Powerball jackpot climbs to $313 million for September 21 drawing - Here's what Monday night's winner could take home

The Powerball jackpot is now estimated at $313 million for the Monday drawing as nobody managed to match all six numbers in Saturday’s lottery draw. In case of a win, the player will have the option of taking the offered annuity of $313 million over a period of 30 years or opting for the lump-sum payment of $133.6 million. Nevertheless, none of the figures will reflect what the winner will eventually receive. As any other lottery, Powerball winnings will be taxable, which means that one will have to pay federal tax on top of state and even local taxes, if applicable.

POWERBALL'S MASSIVE JACKPOTS CONTINUE IN 2026

It is extremely uncommon to win the jackpot in the Powerball lottery. In order to be eligible for the jackpot prize, one must match all five white balls and the red Powerball ball. The probability of winning the jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million, making it one of the toughest lottery jackpots to win. Although the probability is extremely low, there have been some record breaking jackpots in the year 2026 for the Powerball lottery. The highest jackpot to be won in 2026 was won in Illinois on August 12, with a ticket matching all six numbers and thus, claiming a $1.04 billion jackpot. The jackpot had rolled over for 44 consecutive drawings before finally being won.


The Illinois lottery winner could choose between two types of payouts. The announced prize of $1.04 billion is paid yearly for 30 years, while the approximate amount of cash option was estimated at $450.5 million. In both cases, the winnings are gross figures, which means that the actual take-home sum will be smaller than the gross amount due to tax deductions. Illinois was not the only state where there was a significant Powerball lottery winner in 2026. There was an estimated prize of $209.3 million won in North Carolina in January and an estimated prize of $250.8 million won in Arkansas in March. These massive prizes highlight just how large Powerball jackpots can become when no ticket matches all six numbers over multiple drawings.

HOW HIGH CAN THE POWERBALL JACKPOT GO?

The Powerball jackpot can grow fast because of the failure of any player to win all the six numbers. The jackpot accumulates as it carries forward into the next game until it grows to hundreds of millions or billions of dollars. In the history of the Powerball game, the biggest jackpot won was about $2.04 billion in the year 2022. In addition, the lottery game has also seen two jackpots which were over $1.7 billion. In 2025, there was a jackpot that was about $1.817 billion, while another one was about $1.787 billion.

Winners are not required to match all six numbers in order to win a sizeable amount of money. Matching all five white numbers but not matching the red Powerball number will award a player one million dollars before taxes. There is also an option called the Power Play, which can multiply most non-jackpot prizes that players can purchase.

Powerball lottery tickets can be purchased in 45 states as well as Washington DeC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball has retained its popularity because of its huge players' base, large jackpots, and rollover feature. Anticipation increases among those who have purchased their Powerball tickets when the jackpot gets bigger with every successive draw.

Powerball winning numbers for September 19

The winning numbers for September 19 (Saturday): 18-30-41-45-68 and the Powerball is: 10. The Powerplay was 2X.

When is the next Powerball drawing?

The next drawing will take place on September 21, Monday. Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 PM ET every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

What is the Powerball payout?

• Match 5 White Balls + Powerball: Jackpot
• Match 5 White Balls: $1 million
• Match 4 White Balls + Powerball: $50,000
• Match 4 White Balls: $100
• Match 3 White Balls + Powerball: $100
• Match 3 White Balls: $7
• Match 2 White Balls + Powerball: $7
• Match 1 White Ball + Powerball: $4
• Match Powerball: $4
• Match 5 White Balls with Power Play: $2 million
• Match 4 White Balls + Powerball with Power Play: $200,000
• Match 4 White Balls with Power Play: $400
• Match 3 White Balls + Powerball with Power Play: $400
• Match 3 White Balls with Power Play: $28
• Match 2 White Balls + Powerball with Power Play: $28
• Match 1 White Ball + Powerball with Power Play: $16
• Match Powerball with Power Play: $16

Deadline to buy Powerball tickets

Powerball ticket buying times vary from one state to another and, therefore, one should not take any chances. In New Jersey, ticket sales will end at 9:59 PM, but in New York, the sales will end at 10 PM.

How to play Powerball?

The cost of purchasing a ticket for the Powerball game is two dollars, while an extra dollar is required for the Power Play where non-jackpot prizes will be multiplied by five times and ten times if the jackpot is less than 150 million dollars.

Each participant selects his/her numbers ranging from 1 to 69 for the five white balls and one number from 1 to 26 for the Powerball. Alternatively, quick picks are made by lottery machine.

The amounts of prizes differ from four dollars when matching just the Powerball to one million dollars when five white balls are matched (except for California).

How many states have Powerball?

Powerball tickets can be bought in 45 states, including Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. In fact, it ranks among the most popular lottery games in America.

How to buy Powerball tickets?

The Powerball lottery tickets can be purchased physically at gas stations, convenience stores, supermarkets, and some airport terminal shops.

The other method to purchase Powerball tickets is by using the Jackpocket app online in selected states such as Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington DC, and West Virginia.

Through the Jackpocket app, one can select the game of choice, pick numbers, order the ticket, and claim any winnings directly from the mobile phone or desktop computer.