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Powerball ticket holder in Illinois wins $1.04 billion jackpot

The winner can choose a 30-payment annuity or a $450.5 million cash option before taxes, officials said.

  • A single ticket holder in Illinois won the $1.040 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, ending a 44-drawing drought that stretched since May 2.
  • With odds of one in 292.2 million for the top prize, the Powerball jackpot climbed to $1 billion ahead of Wednesday's drawing, becoming the eighth largest in history.
  • Matching numbers four, 26, 66, 67, 69, and Powerball nine, the winner can choose a $1.040 billion annuity or $450.5 million lump-sum payment before taxes.
  • Stephen Durrell, Chair of the Powerball Product Group and Executive Director of the Kansas Lottery, congratulated the winner while noting the prize faces 24% federal withholding plus 13% additional federal tax.
  • Ranking eighth in Powerball history, this prize trails the record $2.04 billion won in California on Nov. 7, 2022, by Edwin Castro.
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Los Angeles Times broke the news in El Segundo, United States on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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