Florida Lottery saw record sales after $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot - WFTV

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Lottery is celebrating a record-breaking week of sales following the recent $1.787 billion Powerball® jackpot, which ranked as the second largest in Powerball history and the second largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.

Two jackpot-winning tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, split the historic prize. Each ticket holder had the option of receiving an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump-sum cash payment of $410.3 million.

Florida players joined in the excitement with millions of winning tickets sold across the state, including 123 prizes worth $50,000 or more, of which five were $1 million wins. The jackpot run also generated unprecedented sales momentum in Florida, with the week ending September 7, 2025, becoming the fourth-highest Powerball sales week of all time at $97.25 million, and the third-highest draw game sales week ever at $139.18 million. Beyond sales, the excitement also carried over online, driving historic engagement across the Lottery’s digital platforms during the jackpot run.

“Floridians showed incredible enthusiasm throughout this jackpot run, and that excitement translated into a meaningful impact for education,” said Florida Lottery Secretary John F. Davis. “Every ticket purchased during this historic cycle not only gave players a chance to win, but also helped fund opportunities for students across our state.”

Florida has a proud history of sharing in record jackpots, including the world-record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016 alongside California and Tennessee. Since joining Powerball in 2009, Florida has celebrated more jackpot winners than any other state, while the game itself has generated more than $3.16 billion for education in Florida.

With this most recent jackpot cycle alone, the Florida Lottery generated approximately $88.28 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), continuing its commitment to supporting Florida students and schools.

ABOUT POWERBALL

Powerball® holds the current world record for largest national lottery jackpot at $2.04 billion. Since its first drawing in 1992, the game has helped generate more than $36 billion for good causes supported by U.S. lotteries. More than half of all proceeds from the sale of a Powerball ticket remain in the jurisdiction where the ticket was sold. Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Powerball drawings are also live streamed on Powerball.com.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $49 billion to enhance education and sending more than one million students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,600 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid over $103.95 billion in prizes and created more than 4,300 millionaires.

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