Powerball player just misses $154 million jackpot in Texas — but still wins big
A Powerball player in Texas narrowly missed the $154 million jackpot but still won a big prize.
The lottery player scored $100,000 during the Feb. 12 drawing, according to the Texas Lottery.
The ticket matched four of the five winning numbers and the red Powerball. It also had a Power Play of 2x.
No one won the jackpot, so the prize for the Feb. 15 drawing has grown to an estimated $172 million with a cash value of $79.7 million, according to the Powerball website.
The winning numbers were 21, 32, 36, 45 and 49, with a Powerball of 18, the lottery said.
A ticket purchased in Mississippi won $2 million after a player matched five numbers but not the Powerball and spent an extra $1 on the Power Play option, doubling their prize.
More than 270,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot was last won Saturday, Jan. 18, when an Oregon player hit the $329 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
What to know about Powerball
To score the 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.
