The Powerball jackpot is up to an estimated $70 million after rolling over again on Saturday. The cash option for matching all six balls in tonight’s drawing Wednesday, Feb. 26 would be worth $50.7 million.
If you live in Pennsylvania, draw lottery tickets are now available for purchase online in addition to live retailers throughout the state. You can get your $2 Powerball and Mega Millions tickets at the PA iLottery platform on desktop or mobile, up to 13 weeks or 26 drawings in advance. Sign up through our links for $5 free.
Recent Powerball winners in PA and beyond
No one hit the jackpot in Saturday’s drawing (Feb. 22), but there were two $1 million winners. Those two tickets were sold in Connecticut and Wisconsin, and matched all five white balls to claim the seven-figure prize. Neither had purchased the power play, which would have doubled the winnings.
The Feb. 22 winning numbers were: 25 – 37 – 39 – 61 – 62 and powerball 11 with a power play of 3x. Five players matched four white balls plus the powerball to win $50,000 and another did the same but won $150,000 with the $1 power play in action.
In Pennsylvania, 11 players matched four white balls to win $100. Another four in PA matched four balls and had purchased the $1 power play, tripling their winnings to $300.
Winning Powerball numbers Wednesday, February 26
Powerball numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. You can find the winning numbers for February 26 right here shortly after the drawing.
Winning numbers: 8 – 27 – 29 – 36 – 47 and powerball 24
Power Play: 3x
Chances of winning a prize in the Powerball are 1 in nearly 25. Jackpot odds are 1 in 292,201,338 – a long shot, but one currently worth over $50 million for the win.
Best of luck, lottery players.
