Who wants to be a billionaire? Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is worth $1 billion

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Aug 12, 2026
You could probably forget the commute if you win a billion dollars, your chance of becoming a billionaire is tonight.
That's right. Tonight's Powerball jackpot drawing is up to one billion dollars.
I feel like I have to say it like that.
The news tells Lauren Dew is hoping to be somebody's lucky charm and Edison and Lauren, we still have to Venmo you.
We're going to try to do a news poll here. Cool, rather.
Sure, we're here. Yeah, let's do it.
Everyone said we were going to write everyone's name down so we know how to like divvy it up.
But I'll tell you what, doing this lottery story, we're looking at a Porsche dealership.
We got Mercedes Benz down there and then we got Land Rover.
So the options that you could do with that money is outrageous.
You could literally do anything. But you know what?
We talked to someone early this morning who said that he would just help people out.
He would give back to everyone here in New Jersey.
So that was a welcome first conversation that we had about this lottery.
But yeah, if you're playing tonight, that jackpot is up to one billion dollars.
The cash option is four hundred and thirty three million.
The jackpot ranks as the eighth largest in Powerball history.
It's the largest so far this year.
All you got to do is pay two bucks for one ticket.
Powerball drawing is tonight at ten fifty nine right on the dot.
Your odds at winning the million dollar jackpot about one in nine hundred and two hundred and ninety two million.
So good luck to everyone playing.
We're in Addison. Come talk to us this morning.
Tell us what you would do with one billion dollars.
I know what I would do.
We're in Addison still.
Lauren, do you still have New Jersey?
Do tell. Yes, Lauren.
What would you do?
Oh, are you kidding me?
I would leave, guys.
I would go. Where are you going to get the biggest house at the Jersey Shore?
Stay there. Yeah.
Jersey Shore. All right.
She's not going too far.
She's a Jersey girl.
Lauren, thank you.
