After months without a winner, two people struck it lucky – and rich – in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing. Winning tickets sold in Missouri and Texas matched all six numbers, splitting a $1.787 billion jackpot — the second-largest in U.S. lottery history.
The winning numbers drawn on September 6 were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and the red Powerball 17.
The jackpot trails only the $2.04 billion prize claimed in California in 2022.
Each winner can choose an annuity worth $893.5 million, paid over 30 years with annual increases, or a lump sum of $410.3 million before taxes.
“Congratulations to our newest Powerball jackpot winners,” said Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair. “Every ticket sold during this run supported vital programs and services in communities nationwide — and that’s worth celebrating.”
Nearly 10 million winning tickets
It wasn’t just the jackpot winners who cashed in. More than 9.9 million tickets won prizes in Saturday’s drawing. That includes 18 tickets worth $1 million each across 14 states and two tickets worth $2 million each in Kansas and Texas, thanks to the Power Play option.
The run-up to Saturday’s drawing set a new record with 42 consecutive drawings since the last jackpot was hit in California on May 31. The next Powerball jackpot resets to $20 million for Monday night’s drawing.
Top Powerball jackpots:
$2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 (CA)
$1.787 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 (MO, TX)
$1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 (CA)
$1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 (CA, FL, TN)
$1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 (OR)
