Arkansas lottery players could win life-changing jackpots with tonight’s Powerball® and LOTTO drawings. 

The Powerball® jackpot is $786 million for the Aug. 5 drawing. Surpassing a $768.4 million jackpot from 2019, this jackpot is the draw game’s ninth-highest of all time. Powerball was last won at $20 million in May, and the game has produced five jackpots in 2026 alone. 

Powerball drawings occur every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets cost $2 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m. on draw nights.

For an additional $1, players can purchase the optional Power Play® multiplier, which can increase non-jackpot winnings by up to 10 times.

Tonight’s LOTTO jackpot is $2.141 million. Played and won only in Arkansas, the game offers in-state lottery players a chance to win big prizes. More than 3,000 winning tickets were sold for the Aug. 1 LOTTO drawing, including seven tickets worth $1,500 and one ticket worth $25,000.

LOTTO drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $2 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 8:59 p.m.

Powerball and LOTTO are available for purchase at licensed Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) retailers and through retailer apps from ASL’s Play on the Go partners. For more information about the Play on the Go options, visit the Where To Play page on the ASL website.

One Columbia County resident has already started celebrating his biggest win yet.

Christopher T. won $200,000 playing Xtreme Multiplier, a $10 instant ticket, and claimed his prize at the ASL Claim Center on Aug. 3.

The winning ticket was sold at EZ Fuel Stop 107, 1016 E. Main Street in Magnolia.

Christopher stopped for gas on his lunch break when he thought, “Let me just grab a few tickets.” He had planned to buy two scratch-off games, but something told him to purchase a third. He spotted the Xtreme Multiplier ticket and, having previously won $10 on the game, decided to take another chance.

With just a few minutes left before it was time to return to work, Christopher scratched off the Xtreme Multiplier ticket. To his shock, it held a $200,000 top prize. He rushed to share the good news with his daughter.

“I just had to tell somebody,” Christopher told lottery officials.

The lucky winner plans to save most of his winnings and take care of his family.

Two $200,000 top prizes remain on Xtreme Multiplier.

For more information about draw games or instant games, visit MyArkansasLottery.com.

About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $8.6 billion and returned more than $1.6 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 873,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. As of June 30, 2026, the lottery has awarded more than $5.8 billion in prizes to players, more than $487 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $461 million in state and federal tax revenue.

Follow the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Visit MyArkansasLottery.com for more information on scholarships, winners, games, odds, promotions – and to join The Club for free. To get help with problem gambling, contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.

For the Aug. 5 drawings, the Powerball® jackpot is $786 million, and the LOTTO jackpot is $2.141 million.

Christopher T. of Columbia County won $200,000 playing the Xtreme Multiplier instant game.