For millions of ticket holders across the United States, Wednesday night brought the familiar mix of hope and heartbreak that only a near-billion-dollar lottery draw can deliver. The Powerball jackpot, advertised at an estimated $835 million, survived another drawing — and the prize will now climb higher still when the balls roll again on Saturday night.
BLUF: The winning numbers for the Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Powerball drawing were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, with a red Powerball of 21 and a Power Play multiplier of 2x. No ticket matched all six numbers, so the $835 million jackpot — the tenth-largest in the game’s history — rolls over to the Saturday, November 7 drawing.
At a Glance
- Winning numbers (November 4, 2026): 15, 34, 41, 53, 56, with Powerball 21
- Power Play multiplier: 2x
- Jackpot: An estimated $835 million annuity, or $357.9 million as a lump-sum cash option
- Jackpot winner: None — the prize rolls over to the next drawing
- Next drawing: Saturday, November 7, 2026, at around 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time
- Odds of winning the jackpot: 1 in 292.2 million
- Ranking: The tenth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, and the second-largest prize of 2026
A Jackpot That Keeps Climbing
The $835 million prize had been building for weeks. After no ticket matched the winning combination in the Monday, November 2 drawing, the jackpot climbed from $793 million to $835 million for Wednesday night — a run of rollovers that has now stretched across more than a month of drawings. According to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the game, Wednesday’s prize was the second-largest of the year, trailing only the $1.04 billion prize won in Illinois in August.
That August win remains the high-water mark of 2026, but Wednesday’s figure still puts this jackpot in rare company. Only nine prizes in Powerball’s history have been larger, and the game’s all-time record — a staggering $2.04 billion won in California in November 2022 — remains far above anything on offer this week. Even so, an $835 million annuity, or $357.9 million in cash before taxes, is life-changing money by any measure.
Powerball drawings are held three times a week — every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday — at around 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, broadcast live from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Tickets cost $2 per play, with the optional Power Play add-on multiplying non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.
What the Numbers Mean for Players
Matching all five white balls plus the red Powerball is the only way to take home the jackpot, and the odds of doing so are 1 in 292.2 million. That figure often draws gasps, but it has never stopped players from dreaming — and from buying tickets in huge numbers whenever the prize climbs into nine-figure territory.
Lower-tier prizes, meanwhile, are far more attainable. Matching the Powerball alone wins $4, while matching four white balls plus the Powerball is worth $50,000 — or $100,000 with a 2x Power Play, as drawn on Wednesday. Players who matched some but not all of Wednesday’s numbers should check their tickets carefully: smaller prizes are claimed every drawing, even when the jackpot itself goes unclaimed.
Wednesday’s winning combination — 15, 34, 41, 53, 56, with Powerball 21 — will now join the long list of drawn numbers that came agonisingly close to making someone a multi-millionaire. For the players who held tickets, the consolation is that the prize only grows from here.
What Happens Next
With no jackpot winner on Wednesday, the prize rolls over to Saturday, November 7. The advertised jackpot for that drawing will be higher than $835 million, with the exact figure confirmed by Powerball ahead of the draw. Ticket sales for Saturday’s drawing close shortly before the draw itself, with cut-off times varying by state.
Players in the 45 states, plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that participate in Powerball will all be eligible. Anyone holding a winning ticket has a limited window to claim — typically 90 days to a year depending on the state where the ticket was bought — and winners must decide between the 30-year annuity, paid in gradually increasing instalments, or the smaller lump-sum cash payment.
For now, the dream stays alive. Saturday’s drawing will be watched by millions more, and if the jackpot survives again, it will edge further up the all-time list. One ticket, one combination of six numbers, is all it takes.
People Also Ask
What were the winning Powerball numbers for November 4, 2026?
The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, with a red Powerball of 21. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
Did anyone win the $835 million Powerball jackpot?
No. No ticket matched all five white balls and the Powerball in the Wednesday, November 4 drawing, so the $835 million jackpot rolled over to the Saturday, November 7 drawing.
How much is the Powerball jackpot worth now?
The jackpot was an estimated $835 million for the November 4 drawing, with a cash option of $357.9 million. After the rollover, the Saturday, November 7 jackpot will be larger, with the exact figure announced by Powerball before the draw.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
The next drawing is on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at around 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee.