Powerball Winning Numbers: Results for Saturday August 22 drawing for the $68 Million jackpot

P owerball players across the United States are waiting for the winning numbers from the Saturday, August 22, 2026 drawing, with an estimated $68 million jackpot up for grabs.

At the time of writing, the official Powerball website lists the August 22 drawing as “Results Pending,” meaning the winning combination has not yet been officially posted. The estimated cash value of the jackpot is approximately $29.2 million.

That means players should be cautious about social media posts or unofficial websites claiming to have the final numbers before the official result is published. Powerball's own draw-results page remains the authoritative source for the winning combination.

The jackpot has reached $68 million after there was no jackpot winner in the previous drawing on Wednesday, August 19. That draw produced the numbers 10, 21, 58, 61, 64 and Powerball 17, with a 2X Power Play. No ticket matched all six numbers required to claim the jackpot.

What are the Powerball numbers for August 22?

The winning numbers for Saturday, August 22, 2026 have not yet been officially released.

The official Powerball website currently shows:

- White balls: Results pending

- Powerball: Results pending

- Power Play: Results pending

- Estimated jackpot: $68 million

- Estimated cash value: $29.2 million

The Powerball drawing is held three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, giving players several opportunities to compete for the growing jackpot. A standard play costs $2, while the Power Play option costs an additional $1 and can multiply eligible non-jackpot prizes.

Players need to match all five white numbers and the red Powerball to win the jackpot. There are also eight other prize tiers, meaning a ticket does not necessarily have to match all six numbers to win money.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are extraordinarily low at approximately 1 in 292.2 million. However, the game offers smaller prizes for different combinations, with prizes starting at $4.

Previous Powerball results

The most recent drawing before Saturday's event took place on Wednesday, August 19.

There was no jackpot winner, helping push the estimated prize to $68 million for Saturday.

The cash option attached to a jackpot can be considerably smaller than the advertised annuity value. For Saturday's drawing, official Powerball information puts the estimated cash value at about $29.2 million.

A jackpot winner can generally choose between receiving the advertised annuity through a series of payments or taking the cash option, with taxes applying to lottery winnings.

For anyone holding a ticket for Saturday night's draw, checking the numbers against the official Powerball results is particularly important. Winning tickets must be validated and claimed according to the rules of the jurisdiction where they were purchased.

The key point for now is that there is no confirmed winning combination for August 22 available yet.

Once the drawing takes place and the numbers are verified, the official Powerball results page will provide the definitive numbers and information on whether the $68 million jackpot was won or rolls over to the next drawing.