball:

Powerball’s last jackpot winner

Here is the list of 2022 Powerball jackpot wins, according to powerball.com:

• $632.6 million — Jan. 5; California, Wisconsin.
• $185.3 million — Feb. 14; Connecticut.
• $473.1 million — April 27; Arizona.
• $366.7 million — June 29; Vermont.
• $206.9 million — Aug. 3; Pennsylvania.

Winning Powerball numbers:Results for Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. No winner, jackpot climbs to $700M

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to powerball.com:

1. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
2. $800 million — Oct. 29, 2022; TBD.
3. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
4. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
5. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
6. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
7. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
8. $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California, Wisconsin.
9. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida.
10. $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012; Arizona, Missouri.

Powerball:$50K Powerball Double Play ticket sold in a Noblesville Kroger

Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation’s all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:

1. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
3. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
4. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
5. $800 million, Powerball — Oct. 29, 2022; TBD.
6. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
7. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
8. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
9. $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
10. $687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.