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Florida matches Powerball numbers as jackpot hits $300M

Florida Powerball – A $2 Powerball ticket won big for a Florida player Saturday, June 20, 2026, matching the winning five numbers and the Powerball. The jackpot for the next drawing on Monday, June 22, is set to rise after the Saturday rollover.

Saturday night in Florida came with the kind of clockwork lottery timing people learn to love and fear: right after the numbers came out, somebody matched the exact combination.

In the Powerball drawing for Saturday, June 20, 2026, the winning numbers were 16-20-44-48-50, with the Powerball number 15. Power Play was 2x.

Because no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday. June 17 drawing. the jackpot crossed $300 million for Saturday. The estimated cash option came in at $136.7 million. If there’s a perfect match. it would happen the night after the Juneteenth holiday or just before Father’s Day on Sunday. June 21.

For the next round, the Powerball jackpot for Monday rises to $312 million, with a $141.2 million cash prize.

The results also came with smaller but still life-altering payouts. A ticket purchased in Florida won $2 million by matching 5 plus the Power Play. Another ticket, bought in Pennsylvania, matched 5 for a $1 million prize.

Saturday wasn’t the only night in recent weeks to leave people double-checking their slips. In the Wednesday. June 17 drawing. the winning numbers were 3-26-49-53-61 with the Powerball number 12. and Power Play was 2x. That drawing also resulted in a rollover, but one ticket in California matched five numbers to win $1 million.

The next drawing is scheduled for Monday, June 22—specifically the day after the Father’s Day holiday. Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, including holidays.

After enough rolls, the odds start to sit in people’s minds like a question that won’t quit. Powerball.com says players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers, whether the jackpot is $20 million or $2 billion. Prize amounts range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.

In Florida. where lottery nights are part luck and part routine. there’s also the question of what happens after the win. Florida Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days—six months—from the date of the drawing. For the single-payment cash option, a winner has the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it.

Florida’s rules on names are strict. The Florida Lottery website says winners cannot remain anonymous because Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records including the winner’s name. city of residence. game won. date won. and amount won to any third party who requests the information. The site also states that names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250. 000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed unless otherwise waived by the winner.

The machine in the background of everyday Florida life is usually the same one: the place where people buy tickets without much ceremony. In Florida, most gas stations and some grocery stores sell lottery tickets. Publix sells tickets. and Walmart locations may too—though whether a given store sells lottery tickets depends on the state and the specific store. Many Walmart locations in Florida have self-service lottery ticket vending machines or sell tickets at the customer service desk. The Florida Lottery website also offers a “Where to Play” search tool to find a grocery store or gas station near you that sells lottery tickets.

For those who like to track the momentum. the jackpot history leading into this stretch shows just how fast numbers can climb once the rolls begin. The sequence listed for major Saturday and Monday and midweek draws runs like this: Saturday. June 20: $302 million; Wednesday. June 17: $283 million; Monday. June 15: $269 million; Saturday. June 13: $258 million; Wednesday. June 10: $238 million; Monday. June 8: $225 million; Saturday. June 6: $212 million; Wednesday. June 3: $194 million; Monday. June 1: $180 million; Saturday. May 30: $172 million; Wednesday. May 27: $154 million; Monday. May 25: $141 million; Saturday. May 23: $131 million; Wednesday. May 20: $113 million; Monday. May 18: $100 million; Saturday. May 16: $86 million; Wednesday. May 13: $69 million; Monday. May 11: $58 million; Saturday. May 9: $47 million; Wednesday. May 6: $30 million; Monday. May 4: $20 million.

The reason that $20 million figure mattered so much: Powerball reset to $20 million for Monday. May 4. 2026—Star Wars Day—after a pair of tickets in Florida and Texas matched all six numbers in the Saturday. May 2. 2026 drawing. splitting the $20 million prize. The May 2 Powerball winner from “here” will briefly remain anonymous, claiming a cash prize of $4,488,330.34, according to the Florida Lottery. The local ticket was purchased from La Caribena Grocery and Restaurant, 131 Buena Ventura Blvd., Kissimmee, Florida.

The numbers keep moving, and in this stretch, so do the chances that drive people back to the same retailers and vending machines. The next test comes on Monday, June 22 at 11 p.m. ET—when Florida will find out whether Saturday’s surge ends with a full match or another rollover.

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