Powerball players wins $1 million in Ohio as $1.8 billion jackpot hit in US
Two Powerball tickets sold in Ohio won $1 million as two other tickets sold in the U.S. hit the $1.787 billion jackpot.
Tickets sold in Missouri and Texas matched five winning numbers and the Powerball to split the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history in the drawing Saturday, Sept. 6, the national Powerball site said.
Each top winner will have the choice of an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million, national lottery officials said.
In Ohio, two players matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball to win $1 million, the Powerball site said.
Tickets sold in Kansas and Texas matched five winning numbers and the Power Play multiplier but not the Powerball to win $2 million.
Tickets sold in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball to win $1 million each.
Two players in California, which adjusts lottery prize amounts based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners, won $1.5 million each, the California Lottery said.
Across the US, 232 players matched four numbers drawn and the Powerball to win $50,000, and 90 more added the Power Play multiplier to win $100,000.
The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62 with a Powerball of 17, the Ohio Lottery said. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
Powerball jackpot resets
The jackpot resets to an estimated $20 million, with a cash value of about $9.2 million, for the next drawing Monday, Sept. 8, the national Powerball site said.
More than 9.9 million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot was previously won May 31, when a California player hit the $204.5 million grand prize.
What to know about Powerball
To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published September 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM with the headline "Powerball players wins $1 million in Ohio as $1.8 billion jackpot hit in US."