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Published on Friday, May 1, 2026

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Two players just hit life-changing money, straight up. One ticket out of Kansas and another out of Indiana teamed up, without even knowing it, and split a massive $143 million jackpot from Powerball®. That’s the kind of win that flips your whole story overnight.

If you’re outside the U.S., you can still get in the mix through The Lotter and take your shot like everyone else.

If you’re in the States, you can grab your ticket directly from the official Powerball® site.

The winning numbers for Wednesday, April 29, were 03, 19, 35, 51, 67, and the Powerball® came in at 15. Power Play was 2X. If you had that combo, you already know, you were either celebrating hard or wishing you had checked your ticket twice.

 

Now let’s talk real money. That $143 million jackpot comes with a cash option of $65.2 million. Winners can either take that lump sum and run, or stretch it out over 30 years with annual payments that grow about 5% every year. Either way, we’re talking serious generational wealth.

And it wasn’t just those two winners eating. The lottery reported 89 players across 20 states hit major prizes too. Out of those, 27 people pulled in $2 million each, and another 62 players walked away with $1 million apiece. That’s a whole lot of lives getting upgraded at the same time.

Now that the big one’s been claimed, the Powerball® jackpot resets to $20 million. Next drawing is Saturday, May 2, so yeah, the board is fresh again, and anybody can step in and take it.

Powerball® drawings are broadcast live at 11 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee, and you can also catch the livestream on the official Powerball® website.

But don’t get it twisted, that’s not the only action this weekend.

Mega Millions®   is coming in hot for Friday, May 1, and the jackpot has already climbed past $178 million. If you’re thinking cash value, that’s about $79 million. Yeah, not exactly pocket change.

If you’re outside the U.S., you’re still in the game. You can jump into international lotteries through The Lotter.

And if you’re in the U.S., you can grab your tickets straight from the official Mega Millions®  site and lock in your numbers.

 

The last drawing on Tuesday, April 28 didn’t produce a jackpot winner, which is why the prize just keeps stacking higher.

The numbers pulled were 14, 36, 41, 47, 66, and the Mega Ball landed on 15. And if you’re playing, don’t overlook that Megaplier, it can boost non-jackpot wins up to 10X. That’s how smaller hits turn into something real nice.

The drawing goes down at 11 p.m. ET at the WSB-TV studio in Atlanta, Georgia, and the video gets posted shortly after on the official Mega Millions® website.

Jackpots are moving, money is getting claimed, and new chances are coming in fast. All it takes is one ticket to change everything.

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