Gamers in Missouri and Texas gained the almost $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot Saturday night time, the second largest prize in U.S. lottery historical past, after greater than three months with no large winner.
Two fortunate tickets — one bought in Missouri, the opposite in Texas — matched all six numbers in Saturday’s drawing, in accordance with Powerball.
The profitable numbers in Saturday night time’s drawing had been: 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62 with Powerball 17.
The profitable ticketholders, who will share the jackpot, can select between a lump sum money cost of $410.3 million or $893.5 million unfold out over 30 annual funds that improve by 5% every year.
An digital signal reads $1.8 billion as crowds wait in line to purchase lottery tickets on the Bluebird Liquor retailer in Hawthorne, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.
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Saturday’s drawing was the forty second for the reason that Powerball jackpot was final gained on Could 31 in California. The present streak has tied the sport’s file for probably the most consecutive drawings with no jackpot winner.
With last ticket gross sales, the Powerball jackpot got here in at $1.787 billion, the group mentioned, which is the second largest within the sport’s historical past.
The percentages of profitable the jackpot had been 1 in 292.2 million, whereas the general odds of profitable any prize are 1 in 24.9.
High 10 US lottery jackpots
- $2.04 billion – Powerball, November 2022 (California)
- $1.79 billion (present Powerball jackpot)
- $1.76 billion – Powerball, October 2023 (California)
- $1.60 billion – Mega Thousands and thousands, August 2023 (Florida)
- $1.59 billion – Powerball, January 2016 (California, Florida, Tennessee)
- $1.54 billion – Mega Thousands and thousands, October 2018 (South Carolina)
- $1.35 billion – Mega Thousands and thousands, January 2023 (Maine)
- $1.34 billion – Mega Thousands and thousands, July 2022 (Illinois)
- $1.33 billion – Powerball, April 2024 (Oregon)
- $1.27 billion – Mega Thousands and thousands, December 2024 (California)
