What Were the Powerball Numbers on Wednesday, April 8, 2026?

Powerball Numbers on April 8, 2026: Powerball is a popular lottery game in the United States. Players pick five white-ball numbers and one red Powerball number. Drawings are held three times a week. People play because jackpots can become very large. Even if no one wins the top prize, smaller cash prizes are also available.

Powerball Jackpot Drop

The Powerball jackpot had dropped back to $20 million for Wednesday night after one winning ticket from Delaware took the $231 million top prize in Monday’s drawing. For the April 8, 2026 draw, the winning white balls were 3, 16, 17, 42, and 52. The red Powerball was 3, and the Power Play was 2x. The official Powerball site also said there were no jackpot winners in this draw.

Next drawing

Because no one matched all the numbers on Wednesday, the top prize rolled over once more. That means the jackpot for the next drawing has gone up to $35 million, with a cash option of $15.9 million before taxes. The next Powerball drawing is set for Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 10:59 p.m. ET.

#Powerball results are in.
Here are the winning numbers for tonight,
Wednesday, Apr. 8
3-16-17-42-52 − 3 PB − 2x PP#lottery #lotto #loteria pic.twitter.com/MWTu3EBYFs
— Lottify (@LottifyApp) April 9, 2026

What Players Should Know

A Powerball ticket costs $2, and the game’s jackpot odds are very long. Powerball says the chance of winning the top prize with one ticket is 1 in 292,201,338. Still, the game also has smaller prizes, and these can range from $4 to $1 million or more depending on how many numbers a player matches. If someone adds the Power Play option for $1 more, many non-jackpot prizes can become bigger.

#Powerball was not hit tonight.
Jackpot for Saturday, Apr. 11 has increased to $35,000,000! 💰💵💰
Good Luck!
#lottery #lotto #loteria #jackpot pic.twitter.com/PJhTSngFQ2
— Lottify (@LottifyApp) April 9, 2026