One ticket from Illinois wins $1.04B Powerball jackpot

Las Vegas Review-Journal August 12, 2026 - 10:14 pm One ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot. The identity of the ticket holder is not known. The winning numbers were: 4-26-66-67-69, Powerball 9. One ticket sold in Sacramento, Calif., matched five numbers to win

To the tens of thousands and likely more dreaming about a $1 billion Powerball win, the anticipation is over: Someone who bought a ticket in Illinois won it all.

A single ticketholder in Illinois won a Powerball jackpot of $1.04 billion Wednesday night, the game says.

It's the largest U.S. lottery jackpot so far this year.ByABC NEWSAugust 13, 2026, 12:17 AMA Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing, winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, according to the lottery organization. The prize has a cash value of $450.5 million. The winning

The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.

Check your numbers to see if you hit it big in Wednesday's jackpot.

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