Powerball Confirms Huge Texas Lottery Win Wednesday Night

Powerball players in Texas, there was a big winner last night and if you played the game via the Texas Lottery your Christmas plans may have just been altered by quite a bit. When it comes to lottery draw games, Powerball is one of the most popular from Dennison to Dallas and Laredo to Lewisville.

The game seems simple enough. All you have to do is select five numbers between 1 and 69 for your white ball choices. The Powerball, or the red ball, requires you to choose a number between 1 and 26. If you match all five of the white balls and the red Powerball, you're a jackpot winner.

Now, there are other prizes that you can win by playing the game. You don't have to match all the numbers to win a prize, you can get paid pretty handsomely to match only some of the numbers. Wednesday's Powerball winner in Texas did just that. They didn't win the jackpot but their ticket is still worth a "life-changing" amount.

Did Anyone Win Powerball on Wednesday Night?

Here's how the drawing played out for Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

The game's top prize on Wednesday was $240 million for the estimated annuity. The cash payout was estimated to be $113.6 million.  No ticket across the Powerball footprint matched the numbers needed to claim that prize.

There were also no Match 5 Million winners generated from last night's drawing so when you break it down, the Texas Lottery winner in Powerball was one of the largest prizes awarded in the game last night.

We have confirmed through our sources at the Texas Lottery that a ticket sold in the state matched four of five white balls and the Powerball. The ticket purchaser also opted for the Power Play which means the value of that winning ticket is $100,000.

Here are the numbers that were drawn for Wednesday's Powerball game:

01   23   25   28   61   Powerball 12   Power Play x2

The Texas Lottery revealed that 33,497 tickets sold for last night's Powerball game in the state did win a prize. If you looked at the numbers and your ticket and you think you're a winner you'll need to verify that suspicion with a visit to the Official Texas Lottery website or the Official Powerball website. 

Lotto Texas with Extra! continues to grow its jackpot as well. There was no winner on Wednesday night so that game will boast a top prize of $48.25 million when they draw on Saturday.

The big lottery draw this week will happen on Friday night when they open up the hoppers at Mega Millions. That multi-state lottery game will feature a top prize estimated to be $579 million for the annuitized jackpot. If you win and want the lump sum or cash payout you'd be getting an estimated $276.6 million before the tax man shows up at your house.

Lottery games are fun to play but they do involve a risk of losing money. If you have a gambling problem free help is available. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. The call and the referrals to counseling are available at no charge to you.