Powerball player just misses $89 million jackpot — but still wins big in Texas
A Powerball player in Texas just missed the $89 million jackpot but still took home a $100,000 prize.
The player matched four out of the five winning numbers, plus the Powerball, for the April 12 drawing, according to a the Texas Lottery.
The player doubled their $50,000 prize by adding the Power Play.
The winning numbers were 16, 22, 44, 45, 53 and a Powerball of 19.
No one won the jackpot, which has since climbed to $100 million, with a cash prize of approximately $44.8 million, for the next drawing Monday, April 14.
More than 460,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000.
What to know about Powerball
To score the 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.
This story was originally published April 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM with the headline "Powerball player just misses $89 million jackpot — but still wins big in Texas."
