Powerball Climbs to $707M — Aug. 1 Winning Numbers, Next Draw & What To Know

The Powerball jackpot climbed to $707 million (cash option: $307.3 million) ahead of the Saturday, Aug. 1 drawing after remaining unclaimed for nearly three months. The streak began after the last jackpot-winning tickets split a $20 million prize on May 2 in Texas and Florida, fueling a rollover that pushed the top prize to one of the year's largest payouts.

Powerball's expansion: For the first time, players in the United Kingdom can purchase tickets that compete for the same headline jackpot, potentially adding millions of new players. U.K. participation affects the shared jackpot but uses a different prize structure and ticket pricing for lower-tier prizes.

Aug. 1 — Winning Numbers

White balls: 27, 06, 48, 50, 17
Powerball: 05

Next Drawing & Where To Watch

The next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 3 at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET. Drawings are held three times weekly — Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. You can watch the live draw on Powerball's official website; clips are posted afterward on Powerball's YouTube channel.

How To Play

Powerball tickets cost $2 per play in U.S. jurisdictions where the game is sold (45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Players choose five white balls (1–69) and one red Powerball (1–26). For an extra $1, add the "Power Play" option to multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or, occasionally, 10X. Quick Pick lets the terminal select numbers at random. To win the jackpot, match all five white balls plus the red Powerball.

Who Can Play?

You do not need to be a U.S. citizen or resident to buy Powerball tickets. Anyone physically present in a selling jurisdiction who meets the local minimum age requirement (typically 18) may purchase a ticket. U.K. entrants now play for the shared headline jackpot, but note that U.K. tickets cost £4 (about $5.32) and lower-tier prizes are paid under a separate U.K. prize structure. U.S. jackpot winners may choose a lump-sum cash option or an annuity paid over 30 years; U.K. winners receive annuity-style payments through the U.K. National Lottery.

Notable Story

Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney of Wisconsin made a long-standing private agreement to split any future lottery winnings. When Cook won a $22 million prize on June 10, 2020, he honored that promise.

Recent Largest Powerball Jackpots

• $2.040 billion — Nov. 7, 2022 (California)
• $1.817 billion — Dec. 24, 2025 (Arkansas)
• $1.787 billion — Sept. 6, 2025 (Missouri and Texas)
• $1.765 billion — Oct. 11, 2023 (California)
• $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016 (California, Florida and Tennessee)
• $1.326 billion — April 6, 2024 (Oregon)
• $1.080 billion — July 19, 2023 (California)
• $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024 (Michigan)
• $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019 (Wisconsin)
• $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017 (Massachusetts)

Note: If no ticket matches all six numbers, the advertised jackpot rolls over and grows for the next drawing.

This article was updated with new information. Contributor: USA TODAY's Anthony Thompson. Reporting by Fernando Cervantes Jr. ([email protected]) — follow on X @fern_cerv_.

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