Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $786 Million After No Winner in August Drawing

The Powerball jackpot just keeps getting bigger. Since no one matched all the winning numbers in the Monday, August 3 drawing, the grand prize has now grown to an estimated $786 million, making it one of the 10 biggest Powerball jackpots ever.

The next chance to win comes on Wednesday, August 5, as players across the country hope to claim the massive prize.

Monday, August 3 Winning Numbers

8 – 30 – 41 – 48 – 54 + Powerball 4

Biggest Winners from the Drawing

While the jackpot went unclaimed, one lucky ticket sold in Wisconsin won $2 million, making it the top prize awarded in Monday's drawing.

Notable results:

• $2 million winning ticket sold in Wisconsin.
• No $1 million prizes were won.
• An Ohio ticket matched four white balls plus the Powerball to win $50,000. Officials have not yet announced where the ticket was purchased.

Ohio players also picked up plenty of smaller prizes:

• 16 tickets won $200.
• 49 tickets won $100.
• Thousands of other tickets claimed prizes of $14 or less.

What Are the Odds?

Winning the Powerball jackpot isn't easy. The odds of hitting all the winning numbers are approximately 1 in 292,201,338.

Largest Powerball Jackpots in History

With the jackpot now at $786 million, it has officially entered the list of the biggest Powerball prizes ever.

• $2.04 billion – November 7, 2022 – California
• $1.817 billion – December 24, 2025 – Arkansas
• $1.787 billion – September 6, 2025 – Missouri, Texas
• $1.765 billion – October 11, 2023 – California
• $1.586 billion – January 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
• $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 – Oregon
• $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – California
• $842.4 million – January 1, 2024 – Michigan
• $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
• $758.7 million – August 23, 2017 – Massachusetts