Powerball player just misses $249 million jackpot — but still wins big in Texas
A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $100,000 but just missed the $249 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched four of five winning numbers, the Powerball and the Power Play in the drawing Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Texas Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $272 million, with a cash value of about $124. million, for the next drawing Saturday, March 1, the national Powerball site said.
The winning numbers were 28, 48, 55, 60 and 62, with a Powerball of 20, the lottery said. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
Nearly 410,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot was last won Jan. 18, when an Oregon player hit the $329 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.