$1.00B Lottery Jackpot Amount only Multi-sourced

$1.00B Powerball jackpot

venue not named in reporting · August 14, 2026

Prize confirmed, venue not named in reporting

$1,000,000,000 was paid out on August 14, 2026.

Measured against everything on file, this one sits at number 4 of 471.

The figures above come from reporting by Fortune; the original article is linked below.

Source

Original headline $1 billion Powerball jackpot won by single ticket sold in Illinois

Indexed from a headline by Fortune. 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 15 other outlets — which is why this entry is treated as confirmed rather than single-sourced:

Powerball player in Illinois wins $1 billion jackpot ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 2026-08-14
Eastern WA Powerball player wins big as $1 billion jackpot is claimed Yahoo · 2026-08-13
Single ticket wins Powerball’s $1 billion jackpot denisonforum.org · 2026-08-13
Idaho Powerball player scores six-figure prize as $1 billion jackpot is claimed Idaho Statesman · 2026-08-13
Someone hit the Powerball: 1 ticket wins $1 billion jackpot PennLive.com · 2026-08-13
California player wins six-figure Powerball prize as $1 billion jackpot claimed Sacramento Bee · 2026-08-13
We may never know who won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot. Here's why WFAA · 2026-08-13
Powerball jackpot of $1 billion won by Illinois resident - Courier-Post Courier-Post · 2026-08-13
Powerball Player in Illinois Wins $1 Billion Jackpot, 8th Largest Prize in Lottery’s History People.com · 2026-08-13
Powerball player in Illinois wins $1 billion jackpot WRAL · 2026-08-13
Single ticket sold in Illinois wins $1 billion Powerball jackpot wandtv.com · 2026-08-13
Illinois Powerball Player Wins $1 Billion Jackpot—But Here's Why They Won't Become A Billionaire Forbes · 2026-08-13
Single ticket bought in Illinois wins $1 billion Powerball jackpot NBC News · 2026-08-13
One lucky winner hits the $1 billion Powerball jackpot NBC 5 Chicago · 2026-08-13
Someone in Illinois just won $1 billion in Powerball — and we may never know who CNN · 2026-08-12