Texas Lottery – $139.3 Million Powerball Winner Confirmed

Sources at the Texas Lottery in Austin, Texas have confirmed the news that was shared by Powerball late Wednesday night. That news? We have a winner. A single ticket purchased for the July 3, 2024, Powerball drawing has matched the numbers needed to claim the game's jackpot prize.

When compared to recent history last night's Powerball win was "quick". The most recent previous jackpot winner in the game came less that one month ago. There was a jackpot winner for the June 12th drawing. That ticket earned a top prize of $222.6 million. The winning ticket on June 12th was purchased in New Jersey.

But that was then and this is now. Wednesday's Powerball game featured an estimated annuitized jackpot of $139.3 million. Here is how that drawing unfolded.

The numbers that we saw rolling out of the hopper last night were:

02   26   33   55   57   Powerball 22     Power Play x2

Use those as a reference but please verify your tickets and your winnings at the Official Texas Lottery Website or the Official Powerball Website.  Those sites allow you to check multiple ticket numbers. And, they can offer you official information on prize redemption should you happen to be holding a winning ticket.

Texas has had some big Powerball wins already this year. Among those winners are a million dollar ticket that was sold in San Antonio, a three million dollar winner sold in Houston, and more than a handful of $50,000 and $150,000 winners and that's just since January of 2024.

Last night's big winner of $139.3 million purchased their Powerball ticket in Ohio. There were three Match 5 Million winners generated by last night's drawing as well. Two of the million dollar winners were sold in California. The other million dollar winner came from Pennsylvania.

Your next chance at financial freedom or at least one hell of a spending spree comes on Friday when the Mega Millions game will draw again. That game boasts an estimated top prize of $162 million.

The jackpot for Saturday's Powerball will reset to the game's official starting amount of $20 million and we will start building toward another life changing jackpot. The Texas Lottery will also hold a drawing for Lotto Texas with EXTRA! on Saturday. Lotto Texas recently created a $29 million winner. However, the current top prize in that game is $6 million.

Please remember that most lottery tickets purchased do not produce a return on your investment. So, only spend money that you can afford to lose. If you have a gambling problem please call 1-800-GAMBLER. The call and the referrals are free. Good Luck.