Summary
The latest Powerball run ended Monday (2) night with a winning ticket sold in Arkansas, turning what had grown into a $251 million jackpot into an overnight life-changing prize for one player. For everyone else, the story now shifts immediately to the next drawing: Wednesday, March 4, when the jackpot resets to $20 million, with a $9.4 million cash option.
The official winning numbers for Monday, March 2, 2026 were 2, 17, 18, 38, 62, with Powerball 20 and Power Play 2x. Powerball’s results page lists Arkansas as the jackpot-winning jurisdiction, ending the kind of multi-drawing buildup that tends to pull casual players back into the game.
There was also another notable winner in Monday’s drawing: one Match 5 + Power Play ticket sold in Puerto Rico, worth $2 million. Powerball’s official results showed no $1 million Match 5 winners for the night.
For lottery players, that is always the emotional pivot point. One night earlier, the conversation is all about a quarter-billion-dollar prize and the fantasy of catching a life-altering rollover. The next morning, everything resets. The giant jackpot is gone, the pressure comes off, and a new cycle begins from the bottom. That is exactly where Powerball stands now, heading into Wednesday night.
The next drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, part of Powerball’s regular Monday, Wednesday and Saturday schedule. The game itself has not changed: tickets cost $2, players choose five white-ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26, and the jackpot keeps growing until someone matches all six numbers.
That reset does not mean the next prize is small. A $20 million Powerball jackpot is still the kind of money that would completely alter most people’s lives. But it does change the feel of the drawing. Instead of chasing a massive rollover headline, Wednesday’s draw becomes the first step in what could become the next big climb — if no one wins.
Powerball also reminds players that jackpot winners can choose between the advertised annuity and a lump-sum cash payment, both before taxes. In this case, the new drawing’s advertised annuity is $20 million, while the cash value stands at $9.4 million.
