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Powerball jackpot races past $900 million for tonight’s drawing

August 10, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 12:52 PM
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The Powerball jackpot shows no signs of slowing down as Monday’s $905 million prize ranks as the eighth largest in the game’s history.

A winner in tonight’s drawing would have the choice of taking home the $905 million jackpot as an annuity or $391.9 million in cash.

The current Powerball run has raised over an estimated $16.7 million for education in North Carolina.

As the jackpot continues to grow, North Carolinians are taking home other nice prizes too. For the fourth consecutive drawing, a ticket in North Carolina won at least $50,000. Saturday’s Powerball drawing saw two big wins for North Carolinians:

  • A lucky $2 ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball to win a $50,000 prize. The winning ticket came from Carlton’s Tanglewood on Clemmons Road in Clemmons.
  • Another lucky $2 ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball to win a $50,000 prize. That winning ticket came from the Food Lion on Poplar Tent Road in Concord.

The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

Players can buy Powerball tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.


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8/11/2026 03:21 - Michael B.

Are the lotto vending machines capable of doing repeat play tickets? If so how?NC Lottery
Hi Michael! Repeat Play is available on vending. Once a license has been scanned at vending to verify age. In the middle of the screen within the task bar there is a button labeled Repeat Play. Once selected, if you scan the ticket that you wish to Repeat Play the ticket will be reproduced.

8/10/2026 09:17 - joanie m.

It gets exciting when the Jackpot is this High Let’s Play Grandma is ready to retireNC Lottery
Crossing our fingers for you!

8/10/2026 03:13 - Siriman C.

Lets do this!NC Lottery
Wishing you lots of luck!

8/10/2026 02:53 - Angela A.

LOL! This Jackpot might be growing fast, but these Digital Instant Jackpots have slowed down a lot...Not sure if people have woke up and smelled the coffee or just tied of losing like me and just putting $10 or $20 and win lose or draw calling it a day, because if you chase you will see a bad day. I had to learn the hard way! Them games learn your play pattern and if you play long periods of time you will see for yourself. Next thing you know you will be at the daily, weekly, and monthly deposit limit LOL!

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