Powerball Winners of $1.787 Billion Jackpot Likely Won’t Ever Be Known
Posted on: September 10, 2025, 12:34h.
Last updated on: September 10, 2025, 12:42h.
- Last Saturday’s Powerball jackpot winners can remain anonymous
- The winning players were sold in Texas and Missouri
The winners of the Saturday, September 6, Powerball jackpot likely won’t ever be known, at least publicly.
Last weekend, two life-changing lottery wins were delivered by Powerball. After 41 drawings without a ticket matching the five white balls and red Powerball, two plays on the 42nd draw matched all six drawn numbers to split a $1.787 billion jackpot.
The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and 17. The two tickets that overcame the odds of 1 in more than 292.2 million were sold in Missouri and Texas. The winners have 180 days from September 6 to come forward to claim either the full amount of their prize paid out over 29 years or a one-time cash option.
Since two tickets hit, the winners have the choice of $893.5 million paid via an annuity or immediate cash of $410.3 million. Both are before federal taxes of 37%.
The winner in Texas has a bit of additional fortune in that the Lone Star State doesn’t consider lottery winnings as income and, therefore, doesn’t further tax the Powerball windfall. The winner in Missouri isn’t so lucky, as the Show-Me State requires lottery winners to show the government 4.7% of their lottery loot.
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The $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot was the second-largest win in US lottery history. Major lottery winners typically opt for the one-time cash, as sound investing has traditionally been able to outpace the lottery’s annuity, which is largely based on the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate.
In Texas, the $410.3 million cash payout would be immediately reduced by $151.8 million in federal taxes, resulting in a net payout of $258.5 million to the winner. In Missouri, the $258.5 million would be further reduced to $246.35 million after Missouri takes its $12.15 million cut.
One benefit the owners of both tickets have is that their states allow them to remain anonymous. While the majority of the 45 state-run lotteries require winners to allow their identities to become part of the public record, a regulation designed to promote the integrity and public’s trust in the lottery, some states allow winners to remain anonymous. Texas and Missouri are two of them.
Missouri allows lottery winners of all prize levels to keep their identity confidential. Texas allows only winners who are redeeming prizes of $1 million or more to remain anonymous.
Each state requires winners to request anonymity at the time of their prize redemption.
Where Does Powerball Hit Most?
According to Lottery Post, Indiana has accounted for the most Powerball jackpots with 39 wins. Saturday’s win in Missouri marked the 32nd Powerball jackpot won in the state. It was only the third Powerball jackpot won in Texas.
Saturday’s winning ticket in Texas was sold at Big’s gas station in Fredericksburg, roughly 75 miles west of Austin in wine country. The Missouri play was purchased at the QuikTrip store at 12110 Lusher Road in St. Louis.
The QuikTrip store will receive a $50K bonus for selling the winning ticket. The Big’s store in Texas will receive $250K. State lotteries determine how much of a bonus retailers receive for selling Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot winners.
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Joan - if you had taken the money that you spent on lottery tickets and instead invested it in a S&P 500 index fund, the growth of your investment over time would have guaranteed you a win. I have heard of people who tallied up their lottery spending only to realize that they had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on lottery tickets over periods lasting decades. Even if they had simply saved that money in a bank account instead of investing it, they would have accumulated an amount greater than the total amount that they ever won from the lottery. There is a reason why state lotteries are exempt from truth in advertising laws -- the hope that they offer is a false one! For more information, the "Out of Luck" documentary is a great place to start.
I am so happy for the people who win.,and felth sorry for the ones who don't win, although very one cant win, just the thought of a possible win can make a person feel so hopeful, ,and like the saying if you play you have a chance, I'f you don't play. You do not have a chance. I played for a long time and never won anthing, and eventually gave up with the thougĥt. It was not meant for me, but the thought that i could win. Was exciting .