Two Powerball players win big in Texas. Where were the winning tickets sold?

Two Powerball tickets sold in Texas each won $1 million, just missing out on the estimated $656 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The tickets matched five winning numbers in the drawing Monday, March 18, but not the Powerball, the Texas Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $687 million, with a cash value of approximately $327 million, for the next drawing Wednesday, March 20, according to the national Powerball site.

The winning numbers were 10, 17, 20, 39 and 44, with a Powerball of 16.

The winning tickets were sold at a convenience store in Donna and a gas station in Houston, lottery officials said.

More than 63,000 other tickets sold in Texas won prizes from $4 to $300, the Texas Lottery said.

Tickets sold in Florida, Maryland, Minnesota and Virginia also matched five numbers but not the Powerball.

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 cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times 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 March 19, 2024 at 6:08 AM with the headline "Two Powerball players win big in Texas. Where were the winning tickets sold?."