Two winning Powerball tickets sold after jackpot swells to second-largest ever
Two tickets in Texas and Missouri matched the winning numbers drawn Saturday night for the Powerball’s $1.79 billion jackpot.
The grand prize, which is the second-largest in game history, has an estimated cash value of $820.6 million, according to the lottery. The two winners will split the money.
The largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won came on Nov. 7, 2022, when a California player won the $2.04 billion prize.
The white balls drawn on Saturday were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62. The red Powerball was 17. The Power Play was 2X.
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“Congratulations to our newest Powerball jackpot winners and the Missouri Lottery and Texas Lottery for selling the winning tickets,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, said in a statement.
“Each $2 ticket sold during this Powerball jackpot run gave players a chance at the prize, while also supporting vital public programs and services in their communities — and that’s worth celebrating!” he continued.
The two winners will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment worth $410.3 million. If a winner chooses the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.
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Both prize options are before taxes.
In addition to the jackpot winners, 18 players won $1 million by matching all five white balls. Two players won $2 million by selecting the optional Power Play multiplier and matching all five white balls.
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The jackpot now resets to $20 million for its next drawing on Monday.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball tickets are $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Vance reveals Trump’s late-night calls and why he’s not rushing a 2028 decision
Vice President JD Vance stopped short of confirming a 2028 White House run during an appearance on My View with Lara Trump Saturday night, but he acknowledged the possibility—noting if he does his job well, “the politics will figure itself out.”
Vance, whose resilience amid an upbringing marked with family turmoil and economic hardship won over the nation, said he “doesn’t like thinking about” a potential presidential bid and insisted his attention remains on his current role.
“If we do a good job in 2025 and 2026, then we can talk about the politics in 2027,” Vance said. “I really think the American people are so fed up with folks who are already running for the next job, seven months into the current one.”
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The second-in-command added if he ends up running, he knows he will have to work for it.
“There are a lot of great people,” Vance said. “If I do end up running, it’s not going to be given to me—either on the Republican side or on the national side. I’m just going to keep on working hard. … [This] may be the most important job I ever had, outside of being a father to those three beautiful kids. So I’m going to try to do my best job, and I think if I do that, the politics will figure itself out.”
When asked specifically about potential 2028 Democratic candidates, he noted most of them “obviously have very bad records.”
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Vance mainly focused on discussing his own ticket, praising President Donald Trump’s relentless work ethic and trusting leadership style and explaining the president “doesn’t have an off switch.”
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“Sometimes, the president will call you at 12:30 or 2 a.m., and then call you at 6 a.m. about a totally different topic,” Vance said. “It’s like, ‘Mr. president, did you go to sleep last night.’ … What’s made this so much fun is the president, all the time, just saying, ‘JD you go and do this,’ or ‘JD you go and talk to these leaders about this particular issue.’ That ability to delegate and trust his people has been really amazing.”
West Point alumni association cancels planned ceremony honoring Tom Hanks
The official West Point alumni association has canceled an awards ceremony later this month for veterans advocate Tom Hanks, according to a report.
Hanks, who is known for military movies like “Saving Private Ryan” and “Forrest Gump,” was also a former President Joe Biden supporter who has criticized President Donald Trump in the past.
He has received backlash from Trump supporters for his recurring MAGA character Doug on “Saturday Night Live,” who has appeared in “Black Jeopardy” sketches.
He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Barack Obama in 2016.
Retired Army Col. Mark Bieger, president and CEO of the West Point Association of Graduates, sent the news of the cancellation in an email to members, according to the Washington Post.
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Hanks had been set to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award for “outstanding” non-West Point graduates who exemplify “Duty, Honor, Country.”
The ceremony was scheduled to be held on Sept. 25.
“This decision allows the Academy to continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight, and win as officers in the world’s most lethal force, the United States Army,” Bieger wrote in the email, according to the Post.
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Bieger didn’t specify if just the ceremony was canceled or if Hanks would no longer receive the award.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the alumni association and reps for Hanks for comment.
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The group announced Hanks would receive the award in June.
“Tom Hanks has done more for the positive portrayal of the American service member, more for the caring of the American veteran, their caregivers and their family, and more for the American space program and all branches of government than many other Americans,” Honorable Robert A. McDonald, Class of 1975, WPAOG Board Chairman, said in a statement at the time.
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Hanks called the honor “simply astounding,” adding, “West Point’s legacy of leadership, character, and service to the nation is a powerful example for all Americans. To be recognized by an institution whose graduates have shaped our country’s history through selfless service is both humbling and meaningful.”
