{"id":28762,"date":"2025-09-07T16:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/powerball-lottery-players-in-missouri-and-texas-to-split-estimated-1-8-billion-jackpot\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T16:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:52:06","slug":"powerball-lottery-players-in-missouri-and-texas-to-split-estimated-1-8-billion-jackpot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/powerball-lottery-players-in-missouri-and-texas-to-split-estimated-1-8-billion-jackpot\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split estimated $1.8 billion jackpot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<br \/> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">article<\/span>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game\u2019s three-month drought without a big winner.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The winning ticket in Texas was sold at a gas station convenience store in Fredericksburg, according to the Texas Lottery.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, followed 41 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers. The last drawing with a jackpot winner happened on May 31.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Powerball\u2019s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game\u2019s many smaller prizes. There are three drawings each week.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The estimated $1.8 billion jackpot would go to a winner who opts to receive 30 payments over 29 years through an annuity. Winners almost always choose the game\u2019s cash option, which for Saturday night\u2019s drawing would be an estimated $826.4 million.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information for this article was provided by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>    LotteryNews <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>article Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game\u2019s three-month drought without a big winner. What we know: The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17. 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What we know: The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17. 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