Edwin Castro of California claimed $2.04 billion on 2023 Valentine’s Day holiday. A Florida Publix sold a winning ticket worth $1 million for Feb. 14, 2026, draw.
Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire on Presidents’ Day? As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.”
While there was no jackpot win over Valentine’s Day weekend, there was a Florida ticket with a big win.
The Valentine’s Day Powerball had jumped to $146 million for the Saturday, Feb. 14, draw. Another rollover catapulted the grand prize to $154 million for Monday, Feb. 16, which happens to be Presidents’ Day. The one-time cash option for the federal holiday, pending there’s a winner, of course, would be $72.2 million. Monday, Feb. 16, winning Powerball numbers were 16-18-19-56-58 and the Powerball was 6. Power Play was 3x. We’ll see if there’s a perfect match.
In case you’re wondering, Saturday’s winning Powerball numbers were 23-43-58-60-64 and the Powerball was 24. Power Play was 2x. Though those numbers produced another rollover, it wasn’t all bad news: Two tickets, including that one purchased in Florida and the other in New Hampshire, won big Saturday night as both matched 5 more $1 million prizes. Publix, 2551 SE Highway 70, Arcadia, Florida, sold the winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million in the 2026 Valentine’s Day drawing.
Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long you have to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery. Good luck!
Anyone win Florida Lottery? Powerball numbers for Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 Presidents’ Day holiday? 16-18-19-56-58 and the Powerball was 6
Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. Monday, Feb. 16, Presidents’ Day winning Powerball numbers were 16-18-19-56-58 and the Powerball was 6. Power Play was 3x. We’ll see if there’s a winner or another rollover on one of the year’s patriotic holidays.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
The grand prize last reset to $20 million after one ticket from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, matched in the Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, Powerball drawing for $209 million.
The current Powerball streak started Saturday, Jan. 24, one month after someone won $1.817 billion in the Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve Powerball drawing. That winning ticket, purchased from a Murphy USA gas station at a Walmart Supercenter in Cabot, Arkansas, was claimed Jan. 22, 2026. The winner elected to stay anonymous.
Below is a recap of drawings and rollovers in the current streak and how much the jackpot has increased over time.
- Monday, Feb. 16, or Presidents’ Day: $154 million
- Saturday, Feb. 14, or Valentine’s Day: $146 million
- Wednesday, Feb. 11: $126 million
- Monday, Feb. 9: $113 million
- Saturday, Feb. 7: $102 million
- Wednesday, Feb. 4: $80 million
- Monday, Feb. 2, Groundhog Day: $65 million
- Saturday, Jan. 31: $57 million
- Wednesday, Jan. 28: $43 million
- Monday, Jan. 26: $30 million
- Saturday, Jan. 24: $20 million
When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers whether the jackpot is $20 million or $2 billion. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Biggest lottery winner ever Edwin Castro, known for $2.04 billion Powerball, claimed the cash on Valentine’s Day
Saturday, Feb. 14, Powerball drawing was on Valentine’s Day. Here’s a look back at the significance of that holiday for one very lucky winner.
Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, sole winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball drawing on Nov. 7, 2022, opted for the lump sum, which was just shy of $1 billion, according to the California Lottery. Castro bought the ticket that matched all five numbers plus the Powerball from Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California.
Declining to appear on camera, Castro claimed his prize on Feb. 14, 2023 − Valentine’s Day − and received a check from the California Lottery for $997.6 million. In California, it is public record to know who won a Powerball, Mega Millions or California Lottery jackpot and where the winning ticket was sold. Rules vary in other states, such as Florida, where it is public record to know who won a lottery jackpot, though winners in that state can claim their grand prize through a trust or LLC.
In October 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported Castro walked away with $768 million.
What are Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Feb. 16, 2026, or Presidents’ Day:
10. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
9. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
8. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
7. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California
6. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon
5. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
4. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California
3. $1.787 billion — Sept. 6, 2025; Missouri and Texas
2. $1.817 billion — Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve holiday: Cabot, Arkansas
1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion for Mega Millions and Powerball? Biggest lottery prizes in US history
As of Feb. 16, 2026, or Presidents’ Day, there have been 14 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
- $2.04 billion Powerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California
- $1.817 billion Powerball prize, Dec. 24, 2025, Christmas Eve: Anonymous winner purchased ticket from Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, Arkansas
- $1.8 billion Powerball prize, Sept. 6, 2025, anonymous winner in St. Louis, Missouri, and Seven Bridges Revocable Trust of Fredericksburg, Texas
- $1.73 billion Powerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023, Theodorus Struyck of California
- $1.586 billion Powerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California, Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee
- $1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
- $1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
- $1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine
- $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois
- $1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng “Charlie” Saephan and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao, all of Oregon
- $1.269 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, Rosemary Casarotti of California
- $1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in Neptune, New Jersey
- $1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
- $1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan
Does Walmart sell lottery tickets? Where to buy lottery tickets in Florida
In Florida, most gas stations and some grocery stores sell lottery tickets. It’s harder to find a gas station that doesn’t sell Powerball, Mega Millions, Florida Lottery and scratch-off tickets than it is to find one that does.
Publix also sells lottery tickets and is known for selling many winning tickets. A lesser-known location is Walmart. Whether the Walmart location closest to you sells lottery tickets depends on your state and the store. Many Walmart locations in Florida have self-service lottery ticket vending machines or sell lottery tickets at the customer service desk.
You can use the “Where to Play” search tool on the Florida Lottery website to find a grocery store or gas station near you that sells lottery tickets.
(This story was updated to include new information.)
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