What were the Powerball winning numbers for March 7, 2026?
The winning numbers were 17, 18, 30, 50, 68, with a Powerball of 24.
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The Powerball drawing on Saturday, March 7, 2026, offered an estimated $35 million jackpot. While no one hit the grand prize, a ticket sold in Florida won $1 million. Here's a recap of the winning numbers and what you need to know.
### Background The Powerball is a multi-state lottery game played across 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings occur every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
### Winning Numbers and Results For the March 7, 2026, drawing, the winning numbers were 17, 18, 30, 50, 68, with a Powerball of 24. The Power Play multiplier was 3x. Since no one matched all six numbers, the jackpot increases for the next drawing.
### Jackpot and Prizes The jackpot for the March 9, 2026, drawing is estimated at $46 million, with a cash option of $21.2 million. Even if you don't win the jackpot, there are multiple prize tiers, starting from $4 for matching just the Powerball.
### How to Play To play Powerball, you select five numbers between 1 and 69, and one Powerball number between 1 and 26. Tickets cost $2 each, with an option to add Power Play for an additional $1 to multiply potential winnings (excluding the jackpot). You can purchase tickets at various retailers or online via services like Jackpocket (where available).
### Top 10 Powerball Jackpots Here are the top 10 largest Powerball jackpots in history: 1. $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 (California) 2. $1.817 billion – Dec. 24, 2025 (Arkansas) 3. $1.787 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 (Missouri, Texas) 4. $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 (California) 5. $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 (California, Florida, Tennessee) 6. $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 (Oregon) 7. $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 (California) 8. $842.4 million – Jan. 1, 2024 (Michigan) 9. $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 (Wisconsin) 10. $758.7 million – Aug. 23, 2017 (Massachusetts)
The winning numbers were 17, 18, 30, 50, 68, with a Powerball of 24.
No, no one matched all six numbers.
The jackpot is estimated at $46 million for the March 9, 2026, drawing.
A single Powerball ticket costs $2.
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