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Powerball players just miss $404 million jackpot — but still win big in Texas

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Two Powerball tickets sold in Texas won $100,000 each, just missing the $404 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The tickets matched four winning numbers, the Powerball and the Power Play multiplier in the drawing Saturday, Nov. 1, the Texas Lottery said. Another ticket sold in Texas won $50,000 .

The winning numbers were 2, 26, 43, 44 and 62 with a Powerball of 22. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.

Powerball jackpot rises

Nobody won the jackpot, which rises to an estimated $419 million, with a cash value of about $198 million, for the next drawing Monday, Nov. 3, the national Powerball site said.

More than 690,000 other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.

The Powerball jackpot was last won Sept. 6, when players in Missouri and Texas split the $1.787 billion 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.

Don Sweeney

The Sacramento Bee

Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 25 years. He has been a real-time reporter based at The Sacramento Bee since 2016.

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