One player won the estimated $209 million Powerball drawing Wednesday (January 21) night, according to Powerball.com.
A ticket purchased in North Carolina matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball, resetting the next drawing to $20 million ($10.2 million cash value) for Saturday (January 24).
Results from Wednesday’s Powerball game are listed below:
NUMBERS: 11-26-27-53-55
POWERBALL: 12
POWER PLAY: 2x
The Powerball jackpot had previously reset after a player in Arkansas player won the $1.82 billion Powerball drawing on December 24, 2025. The $1.82 Powerball jackpot was the second-largest drawing in the game’s history and second-largest drawing in U.S. lottery history.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are reported to be 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com. Two players won the $1.79 billion Powerball drawing on September 6, 2025. Tickets purchased in Missouri and Texas matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball, resetting the next drawing to $20 million ($10.2 million cash value) for September 8, 2025.
One player in California matched all six numbers to win the $2.04 billion ($997.6 million) jackpot on November 7, 2022, the largest jackpot offered in U.S. lottery history, according to the official Powerball website. Powerball has had jackpots exceeding $1 billion six times.
Mega Millions games have also exceeded $1 billion seven times, which includes its largest offering, a $1.603 billion jackpot that was one by a player in Florida on August 8, 2023. Both jackpots increase during each following game until there’s a jackpot winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn, which includes the additional Mega Millions Gold Ball or Powerball in each respective game.
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