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## Winning ticket drawn in New Jersey for $847 million Powerball jackpot

By Chris Boyette, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN

Updated: 2:48 PM EST, Thu November 5, 2026

Source: CNN

A single Powerball ticket in New Jersey has won an estimated $847 million
after matching all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, the company said
Thursday.

The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, 56, and red Powerball 21, with a
Power Play multiplier of 2x.

The winner has the option to take a one-time payment of $363.1 million or an
annuity paid out over 29 years.

There were no winners for the $2 million and $1 million Match 5 prizes.

The winning ticket was sold at a Wegmans grocery store in Montvale, which is
set to receive a $30,000 bonus check.

Wegmans store manager Nick Tassi accepted the giant check on Thursday,
announcing that the money would go straight to the company’s Check Out Hunger
campaign, aimed at raising funds for local food banks.

Wednesday’s jackpot was the ninth-largest prize in game history and the
second-largest prize so far this year, according to game officials. Powerball
updated the jackpot from $835 million, raising it from the 10th-largest prize
in game history.

“Good afternoon, and welcome to the luckiest town in the United States,”
Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali said at a news conference Thursday afternoon
celebrating the win.

James Carey, executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, offered some advice
to the unknown winner: First, sign the back of the ticket, take a picture of
it and put it somewhere safe.

“And then I would tell your most trusted friend, ‘Hey, I won the Powerball
ticket,’” Carey added.

Next, the winner would be wise to call a lawyer, a tax accountant and a
financial adviser, Carey said.

“This is an extraordinary amount of money, and you’re gonna need help from
professionals that deal with things like this all the time,” he said.

The last time the Powerball jackpot was won was August 12, when a lucky player
claimed a $1.04 billion jackpot in Illinois.

Powerball drawings take place three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday, at 10:59 p.m. ET. The jackpot will reset to $20 million for
Saturday’s drawing.

The odds of winning Wednesday’s jackpot were extremely slim, at an estimated 1
in 292.2 million, according to the lottery.

This jackpot cycle was the first in which players in the United Kingdom had
participated from the beginning of the multi-drawing stretch, following the
expansion of ticket sales to the country in July.

It also marks the first time a lottery outside the US has contributed to the
Powerball jackpot, according to the lottery.

_This story has been updated with additional information._

CNN’s Lauren Mascarenhas contributed to this report.

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