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Last night's Powerball drawing did not produce a winner, marking the 46th consecutive no-win game, but nine tickets matched five numbers, each worth $1 million. The jackpot will now grow to an estimated $1.7 billion for the next drawing, which will be the 47th in a row without a winner and the fourth-largest in U.S. history.
The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to $900 million, making it the eighth-largest in the game's history and nearing the $1 billion mark, with the next drawing scheduled for November 11. The jackpot has reached this level only three times since the record $1.602 billion was won in August 2023, and the game continues to attract large ticket sales across multiple states.
The Missouri Lottery announced that one of the two winning Powerball tickets for the September 6, 2025, drawing, worth $893.5 million, was purchased at QuikTrip in St. Louis, setting a new state record for jackpot winnings. The other ticket was bought in Texas, and the Missouri winner has until March 5, 2026, to claim their prize.
A lottery ticket sold in Ozone Park, Queens, matched five numbers and the Mega Ball, winning a record-setting $476 million jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing on April 14. The cash value of the jackpot after taxes is $156.7 million. The winning numbers are 23-27-41-48-51 and the Mega Ball is 22. The previous record jackpot prize of $437 million was won on Jan. 1, 2019, by New Life LLC of Huntington on Long Island.