This is the first jackpot of $100,000 or more at Coast casinos in 2026 after 31 hit in 2025. “We are super excited to have the first statewide area progressive of the new year hit at Beau Rivage,” said Steven Mink, Beau Rivage senior manager of slot operations.

A Powerball player in Virginia missed out on the colossal $1.817 billion jackpot by just one number, but still walked away with a modest $100,000 payout.

A Powerball ticket came just one number short of the historic jackpot but still secured a large prize. There was one Powerball drawing during the holiday period that made everyone so excited. One of the participants came so close to claiming the massive $1.8 billion prize money.

The life-changing win came just as 2026 began, dwarfing the previous year's largest jackpot by nearly $750,000.