Powerball $20M Rolls Again — 9 Straight Draws Ties 2026's Longest Streak

Wednesday night's draw 2615 sent Powerball to $20 million — and made it nine straight draws without a winner, tying the longest rollover streak of 2026.

Here's the full picture from the night, where the streak now stands, and what Saturday could bring.

The Wednesday 26 August result

• Powerball: not won — $20 million rolls to Saturday 29 August
• Lotto Division 1: 4 winners, each taking $250,000 (the $1M pool split four ways — the same 4-winner split as Saturday's draw 2614)
• Strike Division 1: $700,000 not won, rolling to Saturday
• Winning numbers: 11, 13, 14, 21, 27, 39 with Powerball 8 (Strike: 39, 27, 14, 11)

The streak that ties the record

Powerball has now rolled over nine times since 29 July:

That matches the longest run of 2026 — the nine draws from 10–30 May, which built the jackpot to a $25M headline before draw 2591 paid out $28.2 million to a single ticket.

What Saturday means

The advertised prize for Saturday 29 August is $23 million. If it isn't won:

• The streak moves to ten draws — a new 2026 record, and the longest rollover since at least early 2025.

If it is won, someone takes home a jackpot bigger than any Powerball win so far this year — the largest 2026 payout to date was the Ashburton family's $28.2 million in June.

The honest maths

Every ticket has a 1 in 53,737,320 chance of winning Powerball Division 1 today (this draw ran under the old 10-ball pool, where it was 1 in 38,383,800), and every draw is independent — a nine-draw streak doesn't make Saturday's draw any more likely to hit. What it does mean is a bigger pool, more players, and — if you're the one — a genuinely life-changing cheque.

My advice stays the same: play what you can comfortably afford, treat it as entertainment, and enjoy the ride while the streak lasts.