Money as crisp as leaves in the fall.
A Powerball player in New Jersey won the $847 million jackpot Wednesday night, ending a two-month drought.
The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, 56 and the red Powerball 21.
The unidentified ticket holder can choose between the estimated $835 million jackpot or a one-time cash sum of $363.1 million.
It is the 9th largest Powerball prize in game history, beating out the $768.4 million winner by 24-year-old Manuel Franco at a gas station in suburban Milwaukee, Wisc., on March 27, 2019.
Wednesday night’s drawing is the first time the Powerball jackpot was won since an Illinois player struck gold on Aug. 12, when a ticket holder cashed in on the $1.04 billion prize.
The multi-millionaire, who chose to remain anonymous, selected the one-time lump sum of $450.5 million.
The lucky Illinois winner only spent $2, purchasing one Quick Pick ticket at the Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh convenience store in Quincy, Ill.
Wednesday’s jackpot hit marks the ninth time Powerball’s largest prize was won in 2026.
August’s billion-dollar win remains the largest of the year and the eighth-largest all time.
The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.
