Powerball numbers for Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. No winner, jackpot at $26M

Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star
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Is today your lucky day?

The Powerball numbers have been selected for the Saturday, Aug. 6 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $20 million, with a cash option of $11.8 million.

Powerball winning numbers

The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing are 8, 15, 46, 56, 68, and the Powerball is 3. The Power Play was 2X.

Did anyone win Powerball last night?

No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, and one ticket bought in New Mexico matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and added the Power Play worth $2 million.

The Double Play numbers are 9, 19, 30, 40, 48 and the Powerball is 16.

Nobody matched all six numbers, and zero tickets matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $500,000.

When is the next Powerball drawing?

The Powerball jackpot for Monday, Aug. 8 grew to an estimated $26 million with a cash option of $15.3 million, according to powerball.com.

Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

How to play Powerball

Here's how to play Powerball:

Powerball's last jackpot winner

Here is the list of 2022 Powerball jackpot wins, according to powerball.com:

  • $632.6 million — Jan. 5; California, Wisconsin.

  • $185.3 million — Feb. 14; Connecticut.

  • $473.1 million — April 27; Arizona.

  • $366.7 million — June 29; Vermont.

  • $206.9 million — Aug. 3; Pennsylvania.

Top 10 Powerball lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Powerball jackpots, according to powerball.com:

  1. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  2. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

  3. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

  4. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

  5. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

  6. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

  7. $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California, Wisconsin.

  8. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida.

  9. $587.5 million — Nov. 28, 2012; Arizona, Missouri.

  10. $564.1 million — Feb. 11, 2015; North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas.

Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:

  1. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

  2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.

  3. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.

  4. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.

  5. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

  6. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

  7. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

  8. $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

  9. $687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

  10. $656 million, Mega Millions — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.

Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Powerball numbers for 8/6/22: Lottery results for $20M jackpot