$1.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot Won in Illinois

TL;DR

A single Powerball ticket in Illinois won a $1.04 billion jackpot.
The winning ticket was sold in Quincy, Illinois.
The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and Powerball 9.
The jackpot is the eighth-largest Powerball prize and 15th billion-dollar pot in U.S. lottery history.
The cash value option for the prize is $450.5 million before taxes.
This was Powerball's biggest jackpot of 2026 and the first billion-dollar win since December.
Powerball is played in 45 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C., with tickets costing $2 each.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

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