Ticket holders across the United States missed out on the grand prize during the Powerball drawing held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, in Tallahassee, Florida. Because no entry matched the full sequence of six numbers, officials increased the estimated top prize for the upcoming session to $389 million.
Auditors at the Multi-State Lottery Association confirmed that the advertised $360 million jackpot went unclaimed, leaving its upfront cash option of $149.8 million untouched before federal and state taxes. The drawing also concluded without any secondary tier winners matching all five white balls, which awards a fixed prize of $1 million.
Official results from the Saturday lottery extraction in Tallahassee
Lottery officials conducted the live ball selection late Saturday evening, displaying the standard sequence alongside the red ball and the supplementary Double Play numbers. The extraction concluded with zero slips qualifying for the top tiers nationwide.
- White balls selected: 14, 40, 52, 55 and 57
- Red Powerball number: 24
- Power Play multiplier: 3X
- Grand prize tier with six matches: zero winners
- Second tier with five matches: zero winners
- Double Play drawn numbers: 9, 23, 31, 59 and 69, alongside the Double Play Powerball 12
Schedule for the next drawing and standard entry guidelines
Lottery terminals will process tickets for the next Powerball drawing set for Monday, September 28, 2026, at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Drawings take place three times each week, operating on a fixed schedule every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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Individual game plays cost $2 across 45 participating states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Customers select five distinct numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball between 1 and 26, with terminal computers available to generate random selections via the Quick Pick option. Adding the Power Play feature costs an extra $1 per play, multiplying non-jackpot cash prizes by two, three, four, five or ten times depending on the multiplier drawn.
The overall odds of matching all five white balls plus the red Powerball stand at 1 in 292.2 million. Players face overall odds of 1 in 24.9 to secure any prize tier offered by the game. Participation remains open to non-residents and foreign visitors, provided purchasers meet the legal age requirement of the selling jurisdiction, which is generally 18 years old.
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Record sums distributed throughout recent lottery history
The advertised sum for the impending drawing remains well below the all-time record windfalls documented in American lottery history. Several multi-state payouts over the past decade crossed the ten-figure threshold following extended roll cycles.
- $2.040 billion: won on November 7, 2022, by a single ticket in California
- $1.817 billion: won on December 24, 2025, in Arkansas
- $1.787 billion: won on September 6, 2025, split between entries sold in Missouri and Texas
- $1.765 billion: won on October 11, 2023, in California
- $1.586 billion: won on January 13, 2016, shared across California, Florida and Tennessee
- $1.326 billion: won on April 6, 2024, in Oregon
- $1.080 billion: won on July 19, 2023, in California
- $1 billion: won on August 12, 2026, in Illinois
Financial details regarding the upcoming lump sum payout
Preliminary calculations released by lottery administrators have not yet confirmed the final lump sum cash valuation for the $389 million jackpot scheduled for September 28, 2026. The official cash payout determination will be published once state lotteries complete their financial reconciliation before ticket sales close for the next session.
