A newsstand in Manhattan advertises the latest Powerball Jackpot, now reaching $1.8 billion, on September 05, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Two Powerball tickets in Missouri and Texas matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing to split a $1.8 billion jackpot.
Saturday’s jackpot was the second-largest ever won and ended a record 42-week run without a jackpot winner.
Saturday Powerball numbers
The winning numbers in the Saturday, Sept. 6 Powerball drawing were white balls 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and red Powerball 17. The Power Play multiplier was 2.
Each winner will have the choice between $893.5 million in annuity payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million, before taxes.
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Nationwide, 18 tickets matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. The $1 million-winning tickets were sold in California (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois (2), Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas (2) and West Virginia. Note:
Two tickets matched all five white balls and increased their winnings to $2 million each, by including the Power Play® option for $1 more at purchase. The $2 million-winning tickets were sold in Kansas and Texas.
There were also 232 tickets that won $50,000 prizes and 90 tickets that won $100,000 prizes.
In the Double Play drawing, two tickets in Florida and Maine won $500,000 each after matching all five black balls.
Monday’s Powerball jackpot
What's next:
For the next drawing on Monday night, the Powerball jackpot resets to $20 million. The 10X Power Play multiplier will be available for play since the advertised jackpot is below $150 million.
How Powerball works
The backstory:
Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.
The Source: This report includes information from Powerball.