One ticket, one gas station, $1 billion: Powerball’s drought ends in Illinois

A single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot, ending Powerball's three-month drought.

A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the US$1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.

Prize was eighth largest in Powerball history and followed three months without a top prize winner A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1bn jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. The ticket that won the jackpot on Wednesday night was purchas

Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois  Toronto Star

A Powerball ticket sold in western Illinois has won a $1 billion jackpot

A Powerball ticket sold in western Illinois has won a $1 billion jackpot

Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois  apnews.com

A $2 stake by a player in Illinois won the billion dollar Powerball jackpot, the largest win of 2026 and the eighth largest in history of the game.

Someone in Illinois purchased the winning $1.04-billion Powerball ticket. Dan Geltrude, a certified public accountant, joins CBS News with tips for the lucky winner.

We have a winner! $1.040B Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Illinois  USA Today

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.

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.