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Powerball Numbers for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026: Jackpot Climbs to $298 Million

The Powerball numbers drawn Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, were 2, 21, 24, 25 and 64, with a Powerball of 7. The Power Play was 2X.

Powerball · Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 · 9/16/2026

  • 2
  • 21
  • 24
  • 25
  • 64
  • 7

Powerball 7 · Power Play 2X

Did anyone win the jackpot?

No ticket matched all six numbers, so the $271 million jackpot rolls over. The next drawing is Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at 10:59 p.m. ET, with an estimated jackpot of $298 million (cash option $127.2 million).

That makes 15 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner since the reset on Aug. 15, 2026.

No ticket matched all five white balls either.

The Mega Millions jackpot is also climbing: it’s an estimated $244 million for Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

Cool stats

  • 2 had been missing for 24 drawings; it was last drawn on July 20, 2026.
  • Consecutive numbers: 24 and 25.
  • 2 odd and 3 even; 4 low (1–34) and 1 high. The white balls add up to 136.
  • Powerball 7 was last drawn on Aug. 8, 2026, 17 drawings ago.
  • 64 has now been drawn 16 times in 2026, more than any other number in this draw.

Last drawing’s results

In the previous drawing on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, the winning numbers were 19, 20, 57, 61 and 67, Powerball 22, Power Play 2X. No one hit the jackpot. Tickets matching all five white balls ($1 million, or $2 million with Power Play) were sold in Ohio and Georgia.

Powerball results: the last five drawings

DrawWinning numbersPowerballJackpot
Wed, Sep 1602 21 24 25 647$271M
Mon, Sep 1419 20 57 61 6722$253M
Sat, Sep 1214 16 23 58 693$236M
Wed, Sep 909 40 42 55 6523$207M
Mon, Sep 715 19 28 39 563$190M
Newest first. Full list: Powerball results history.

The basics of Powerball

Powerball draws five white balls from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball from 1 to 26 every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. A play costs $2, and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338. Ticket sales close shortly before the drawing; the cutoff time depends on your state. Prizes, odds and the next jackpot are on the Powerball results page.

Did you know?

  • When the 10X multiplier is in play, Powerball’s Power Play draws 2X with odds of 24 in 43, 3X 13 in 43, 4X 3 in 43, 5X 2 in 43 and 10X 1 in 43.
  • The smallest Powerball prize is $4, won by matching one white ball plus the Powerball (odds 1 in 91.98) or the Powerball alone (1 in 38.32).
  • The least-drawn Powerball number since Oct. 7, 2015 is 13, which has come up only 76 times in 1,408 draws.

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Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris covers lottery results for Lotto Results US. Every result is checked against two independent sources before it is published.