Powerball, Texas Lottery Confirm Monumental Win in Wednesday Draw

The Texas Lottery was part of the multi-state Powerball drawing last night. And once again as the Eyes of Texas were watching, Powerball produced another big win in the Lone Star State. Just as a point of reference, do you know how many Powerball jackpot winners have come from Texas-sold tickets?

Of the two high-profile multi-state games available across the nation Texas has been playing Powerball since 2010 but has been playing Mega Millions since 2003. The state certainly has seen more Mega Millions jackpot wins than Powerball wins. In fact, only two Powerball jackpots have ever been won by Texas-sold tickets.

The first Texas Powerball jackpot win came in 2013 when a ticket sold in Bells, Texas earned the game's jackpot prize of $40 million. The second Texas Powerball jackpot came in 2015 when a consortium out of Princeton Texas earned the game's jackpot prize of $564 million.

Was there another Texas Powerball jackpot win on Wednesday? Let's find out.

Unfortunately, there is not a new Texas millionaire to introduce you to this morning. I know you were hoping to meet that millionaire in your mirror this morning, weren't you?

Our sources at Powerball did confirm no tickets across the game's footprint matched the numbers needed to win the $30.8 million top prize. No tickets sold for Wednesday's game earned a Match 5 Million prize either.

However, our sources at the Texas Lottery did confirm that a Lone Star State ticket did earn the largest prize awarded in Wednesday night's drawing. Let's check the numbers to see if you're holding that lucky ticket.

What Were The Powerball Numbers for April 2, 2025?

Based on what we saw rolling out of the hopper on Wednesday evening:

05   17   41   64   69   Powerball 1   Power Play x2

If you're holding a ticket that looks like it's a winner, there were 18,468 winners sold in Texas last night, then you'll want to verify that ticket. To do that, visit the Official Texas Lottery Website. You can also get important prize redemption details when you verify online.

Texas Ticket Wins Top Powerball Prize on Wednesday Night

We are aware that at least one Texas ticket matched four of the five white balls with the Power Play invoked. So that prize is doubled from $50,000 to $100,000. Only one other ticket sold for Wednesday's game earned that much cash.

The Lotto Texas with Extra! jackpot continues to rise. It's now at $10 million for next Saturday's drawing. Powerball will be an estimated $47 million when they draw in that game, also on Saturday.

Friday is Texas' Last Chance to Play Mega Millions

The Mega Millions Lottery will hold its final drawing under its current rules and prize structure on Friday, April 4th. The game will "reinvent itself" with new rules, new pricing, new prizes, and a "better player experience" when the drawing is held on April 8th.

Mega Millions has always done well in Texas, I am confident the changes will be embraced by lottery players across the state, especially when the larger prize payouts start to kick in. See all the changes for Mega Millions, here.

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