This Saturday, Houstonians have a chance to win not just one, but TWO jackpot prizes.
, which rose to $35.5 million with an estimated cash value of $21.7 million.
“We know Texas Lottery players are excited to play for a pair of big jackpot prizes on Saturday night, as the Powerball and Lotto Texas jackpot prizes reign as the top two jackpot prizes currently up for grabs not just in the United States, but in all of North America – and what’s most exciting is that only Texas Lottery players have the chance to win them both on the same night,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery.
The largest prize ever for Powerball was an estimated $2.4 billion, which was won in November by someone in California. Lotto Texas had his largest jackpot in June 2004, with an estimated $145 million dollar prize. The winning ticket was sold in El Paso. Both drawings are scheduled for Saturday -- with the Powerball drawing scheduled for 9 p.m. Central, and Lotto Texas at 10 p.m. Central.A graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown, Ana moved to H-Town from sunny southern California in 2015. In 2020, she joined the KPRC 2 digital team as an intern. Ana is a self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, a catmom of 2, and an aquarium enthusiast. In her spare time, she's an avid video gamer and loves to travel.
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