The Powerball jackpot rose to $174 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing. Check here for the winning numbers for July 2, 2025.

A Powerball player in Texas won $50,000, just missing the $175 million jackpot. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, July 2, the Texas Lottery said. The lucky ticket was sold at H-E-B in Katy, about a 30-mile drive west from Houston, according to lottery officials.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $190 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.