Powerball Winner — January 21, 2026
Winning numbers for the Wednesday January 21, 2026 Powerball drawing. Use the calculator below to see what this jackpot would mean after federal and state tax.
Winning numbers
January 21, 2026
- Draw time (ET)
- Jan 21, 2026, 10:59 PM
- Advertised jackpot
- $209M
- Cash value
- $95.3M
- Power Play
- 2x
Winners
- Jackpot winners
- 1 winner in NC
- Match 5 + Power Play ($2M)
- None
- Match 5 ($1M)
- None
Was there a Powerball winner on January 21, 2026?
Yes. One Powerball ticket sold in NC matched all six numbers on January 21, 2026 and won the $209M advertised jackpot. The winner can take the 30-year annuity at the headline $209M or a cash lump-sum value of approximately $95.3M, before federal and state tax.
Why this draw matters
This draw is more than a number archive: 1 jackpot-winning ticket was reported for a $209M advertised jackpot, with a cash value of $95.3M. For a cash winner, the tax story starts with 24% federal withholding, then layers in the 37% top-bracket estimate, ticket-state tax, and residency rules.
- Previous jackpot
- Unknown
- This jackpot
- $209M
- Next estimate
- Pending
- Match 5 winners
- 0
Prize tier breakdown
All nine prize tiers with the number of winning tickets for this draw. Power Play prizes use the 2x multiplier drawn this night (Match 5 is locked at $2M regardless of multiplier).
| Match | Powerball prize | Powerball winners | Power Play prize | Power Play winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 white + Powerball | Jackpot | 1 | — | — |
| 5 white | $1,000,000 | 0 | $2,000,000 | 0 |
| 4 white + Powerball | $50,000 | 8 | $100,000 | 1 |
| 4 white | $100 | 207 | $200 | 79 |
| 3 white + Powerball | $100 | 606 | $200 | 225 |
| 3 white | $7 | 14,788 | $14 | 5,337 |
| 2 white + Powerball | $7 | 12,526 | $14 | 4,479 |
| 1 white + Powerball | $4 | 95,554 | $8 | 33,772 |
| Powerball only | $4 | 219,172 | $8 | 77,129 |
What would a jackpot win cost in tax?
If your ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball on this draw, you would have claimed the advertised jackpot for January 21, 2026. Plug an amount and state into the calculator below to see federal withholding, top-bracket federal tax, state tax, and take-home.
Use the current advertised jackpot to see today's number, or any historical amount to model a what-if for this draw date.
Cash lump-sum tax snapshot by state
The table below uses $95.3M as the cash lump sum and applies 2026 tax assumptions across representative states. California reflects its state lottery exemption, New York and Oregon show high-tax pressure, while Florida and Texas represent no-state-income-tax outcomes.
| State | Cash value | Federal estimate | State tax | Estimated take-home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida (0%) | $95.3M | $35.2M | $0 | $60.1M |
| Texas (0%) | $95.3M | $35.2M | $0 | $60.1M |
| California (0%) | $95.3M | $35.2M | $0 | $60.1M |
| New York (10.9%) | $95.3M | $35.2M | $10.4M | $49.7M |
| Oregon (9.9%) | $95.3M | $35.2M | $9.4M | $50.7M |
Estimate uses single filing status, cash payout mode, and this site’s 2026 tax configuration. It does not model local tax, credits, deductions, trusts, or residency adjustments.
Winning numbers and Power Play multipliers come from NY State Open Data dataset d6yy-54nr, refreshed after each Powerball drawing. Per-draw jackpot, cash value, and prize-tier winner counts are scraped from the official powerball.com draw-result page. Federal and state tax assumptions are documented in /methodology. Powerball is a registered trademark of the Multi-State Lottery Association; this page is an independent educational record.
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