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$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Houston; $850 million jackpot drawing Wednesday night

Houston Public Media News 88.7 | By Kyle McClenagan

Published August 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM CDT

A rack with cards bettors can use to choose their own numbers to purchase lottery tickets for the Saturday, Oct. 29, drawing of the Powerball lottery are on a counter at a market in Prospect, Pa., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.

A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold in Houston on Monday. But an estimated $850 million jackpot is still up for grabs with the next drawing scheduled for Wednesday night.

The million-dollar Powerball ticket with all five matching white-ball numbers was purchased in Southeast Houston at the Broadway Food Store at 3602 Broadway St., according to theTexas Lottery. A winner has not yet come forward. The winning numbers on Monday were 16, 19, 34, 37 and 64. The sixth number, the red Powerball number, was 22.

The next drawing will take place Wednesday night at 10 p.m. According to the Powerball website, the estimated jackpot for Wednesday night is $850 million, with a cash value of $383.7 million. The deadline to purchase a ticket is 9 p.m.

To win the jackpot, players must get all five white numbers and the red Powerball number correct. Numbers for the five white balls must be between 1 and 69, while the red Powerball number must be between 1 and 26.

There are a total of 9 ways to win, but the jackpot is only awarded if a player gets all six numbers correct. The jackpot amount continues to grow until it is won.

Powerball tickets currently cost $2 per play in Texas, but an additional dollar can multiply the potential winnings by a random multiplier that's announced at each drawing.

Winning tickets must be claimed no later than 180 days after the date of the drawing. Retailers that sell jackpot-winning Powerball tickets are eligible to receive bonuses of up to $1 million.