Did You Win? Powerball Numbers Are In for Saturday’s $20 Million Drawing
The numbers are officially in for the latest Powerball drawing, and every ticket holder for the modest $20 million jackpot is scrambling to see if they’re holding a life-changing slip of paper. The estimated cash value for the Saturday night prize stood at $9.1 million.
Here are the winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, January 24, 2026:
White Balls: 02, 16, 35, 61, 63
Red Powerball: 05
Power Play Multiplier: 3X
Initial results indicate that while many players won smaller prizes, no ticket matched all six numbers to claim the jackpot. This means the prize money will roll over and continue to climb ahead of the next drawing on Monday night.
A Return to the Starting Line
This $20 million prize marks the starting line for a new jackpot cycle, which always comes right after a big win. Powerball reset after a single ticket sold in North Carolina claimed the massive $209.3 million grand prize just days earlier on Wednesday.
That North Carolina winner was the second big success story in less than a month. The headlines were dominated earlier this month by news that an Arkansas resident finally came forward to claim the staggering $1.8 billion jackpot from the Christmas Eve drawing, an amount that stood as the second-largest lottery prize in US history. That lucky ticket holder opted for the one-time, pre-tax cash payment of $834.9 million.
For players dreaming of a similar payday, a jackpot winner has a difficult choice to make: receive the full advertised amount through an annuity paid in 30 graduated installments over 29 years, or take the smaller, but immediate, cash lump sum. The advertised jackpot is always the annuity option before federal and state taxes.
The Long Odds of the Lottery Dream
As the jackpot begins its journey back to triple-digit millions, it’s worth remembering the long odds stacked against every player. The chance of matching all five white balls and the red Powerball is approximately 1 in 292.2 million.
Even if you didn’t hit the jackpot, there are plenty of other prizes available. Matching all five white balls but missing the Powerball will still net a cool $1 million, a prize that jumps to $2 million if you purchased the optional Power Play feature and the multiplier drawn is 2X or more. Checking your ticket carefully for the smaller prize tiers is always a good idea.
Be sure to double-check your numbers against the official results, and good luck for the next drawing! The countdown to the next life-changing jackpot has already begun.
