Powerball jackpot builds to $169,000,000 Wednesday, February 18th, 2026; One second prize ticket sold
Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 12:51 AM
Texas Powerball News and Payout for Monday, February 16th, 2026 Drawing
The grand prize in America's favorite Powerball lottery game continues to go up exciting players all across the nation. Because no player correctly matched all five white ball numbers plus the Powerball number in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will climb to an estimated $169,000,000! The cash option stands at an estimated $$79.2 million. The numbers from Monday, February 16th, 2026 drawing were 16, 18, 19, 56, 58 and Powerball number was 06. The Powerball jackpot has been rolling over for 11 draws since Saturday, January 24th, 2026. The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in NC, matched all six numbers for a $209,000,000 top prize.
While there was no grand prize winner Monday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was a single second prize winning ticket from Monday night's drawing, matching the first five numbers but not the Powerball number. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in won $1 million cash.
Other major winners Monday evening included 9 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. In addition, 144 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $100. There were 52 tickets matched 4 white ball with Power Play option, doubled the winnings to a total win of $200 each! 394 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Powerball number. These tickets are also each worth $100. There were 138 tickets matched 3+1 with Power Play option, doubled the prizes to win a total win of $200 each.
With 9 ways to win, the Monday night's drawing created 333,736 winning tickets nationwide with a total amount of \$0 prizes.
Powerball is an American popular lottery game can be played in 44 participating states as a shared jackpot game. Powerball drawings occur every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. To play Powerball, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 69 and select 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 original prizes but not jackpot. The overall odds of winning are about 1 to 32. The chances of matching all six Powerball numbers are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball advertised jackpot is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 graduated payments. Winners can choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
There were 13,116 Powerball winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Powerball payout highlights for the Monday, February 16th, 2026's drawing.
- 6 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $100 each.
- 21 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Powerball and won $100 each.
- 531 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $7 each.
- 437 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Powerball and won $7 each.
- 3695 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Powerball and won $4 each.
- 8426 ticket(s) matched Powerball Only and won $4 each.
- 9 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $300 each.
- 14 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $300 each.
- 405 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $21 each.
- 350 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $21 each.
- 2539 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $12 each.
- 5755 ticket(s) matched Powerball Only with Power Play with PowerPlay purchased and won $12 each.
U.S.A. Powerball Payout 2026-02-16
| Match | Prize Amount | # of Winners |
|---|
| 5 of 5 + Powerball | $154,000,000.00 | 0 |
| 5 of 5 | $1,000,000.00 | 1 |
| 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000.00 | 9 |
| 4 of 5 | $100.00 | 144 |
| 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100.00 | 394 |
| 3 of 5 | $7.00 | 9,934 |
| 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7.00 | 8,865 |
| 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4.00 | 69,358 |
| Powerball Only | $4.00 | 159,537 |
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 | $150,000.00 | 0 |
| 4 of 5 with Power Play | $300.00 | 52 |
| 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $300.00 | 138 |
| 3 of 5 with Power Play | $21.00 | 3,667 |
| 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $21.00 | 3,149 |
| 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $12.00 | 24,026 |
| Powerball Only with Power Play | $12.00 | 54,462 |
Texas Powerball Payout 2026-02-16
| Match | Prize Amount | # of Winners |
|---|
| 5 of 5 + Powerball | $154,000,000.00 | 0 |
| 5 of 5 | $1,000,000.00 | 0 |
| 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000.00 | 0 |
| 4 of 5 | $100.00 | 6 |
| 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100.00 | 21 |
| 3 of 5 | $7.00 | 531 |
| 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7.00 | 437 |
| 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4.00 | 3,695 |
| Powerball Only | $4.00 | 8,426 |
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 | $150,000.00 | 0 |
| 4 of 5 with Power Play | $300.00 | 9 |
| 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $300.00 | 14 |
| 3 of 5 with Power Play | $21.00 | 405 |
| 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $21.00 | 350 |
| 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $12.00 | 2,539 |
| Powerball Only with Power Play | $12.00 | 5,755 |
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