$1.04B Lottery Jackpot Amount only Multi-sourced

$1.04B Powerball jackpot

venue not named in reporting · August 13, 2026

Prize confirmed, venue not named in reporting

Prize: $1,040,000,000as reported
Lottery: PowerballUS
Winner from: ILas stated in reporting
Reported: August 13, 2026South Philly Review

$1,040,000,000 was paid out on August 13, 2026.

Measured against everything on file, this one sits at number 3 of 471.

The figures above come from reporting by South Philly Review; the original article is linked below.

Source

Original headline Delaware County Store Sells $100,000 Powerball Ticket as Illinois Claims $1.04 Billion Jackpot

Indexed from a headline by South Philly Review. We couldn't resolve a stable link to the full article, so this entry carries only what the headline stated.

The same figure was reported independently by 16 other outlets — which is why this entry is treated as confirmed rather than single-sourced:

Powerball jackpot won August 12 was $1.04 billion. Where it ranks Lohud · 2026-08-13
Illinois Lottery Ticket Sold in Quincy Wins $1.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot RiverBender.com · 2026-08-13
Check your tickets, Illinois: One Powerball ticket wins $1.04 billion jackpot Alton Telegraph · 2026-08-13
$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in Illinois; Florida player wins $1 million WPEC · 2026-08-13
CHECK YOUR TICKETS! Wednesday night’s $1.040 billion Powerball jackpot was won out-of-state, but four lucky Massachusetts players are waking up richer. facebook.com · 2026-08-13
We have a winner! Single ticket hits $1.040 billion Powerball jackpot Greenville Online · 2026-08-13
A ticket hits $1.040 billion Powerball jackpot. Plus $1 million NC win The Asheville Citizen Times · 2026-08-13
Illinois player wins $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot; Florida player wins $1 million WPLG Local 10 · 2026-08-13
Single Powerball ticket hits $1.04 billion jackpot, 8th-largest ever Cincinnati Enquirer · 2026-08-13
One winner claims the $1.040 billion Powerball jackpot North Platte Post · 2026-08-13
WINNER! 1 lucky ticket hits Powerball jackpot worth $1.04 billion in drawing on Wednesday, Aug. 12: See where the winning ticket was sold WKYC · 2026-08-13
Powerball jackpot winner: $1.04 billion prize won by single ticket sold in Illinois ABC7 New York · 2026-08-13
$1.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot Won in Illinois MyNewsLA.com · 2026-08-13
IL Player Wins $1.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot Patch · 2026-08-13
Single Powerball ticket sold in Illinois wins $1.04 billion jackpot, eighth-largest in US history Fox Business · 2026-08-13
Powerball ticket holder in Illinois wins $1.04 billion jackpot nypost.com · 2026-08-13