Powerball winning numbers for Monday, January 5, 2026
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAYJanuary 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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The jackpot for the Powerball drawing on Monday, Jan. 5, stands at $86 million with a cash value of $38.8 million.
Monday’s drawing comes about a week and a half after one lucky ticket from Arkansas won the $1.8 billion Christmas Eve jackpot, which was the second-largest jackpot in the history of the game.
The ticket was sold in Cabot, which is located about 30 miles from Little Rock. Despite the astronomically large prize, it has yet to be claimed.
With the newest Powerball jackpot only hours away, here are the winning numbers.
A person holds tickets for the $1.25 billion jackpot in the Powerball lottery drawing in New York City, U.S. December 17, 2025.
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What are the winning numbers for the Jan. 5 Powerball?
USA TODAY will post the winning numbers after the lottery draw at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Top 10 Powerball Jackpots -
$2.040 billion on Nov. 7, 2022 in California
$1.817 billion on Dec. 24, 2025 in Arkansas
$1.787 billion on Sept. 6, 2025 in Missouri, Texas
$1.765 billion on Oct. 11, 2023 in California
$1.586 billion on Jan. 13, 2016 in California, Florida and Tennessee
$1.326 billion on April 6, 2024 in Oregon
$1.080 billion on July 19, 2023 in California
$842.4 million on Jan. 1, 2024 in Michigan
$768.4 million on Mar. 27, 2019 in Wisconsin
$758.7 million on Aug. 23, 2017 in Massachusetts
Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney of Wisconsin agreed years ago to split future lottery winnings. Cook followed through on that promise when he won a $22 million prize on June 10, 2020.
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1 / 17See Powerball and Mega Millions winners who hit the jackpotTennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul, left, walks with an excited Janis Goodwin, middle and Frances Davenport as they prepare to pick up their million-dollar Powerball check at the lottery headquarters in Nashville on Oct. 3, 2005.How to play Powerball
Powerball tickets are $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. You can do this at a variety of locations, including a local convenience store, gas station, or even grocery store. In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online depending on local jurisdiction.
Once you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69. The red Powerball ranges from 1 to 26. People can also add a “Power Play” for $1, which increases the winning for all non-jackpot prizes. The “Power Play” multiplier can multiply winnings by: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X.
If you want the computer to select the numbers, the “Quick Pick” option is available, too. To win the jackpot, players must match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.
Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.
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Can you get Powerball tickets online?
You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and West Virginia.
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