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$249,000,000 Powerball jackpot won in AR
Updated: Monday, March 2, 2026 10:00 PM
A single lucky ticket in AR matched all 6 numbers in the Monday drawing and won the $249,000,000 grand prize. The numbers from Monday night, March 2nd, 2026 were 02-17-18-38-62 with Power Ball number 20. The holder of the winning ticket will now need to determine to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one time cash lump-sum in the amount of $117.2 million before tax withholding. The winning ticket holder is highly suggested to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claimng the prizes. If the winner does not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Together with the jackpot awarded on Monday, Powerball created many more happy winners walked away with huge pile of cash. There was a single ticket that correctly matched all five numbers and won the 2nd prize. The one second prize ticket(s) from PR matched all 5 white ball numbers and also bought Power Play, which doubled the prize to $2 million cash win!
In addition, 3 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Powerball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. 2 additional tickets of this prize level were also wisely bought with the Power Play option that multiplied the prize 4 times to $40,000 cash!
With 9 different prize tiers, the Monday night's drawing created 358,775 winning tickets nationwide with a total amount of $0 prizes.
The next Powerball game drawing, Wednesday night, will feature a jackpot of $20,000,000 with the cash option at $$9.4 million.
America's favorite Powerball is played in 42 states, D.C. and the US Virgin Islands. To play Powerball, choose 5 numbers from a set of 69 and choose one Powerball number from a set of 26. Each play costs $2. Players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Power Play option, which increases the original winnings except jackpot. The odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 32. The odds of winning Powerball grand prize are about 1 in 292 million. The minimum Powerball grand prize is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 yearly increment installments. Winners can choose one lump sum cash payout instead.
| Mon Mar 02, 2026 Powerball Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $249,000,000 | 1
AR-1
| | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 190 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 453 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 12,151 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 9,541 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 73,336 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 171,055 |
| Mon Mar 02, 2026 Powerball Payout of US(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 with Power Play | $2,000,000 | 1
PR-1
| | 4 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $100,000 | 2 | | 4 of 5 with Power Play | $200 | 66 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $200 | 171 | | 3 of 5 with Power Play | $14 | 4,220 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $14 | 3,356 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball with Power Play | $8 | 25,610 | | Powerball Only with Power Play | $8 | 58,619 |
| Mon Mar 02, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(w/o PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Powerball | $249,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Powerball | $50,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $100 | 29 | | 3 of 5 + Powerball | $100 | 68 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 2,010 | | 2 of 5 + Powerball | $7 | 1,620 | | 1 of 5 + Powerball | $4 | 12,592 | | Powerball Only | $4 | 29,683 |
| Mon Mar 02, 2026 Powerball Payout of California(with PowerPlay) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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Next Draw: Wed Apr 29, 2026
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Change: +$13,000,000 |
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