HOUSTON — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Texas for Saturday night’s drawing is likely waking up happy today. That ticket brought in a cool million dollars.
The ticket was bought at a Road Ranger along I-35 in Moore, Texas, which is southwest of San Antonio. It matched five of five numbers, but missed out on the Powerball. Saturday night’s winning numbers were, 6, 33, 35, 36 and 64 with a Powerball of 24.
The Texas ticket was the only Powerball ticket in the country to match five of five numbers. No one won the big jackpot, which now rolls over to an estimated $131 million.
Saturday night’s drawing comes a day after another Texas ticket fetched $3 million. A ticket sold in Houston for Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing also matched five out of five number. That ticket missed the Mega Ball and now that jackpost has grown to $489 million for Tuesday's drawing.
When is the Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. Eastern every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What are my chances of winning the Powerball?
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
Over the past few years, huge lottery jackpots have become more common as lottery officials have changed the rules and ticket prices to boost top prizes.
Powerball's biggest change came in 2021 when officials decided to add a Monday drawing to its weekly lineup of Wednesday and Saturday evening drawings. At the time of the announcement, Powerball proclaimed the addition of the Monday drawing would lead to "larger, faster-growing jackpots."
What are the largest Powerball jackpots?
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.76 billion – Oct. 11, 2023
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $848.4 million - Jan. 1, 2024 - MI
- $768.4 million– March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 million– Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
- $754.6 million– Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
- $731.1 million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
- $699.8 million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
What are the largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
- $2.04 billion: Powerball - Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.76 billion – Oct. 11, 2023
- $1.586 billion: Powerball – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.58 billion: Mega Millions – Aug. 8, 2023 – FL
- $1.537 billion: Mega Millions – Oct. 23, 2018 - SC
- $1.35 billion: Mega Millions - Jan. 13, 2023 - ME
- $1.337 billion: Mega Millions - July 29, 2022 - IL
- $1.08 billion: Powerball – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $1.05 billion: Mega Millions - Jan. 22, 2021 - MI
- $848.4 million: Powerball - Jan. 1, 2024 - MI
