(NEXSTAR) — Not one but two tickets were able to match the winning Powerball numbers drawn on Saturday, ending a recent surge in the jackpot’s value.
Ahead of Saturday’s drawing, Powerball estimated the jackpot to be $1.8 billion, but, as of Sunday morning, game officials say the prize totaled $1.787 billion, with a cash value of $820.6 million, after more than 40 consecutive drawings without a winner. It ranks as the second-largest jackpot, Powerball or Mega Millions, ever in the U.S.
Top 10 largest Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots
- $2.04 billion (Powerball): Nov. 7, 2022; California
- $1.787 billion (Powerball): Sept. 6, 2025; Missouri, Texas
- $1.765 billion (Powerball): Oct. 11, 2023; California
- $1.602 billion (Mega Millions): Aug. 8, 2023; Florida
- $1.586 billion (Powerball): Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.537 billion (Mega Millions): Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
- $1.348 billion (Mega Millions): Jan. 13, 2023; Maine
- $1.337 billion (Mega Millions): July 29, 2022; Illinois
- $1.326 billion (Powerball): April 6, 2024; Oregon
- $1.269 billion (Mega Millions): Dec. 27, 2024; California
The holders of the two jackpot-winning tickets, one each sold in Missouri and Texas, will now split the prize money. The latter, according to the Texas Lottery, was sold in Fredericksburg, located about 70 miles north of San Antonio.
This marks the twelfth Powerball jackpot-winning ticket sold in Missouri, and the third in Texas.
As abysmal as the Powerball jackpot odds are — you have a 1 in 292.2 million chance of winning — split tickets aren’t uncommon. This is the nineteenth split-ticket Powerball jackpot since 2003, including the most recent in 2022.
We may never find out who is splitting this jackpot. In Missouri, a lottery winner’s name is only released if they give the state lottery written consent. If someone wins more than $1 million while playing the lottery in Texas, they are also permitted to claim the prize anonymously.
Even if you aren’t holding one of the jackpot-winning tickets, yours may be worth at least a couple of dollars. There are eight ways to win while playing Powerball, not including the jackpot.
If you’re hoping for your chance at another record-setting prize, it may be a while.
The Powerball jackpot will now reset to $20 million, with an estimated cash value of $9.2 million. The next drawing is set for 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday.
Mega Millions, meanwhile, is an estimated $358 million, with a cash value of $164.5 million. The next drawing in that game is Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET.
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