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Powerball player wins $150,000 in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

Nobody won the grand prize Aug. 16, which. rises to an estimated $605 million, with a cash value of about $273.4 million
Nobody won the grand prize Aug. 16, which. rises to an estimated $605 million, with a cash value of about $273.4 million Getty Images/iStockphoto

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly reflect the winning Powerball numbers.

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A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $150,000, just missing the $579 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched four winning numbers. the Powerball and the Power Play multiplier in the drawing Saturday, Aug. 16, the Texas Lottery said.

The lucky ticket was sold at Forney Quick Mart in Forney, which is about a 50-mile drive east from Fort Worth, lottery officials told McClatchy News in an email.

Two other Texas players won $50,000 prizes. Those tickets were sold at a Brookshire Brothers in Onalaska, which is about an 85-mile drive north from Houston, and Cork N Bottle in Royse City, which is about a 65-mile drive northeast from Fort Worth, officials said.

The winning numbers were 23, 40, 49, 65 and 69 with a Powerball of 23. The Power Play multiplier was 3x.

Powerball jackpot rises

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $605 million, with a cash value of about $273.4 million, for the next drawing Monday, Aug. 18, the national Powerball site said.

More than 1 million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot was last won May 31, when a California player hit the $204.5 million 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.

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This story was originally published August 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM with the headline "Powerball player wins $150,000 in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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