Springfield, IL (CHAMBANA TODAY) – Two lucky Powerball players in Illinois are waking up millionaires after matching five winning numbers—just one number shy of the full jackpot—during Saturday’s historic $1.787 billion drawing, the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, according to the Illinois Lottery.
While the record-setting jackpot was split between ticket holders in Texas and Missouri, Illinois players had a strong showing:
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Two Illinois tickets matched five white balls (11, 23, 44, 61, 62) but not the red Powerball (17), earning their holders $1 million each.
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Five more Illinois tickets won $50,000 each, and
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Four tickets claimed $100,000 each by adding the Power Play multiplier, which doubled the standard prize.
Across the country, winners also emerged in California, Kansas, Texas, and other states:
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Tickets in Kansas and Texas used the Power Play multiplier to boost their winnings to $2 million.
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Players in Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, West Virginia, and more each took home $1 million by matching five numbers.
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In California, where prizes are based on ticket sales and number of winners, two tickets won $1.5 million each.
In total, more than 9.9 million winning tickets were sold across the U.S., with prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000.
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232 players matched four white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000, and
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90 players doubled that to $100,000 with the 2x Power Play multiplier.
The winning numbers from the Saturday, Sept. 6 drawing were: 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and Powerball 17.
The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
With the jackpot now claimed, the Powerball grand prize resets to $20 million for the next drawing on Monday, Sept. 8, with a cash value of $9.2 million.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held at 9:59 p.m. CT every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, and are streamed online.
