One ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, 4 November 2026 Powerball drawing to win an estimated 847 million dollar jackpot, Powerball announced on Thursday, 5 November.
The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, with Powerball 21 and a Power Play multiplier of 2x. The winner can choose the 847 million dollar annuity or a one-time cash payment of 363.1 million dollars, before taxes.
The jackpot is the ninth-largest in Powerball history and the 17th-largest US lottery jackpot ever. The advertised prize had risen from 835 million dollars to 847 million dollars on strong ticket sales.
The winning ticket was sold at a Wegmans supermarket on Farm View in Montvale, Bergen County, New Jersey, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The jackpot run began after a 1.04 billion dollar prize was won in Quincy, Illinois, on 12 August 2026. No one won the 2 million dollar Match 5 plus Power Play prize or the 1 million dollar Match 5 prize on 4 November.
The jackpot now resets to an estimated 20 million dollars, with a cash value of 8.6 million dollars, for the next drawing on Saturday, 7 November, at about 10:59 p.m. ET. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million.
The win is the latest chapter in a remarkable year for American lotteries, and the New Jersey winner now faces the same question every jackpot winner faces: annuity or lump sum, and how to keep life normal after the biggest win of a lifetime.
It caps a week of huge numbers in America, from Apple’s record stock high and 5 trillion dollar valuation to Victor Wembanyama’s 52-point night for the Spurs.
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