Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split nearly $1.8
billion jackpot
[September 08, 2025]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball players in Missouri and Texas
won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical
odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner.
The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball
number being 17. |
An electronic sign reads $1.8 billion as crowds wait in line to buy
lottery tickets at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., on
Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) |
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The winning ticket in Texas was sold at a gas
station-convenience store in Fredericksburg, according to the
Texas Lottery.
The $1.787 billion prize, which was the second-largest U.S.
lottery jackpot in history, followed 41 consecutive drawings in
which no one matched all six numbers. The last drawing with a
jackpot winner happened May 31.
Powerball’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to
generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over
when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far
better for the game’s many smaller prizes. There are three
drawings each week.
Each ticket holder will have the choice between an annuitized
prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million.
Both prize options are before taxes. If a winner selects the
annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed
by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year. Powerball
tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus
Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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