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In the announcement, the association also noted Hanks serving as a spokesperson, along with the late Sen. Bob Dole, for the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., his serving as national chairperson of the D-Day Museum Capital Campaign, and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation naming its veterans caregiving award the Tom Hanks Caregiver Champion Award.
Florida football suffers embarrassing defeat after player’s vile conduct costs team
Florida Gators defensive lineman Brendan Bett was ejected from Saturday night’s upset loss to South Florida after he spit on one of his opponents.
The crucial moment came on the Bulls’ game-winning drive. Bett came face-to-face with South Florida offensive lineman Cole Skinner and spit right into the player’s facemask.
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Bett was immediately ejected from the game with 2:07 left to play and the Gators were assessed a 15-yard penalty. Seven plays later, Nico Gramatica nailed a 20-yard field goal to give South Florida the 18-16 win.
Bett is a redshirt sophomore who transferred from Baylor. He played in 10 games for the Bears in 2023 but was redshirted during the 2024 season. He saw some action off the bench in the Texas Bowl. He played in 15 defensive snaps against Long Island last week.
South Florida picked up another huge win. The team knocked off No. 25 Boise State last week, 34-7. This time, Florida was the No. 13 team in the nation.
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Bulls quarterback Byrum Brown had 263 passing yards and a touchdown pass in the win. He also picked up 66 yards on the ground. Eight different South Florida receivers had catches.
Gators quarterback D.J. Lagway had 222 passing yards, a touchdown pass and an interception. Jadan Baugh added 93 yards on the ground. Florida went up one point early in the fourth quarter. But the team punted on back-to-back drives.
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The spitting incident is the second that has captured the attention of the football world. Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected from Thursday night’s NFL opener against the Dallas Cowboys for spitting on Dak Prescott.
Woman who ‘deliberately’ torched congregation’s ‘spiritual home’ learns her fate
A Texas woman was sentenced to six years in prison in connection with a 2023 arson attack on a church in Washington state, according to federal prosecutors.
Natasha Marie O’Dell, 38, was sentenced Thursday on three felonies for the arson of Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church in Snohomish County, Washington, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced.
O’Dell pleaded guilty earlier this year to arson, damage to religious property and obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.
“This offense was devastating and dangerous,” U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead said at the sentencing hearing on Thursday. “Ms. O’Dell deliberately set fire to a church, causing complete destruction.”
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“The scope of the destruction is staggering. You burned down the spiritual home of a congregation … The wounds you have inflicted deepen for each day they are away from their home,” the judge added.
The judge will determine a restitution payment at a later date.
O’Dell was visiting family when she set fire to the church in Maltby on Aug. 25, 2023.
She was linked to the fire through cell phone records, credit card records and surveillance video, according to the plea agreement and the federal indictment.
The investigation tied O’Dell to credit card purchases at a service station, where she purchased some lighters and a container with just over a gallon of gasoline.
Despite the church being destroyed, part of the security system’s video surveillance survived the fire and captured O’Dell moving around the church with a red gasoline container.
In the footage, she was seen emptying the container on the exterior walls of the church and items around the building. O’Dell then moved out of the camera’s view and fire could be seen growing in the areas where she poured gasoline.
O’Dell admitted to prosecutors that she told multiple people she was angry about churches, specifically Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church. She later told another person that she planned to burn a nearby church.
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The fire resulted in more than $3.2 million in damages to the church, which has incurred additional costs by renting a nearby middle school to hold their services multiple times a week.
A firefighter was injured while fighting the flames and was transported to an emergency room.
“Ms. O’Dell acted with extreme disregard for community safety when she poured more than a gallon of gasoline on the church building and used a lighter to start the blaze,” Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller said in a statement. “This conduct put anyone inside the church, the neighbors around the church, and the firefighters who responded in extreme danger. It is fortunate that only one firefighter suffered injuries.”
White House takes shot at Stephen King after he makes prediction about Trump voters
Liberal author Stephen King predicted there would be a cultural backlash to President Donald Trump in the coming decades, leading some of his supporters to deny ever voting for him.
In an interview with UK newspaper The Sunday Times, the prolific writer defended his outspoken criticism of Trump on social media. King acknowledged he was “aware” some of his fans may support Trump but said he felt it was his duty to speak up.
“It’s a question, like the song says, ‘Which side are you on?’” he said.
King suggested that future history books would portray Trump negatively and that Trump’s supporters would be quick to disassociate from him.
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“There’s a story about the home run that was heard around the world,” King told the outlet. “There are… tens of thousands of people who will say, ‘I saw [the baseball player Bobby Thomson] hit that home run,’ and there were only, like, 5,000 people in the stands that day. So I think the opposite is true [with Trump]. Twenty or 30 years down the line, when I’ll be dead, and you’ll be old, I think a lot of people are going to say, ‘Well, I never voted for Trump.’”
