Powerball Winning Numbers Drawn for $166M Jackpot

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The Powerball lottery jackpot was an estimated $166 million for the Saturday, March 28 drawing, with a cash option of $74.5 million. The jackpot was last won on March 2 when a lottery player in Arkansas won a $250.8 million jackpot. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is at $80 million with a cash option of $35.6 million.

Why it matters

Powerball and Mega Millions are two of the biggest lottery games in the United States, with massive jackpots that capture the public's imagination and generate excitement around the possibility of winning life-changing sums of money.

The details

Powerball drawings are held three times a week - Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. The deadline for purchasing Powerball tickets varies by state, with the deadline in New Jersey being 9:59 p.m. on the day of the drawing, and New York's deadline being 10 p.m. The cost is $2 per ticket, but players can add the Power Play for $1, which will increase the amount of their potential prize up to five times the original prize (except for the jackpot and Match 5). There is also a 10x Power Play possibility when the jackpot is less than $150 million.

• The Powerball drawing for the $166 million jackpot was held on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
• The last time the Powerball jackpot was won was on March 2, 2026, when a player in Arkansas won $250.8 million.