Saturday's Powerball jackpot was worth an estimated $59 million.

One lucky person has won the first Powerball jackpot of 2026, with the option to receive an annuity of $209.3 million or a lump sum of $95.3 million.

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The lottery player won Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot of $209.3 million claimed their prize. The player who chose to remain anonymous for 90 days, arrived at lottery headquarters on Thursday. They chose the lump sum payment of $95.3 million and after taxes, took home $68.6 million.

The lucky lottery player who won the big $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve has claimed their prize nearly a month later. On Thursday, Jan. 22, Powerball announced that the winner stepped forward to claim their prize. The lottery player chose to remain anonymous.

To win the tremendous prize, the winner matched all five white numbers drawn and the red Powerball -- 4, 25, 31, 52, 59 PB: 19 -- in the Dec. 24 Powerball drawing. The player won a jackpot worth $1.817 billion, after no one had won the jackpot for a record 47 consecutive drawings.

The Powerball jackpot climbs to $57 million as players look at the odds ahead of the next drawing.

The winner of a $209.3 million Powerball jackpot in Halifax County last week has claimed their prize, lottery officials said Tuesday.

BetMGM Online Casino broke the bank in 2025 to the tune of awarding over $122 million to jackpot winners. MGM Grand Millions was one of the top progressive jackpot slots for multiple winners.