When a Connecticut man lost his lottery ticket, he “didn’t think too much of it.” However, fate had other plans. Looking “for some superstitious fun” on Friday, June 13, Russell Ruff of Somers bought a Powerball ticket for the drawing the next day, Connecticut Lottery officials said in a July 7 news release. The ticket, though, vanished.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: (five, nine, twenty-five, twenty-eight, sixty-nine, Powerball: five, Power Play: two)

Here are Wednesday’s winning lottery numbers: The estimated Powerball jackpot is $216 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $98.4 million.

A night to remember for Minnesota Lottery players, with a $50,000 Powerball winner in Shakopee and a $53,869 North 5 ticket sold in Baxter, excitement builds for Saturday's $234 million jackpot.

According to the lottery website, nine lucky players matched five out of five numbers correctly in the Wednesday, July 9, drawing to win the game’s second-tier prize of $1 million. One of those tickets also matched the game’s Power Play to double their winning to $2 million.

The winner hails from Wayne County, and says they plan on using the money to pay off their home and take a trip.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The winning numbers are in for the Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Powerball drawing for a jackpot estimated at $216 million. Wednesday’s numbers are 5-9-25-28-69 Powerball 5 Power Play 2x. The Classic Lotto numbers are 15-22-35-42-45-47 Kicker 518499.