Powerball player wins $2 million prize in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $2 million but missed the $163 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Power Play but not the Powerball in the drawing Monday, Sept. 16, the Texas Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize,which rises to an estimated $176 million, with a cash value of $89.4 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, Sept. 18, the national Powerball site said.
The winning numbers were 8, 9, 11, 27 and 31 with a Powerball of 17, the lottery said. The Power Play was 5, but the million-dollar prize only doubles with the Power Play.
The winning Texas ticket was sold at a Speedy Stop convenience store in Bay City, which is about an 80-mile drive southwest from Houston.
Powerball tickets sold in Arkansas and Virginia won $1 million prizes.
More than 390,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $250,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed since Aug. 19, when a California player won the $44 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
What to know about Powerball
To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published September 17, 2024 at 8:19 AM.