Jackpot.com said play activity is rising as the Powerball jackpot reaches an estimated $1 billion for Wednesday night's drawing, marking the first billion-dollar Powerball prize of 2026, the biggest U.S. lottery jackpot of the year and the eighth-largest in the game's history. The company said the current streak has lasted 44 consecutive draws since the top prize was last won on May 2, when two tickets in Florida and Texas split $20 million, making it the second-longest jackpot run in Powerball's 34-year history. The cash option for Wednesday's draw is estimated at $433.1 million. If no ticket wins on Wednesday, the run would tie the all-time record on August 17 and set a new one on August 19. Jackpot.com operates as a licensed lottery courier service in seven states and said users can order tickets through its app, where official state lottery tickets are secured on a player's behalf and scanned into the account. The release also highlighted responsible gambling tools including deposit limits, spend limits and self-exclusion.