A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $100,000, just missing the $474 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Nov. 8, the Texas Lottery said.
The lucky ticket was sold at a Kroger store in Willis, which is about a 50-mile drive north from Houston.
The winning numbers were 3, 53, 60, 62 and 68 with a Powerball of 11. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
Powerball jackpot rises
Nobody won the jackpot, which rises to an estimated $490 million, with a cash value of about $228.9 million, for the next drawing Monday, Nov. 10 the national Powerball site said.
Nearly 850,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.
The Powerball jackpot was last won Sept. 6, when players in Missouri and Texas split the $1.787 billion grand prize.
What to know about Powerball
To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.
This story was originally published November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM.
Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 25 years. He has been a real-time reporter based at The Sacramento Bee since 2016.
