Will the Powerball jackpot top $800 million for the Aug 12 drawing?
100% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 2 predictions cast.
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million ahead of the Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, drawing, clearing the $800 million threshold, according to CNN Business and Fox Business. The jackpot grew after no ticket matched all six numbers in the Monday, Aug. 10, drawing (white balls 6, 37, 54, 55, 64; red Powerball 10), extending a streak to 43 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The rollover made the prize the eighth-largest in Powerball's history. A winner in the Aug. 12 drawing could choose an annuitized payout of about $929 million over 30 years or a lump-sum cash option of roughly $402.4 million before taxes. Powerball drawings are held three times a week, and the odds of matching all six numbers are fixed at about 1 in 292.2 million regardless of ticket sales, meaning a long winless streak like the one preceding this jackpot reflects the game's fixed odds rather than any change in format. The community forecast on this question was unanimous, with all recorded votes correctly anticipating the jackpot would exceed $800 million by the Aug. 12 drawing.