Overview
- No ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s Aug. 5 drawing, which produced 14, 20, 59, 60, 61 and Powerball 25 and pushed the advertised jackpot to an estimated $856 million with a one-time cash value near $372 million ahead of Saturday’s draw.
- Powerball began sales in the United Kingdom in late July, adding a new pool of players whose ticket purchases feed the shared prize and can speed rollovers.
- UK tickets cost £4 and UK winners receive jackpots as 30 annual payments with no lump-sum option, which contrasts with U.S. rules that let winners pick a 30-year annuity or a lower one-time cash payment.
- Federal withholding and state taxes will sharply cut any winner’s take-home amount from either payout option, with analysts noting the lump sum and annuity both fall substantially after mandatory withholdings and possible local taxes.
- Smaller prizes continue to be paid during the run — an Ohio ticket matched five white balls for $1 million in the latest draw — and the jackpot’s continued growth edges it toward Powerball’s record long rollover and a possible record UK payout if a British ticket wins.