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Powerball winning numbers last night, Aug. 5. Ohio ticket hits $1M jackpot 3%
By Cheryl Vari2%
8/6/2026, 3:04:26 AM
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Did anyone win Wednesday night's Powerball drawing for the jackpot of $794 million?
The cash option for the Aug. 5 jackpot was $345.2 million.
Here's what we know about the drawing on Wednesday, Aug.
5:
Powerball winning numbers for Aug. 5 lottery drawing jackpot
The winning numbers for the Aug. 5 drawing were 14, 20, 59, 60, 61.
The red Powerball was 25, and the Power Play was 2X.
Did anyone win Powerball?
No one won the jackpot in the Aug. 5 drawing.
There was one $1 million Match 5 winner in Ohio.
There was no Match 5 plus Power Play $2 million prize winner.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing is on Saturday, Aug.
8.
What is the Powerball jackpot up to?
The jackpot for the next drawing is an estimated $856 million with a cash value of $372.0 million.
What time is the Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings take place at 11 p.m.
ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
See Powerball and Mega Millions winners who hit the jackpot
Meet lucky Powerball and Mega Millions players who hit the jackpot with winning numbers.
Key Points
No one won the $794 million Powerball jackpot in the Wednesday, Aug. 5 drawing.
The winning numbers for the Aug. 5 drawing were 14, 20, 59, 60, 61, and the Powerball was 25.
One ticket sold in Ohio matched five numbers to win a $1 million prize.
The jackpot for the next drawing on Saturday, Aug. 8, has grown to an estimated $856 million.
You can purchase tickets at gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
Sales cut-off times vary by one to two hours before the drawing, depending on the selling jurisdiction.
Can you buy Powerball tickets online?
In Kentucky, you can purchase tickets online through the Kentucky Lottery website, kylottery.com.
In Ohio and Indiana, people can order Powerball tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
Lottery tickets are sold to residents online through their lottery's official site in the following jurisdictions:
Kentucky
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Michigan
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington, DC
How much is a Powerball lottery ticket today?
A single Powerball ticket costs $2.
Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.
In Kentucky, Indiana and some other states, players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
How to play Powerball
To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
Powerball Double Play winning numbers for Aug.
5
The Double Play winning numbers for the Aug. 5 drawing were 6, 33, 54, 63, 66.
The red Powerball was 18.
You can choose your lucky numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.
How to win Powerball
Match all 5 white balls + Powerball: Jackpot (odds 1 in 292.2 million)
Match all 5 white balls: $1 million (odds 1 in 11.7 million)
Match 4 white balls + Powerball: $50,000 (odds 1 in ~913,000)
Match 4 white balls: $100 (odds 1 in ~36,000)
Match 3 white balls + Powerball: $100 (odds 1 in ~14,500)
Match 3 white balls: $7 (odds 1 in ~580)
Match 2 white balls + Powerball: $7 (odds 1 in ~700)
Match 1 white ball + Powerball: $4 (odds 1 in ~92)
Match Powerball only: $4 (odds 1 in ~38)
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