Wednesday’s Powerball drawing featured an estimated $847 million jackpot. Here are the winning numbers and the latest details.
WASHINGTON — Check your tickets: Powerball players were competing for a massive jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing.
The Powerball jackpot was estimated at $847 million, with a lump-sum cash option valued at approximately $363.1 million before taxes.
Powerball winning numbers for Nov. 4, 2026
Wednesday’s winning combination was 15-34-41-53-56, followed by Powerball 21. The drawing included a 2X Power Play multiplier.
A single ticket matching all six numbers was sold in New Jersey.
With the jackpot claimed, the top prize will reset to an estimated $20 million for the next drawing scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
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When are Powerball drawings, and how much do tickets cost?
Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The numbers are televised live at about 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, or 7:59 p.m. Pacific. Ticket sales generally close roughly one hour before the drawing, although deadlines differ by state.
A standard Powerball play costs $2. Players select five numbers from 1 through 69 and one Powerball number from 1 through 26, or they can use Quick Pick to have the numbers generated automatically.
For an additional $1 per play, players may add Power Play. The option boosts most non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times, depending on the multiplier selected for that drawing. Powerball is available in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.
The 10 largest U.S. jackpots won:
- $2.04 billion – Powerball – Nov. 7, 2022 – California
- $1.817 billion – Powerball – Dec. 24, 2025 – Arkansas
- $1.787 billion – Powerball – Sept. 6, 2025 – Missouri and Texas
- $1.765 billion – Powerball – Oct. 11, 2023 – California
- $1.602 billion – Mega Millions – Aug. 8, 2023 – Florida
- $1.586 billion – Powerball – Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Florida and Tennessee
- $1.537 billion – Mega Millions – Oct. 23, 2018 – South Carolina
- $1.348 billion – Mega Millions – Jan. 13, 2023 – Maine
- $1.337 billion – Mega Millions – July 29, 2022 – Illinois
- $1.326 billion – Powerball – April 6, 2024 – Oregon
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