$1,000,000,000 Powerball jackpot won in IL

Texas Powerball News and Payout for Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 Drawing

One single winner has taken the $1,000,000,000 jackpot from the most recent drawing of the multistate Texas Powerball. The single ticket to match all the winning numbers from Wednesday night's TX Powerball lottery drawing was sold in IL. The winning numbers from Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 drawing were 04-26-66-67-69 with Power Ball 09. The winning ticket holder will have the choice of annuity payments for the entire prize amount of $1,000,000,000, or the cash payment in the amount of $433.1 million before tax withholding. The grand prize winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claimng the prizes. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.

Besides the jackpot won on Wednesday, more people walked away with huge pile of cash. There were five 2nd prize winners from Wednesday night's drawing, matching the first five white ball numbers except the Powerball number. The one ticket(s) in MA matched the first 5 white ball numbers with the Power Play for an incredible $2 million cash win! This is part of the Powerball game feature that guarantees a certain multiplier on all match 5 white ball winners that also have the Power Play option doubling the second prize to 2 million dollar cash. 4 other lucky ticket(s) purchased in AZ(1), CA(1), FL(1) and NC(1), each won $1 million cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers!

Additional prizes won Wednesday night included 70 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Powerball and won $10,000. 16 additional players not only matched 4+1, but additionally bought the Power Play option, multiplying the winnings by 4 for a total win of $40,000 each!

With nine different ways to win, there were a total of 3,251,900 tickets across U.S. won \$0 prizes in the Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 drawing.

The grand prize of next Texas Powerball drawing will be $20,000,000 with a $$8.7 million cash value Saturday, August 15th, 2026.

Powerball is an American popular lottery game sold in 44 member states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. To play, select 5 numbers from 1 to 69 then choose 1 Powerball number from a set of 26. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to spend $1 extra to buy the Power Play, which increases the winnings but not jackpot. The minimum Powerball advertised grand prize starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 graduated installments in 29 years. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout instead.

There were 241,224 Powewrball winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. There were 3 lucky Texasers matched 4 lotto numbers and also the Powerball and won $10,000. 3 tickets sold in Texas matched 4 white ball numbers in addition to the Powerball with Power Play option purchased. These lucky ticket holders will receive $40,000 cash each. There were 313 lucky Texas players won $100 prize by matching 4 or 3+1 numbers. There were 166 lucky Texas winners won $200 prize by matching 4 or 3+1 numbers with Power Play purchased.

Find below the TX Powerball prize payout highlights for the Wednesday, August 12th, 2026's drawing.

• 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Powerball and won $50,000 each.
• 84 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $100 each.
• 229 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Powerball and won $100 each.
• 5668 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $7 each.
• 5018 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Powerball and won $7 each.
• 39968 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Powerball and won $4 each.
• 97680 ticket(s) matched Powerball Only and won $4 each.
• 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $100,000 each.
• 48 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $200 each.
• 118 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $200 each.
• 3603 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $14 each.
• 3306 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $14 each.
• 24702 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $8 each.
• 60794 ticket(s) matched Powerball Only with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $8 each.

U.S.A. Powerball Payout 2026-08-12 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Powerball $1,000,000,000.00 1 IL-1 5 of 5 $1,000,000.00 4 AZ-1; CA-1; FL-1; NC-1 4 of 5 + Powerball $50,000.00 70 4 of 5 $100.00 1,643 3 of 5 + Powerball $100.00 4,076 3 of 5 $7.00 102,634 2 of 5 + Powerball $7.00 88,313 1 of 5 + Powerball $4.00 692,345 Powerball Only $4.00 1,684,081 With Power Play Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 with Power Play $2,000,000.00 1 MA-1 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $100,000.00 16 4 of 5 with Power Play $200.00 425 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $200.00 983 3 of 5 with Power Play $14.00 26,831 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $14.00 23,158 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $8.00 182,013 Powerball Only with Power Play $8.00 445,306 Texas Powerball Payout 2026-08-12 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Powerball $1,000,000,000.00 0 5 of 5 $1,000,000.00 0 4 of 5 + Powerball $50,000.00 3 4 of 5 $100.00 84 3 of 5 + Powerball $100.00 229 3 of 5 $7.00 5,668 2 of 5 + Powerball $7.00 5,018 1 of 5 + Powerball $4.00 39,968 Powerball Only $4.00 97,680 With Power Play Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 with Power Play $2,000,000.00 0 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $100,000.00 3 4 of 5 with Power Play $200.00 48 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $200.00 118 3 of 5 with Power Play $14.00 3,603 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $14.00 3,306 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play $8.00 24,702 Powerball Only with Power Play $8.00 60,794