Powerball Lottery Players in Missouri and Texas to Split Nearly $1.8 Billion Jackpot
An electronic sign reads $1.8 billion as crowds wait in line to buy lottery tickets at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2025. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
DES MOINES, Iowa—Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner.
The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17.
