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Powerball player wins $2 million prize in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $398 million.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $398 million. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $2 million but just missed the $381 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Power Play, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, March 15, the Texas Lottery said.

The winning ticket was sold at a QuikTrip in San Antonio, lottery officials said.

Other Texas players also won $50,000 and $150,000 prizes. A ticket sold in Massachusetts won $1 million in the drawing.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $398 million, with a cash value of about $185.7 million, for the next drawing Monday, March 17, the national Powerball site said.

The winning numbers were 12, 28, 33, 36 and 54, with a Powerball of 5, the lottery said. The Power Play multiplier was 3x.

More than 715,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, 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.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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