King pointed to his 1979 book “The Dead Zone” as having foreshadowed Trump’s presidency, saying few would have believed fiction could become reality.
“Nobody would have believed where we are today, with Gestapo agents in the street — they call themselves ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], but they’re basically guys that are armed, they are wearing masks, they have huge amounts of money to spend, and they are everywhere,” he said.
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White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement to Fox News Digital, “Since Stephen has spent so long writing fiction, it’s understandable that he’d have no grasp on reality.”
King, who has nearly seven million followers on X, wrote on Sept. 1 that Americans would turn against Trump by the next election.
“Trump and his greedhead cronies may get a big surprise in spite of their efforts to rig the 2026 election. They could find themselves swamped by a blue wave,” King wrote. “Americans are wising up to the fact that Trump is turning the American dream into a nightmare.”
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King has been a longtime critic of Trump and Republicans. During Trump’s first term in office, King called for his impeachment and compared the detention of migrant families to one of his horror novels.
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Sydney Sweeney shares diet behind physical transformation for role in boxing movie
Sydney Sweeney shared some of the secrets behind her dramatic transformation for her role as legendary boxer Christy Martin in the new movie “Christy.”
During a Q&A session after the film’s premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday, the 27-year-old actress, who gained more than 30 pounds to play Martin, detailed how her preparations included intense physical training and a diet heavy on Chick-fil-A and milkshakes.
“I trained for two or three months before [filming]. I had a boxing coach,” she said in a video shared on social media. “I had weight trainers, I had nutritionists. I trained three times a day, every day. And then while I was filming, I trained as well.”
“And there was a lot of Chick-fil-A,” director David Michôd added.
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“A lot of Chick-fil-A, a lot,” Sweeney agreed. “A lot of Smucker’s, a lot of milkshakes, a lot of protein shakes.”
“But it was incredible being able to completely embody such a powerful woman,” she added. “I felt even stronger. It was truly inspiring.”
“Christy” tells the story of Martin, nicknamed the “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” and her rise from small-town West Virginia to becoming one of the most recognizable female boxers of the 1990s.
The film also explores Martin’s troubled relationship with her boxing trainer and husband, Jim Martin (Ben Foster). Their marriage involved codependency, drug abuse, financial scandal, and physical and psychological violence. Martin’s tale is also one of survival as she narrowly escaped with her life after Jim attempted to murder her in 2010.
Sweeney previously shared that she spent time with Martin, who visited her on set and encouraged her during fight scenes.
While standing next to Martin onstage at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Friday, Sweeney teared up as she reflected on playing the former champion.
“Thank you for helping us spread Christy’s story and awareness, because as you can tell, she is such a special and incredible human being,” Sweeney said, drawing cheers and applause from the festival crowd. “Her story deserves to be told.”
“You’re so inspirational, so being able to have her by my side during this process was a dream,” the “Euphoria” star told Martin as she became emotional. “But then also just scary, too, because you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re doing this in front of her,’ and I wasn’t quite sure.”
“I mean, she’s the greatest boxer in the entire world, and I’m having to do hooks and hits, and I’m like, ‘I hope I’m doing this right,'” she added. “It was a dream come true as an actor, as a person.”
When Martin spoke at the Q&A, she praised Sweeney for capturing both sides of her personality.
“Christy the boxer was just the persona, very bombastic and very egotistical, but that is not who I am,” Martin explained, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I am actually very shy and reserved.”
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“I have these two different parts of my personality, which I think is why Sydney Sweeney does this awesome job,” she continued. “She got to be this totally different person that none of you expected. She wasn’t the beautiful, sexy Sydney. She was the tough, rugged Christy in this movie.”
After her ex-husband’s attempt on her life, Martin became a motivational speaker and founded the nonprofit Christy’s Champs, which supports domestic violence survivors.
Martin told the crowd she hoped her story would inspire others and that the film would give them confidence to pursue their dreams.
“I made a deal with God from the hospital: if you let me live, I would help as many people as possible,” Martin said of her recovery after the attack. “I hope this movie does that. If a coal miner’s daughter from a 500-person town in southern West Virginia can make it, anybody can.”
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Christy” received a standing ovation after its premiere.
Sweeney’s performance has been hailed by critics and “landed immediate Oscar buzz,” according to The Associated Press.
Ahead of TIFF, Sweeney said she would not be commenting on controversy over her American Eagle “Great Jeans” campaign.
Her TIFF appearance marked her first public outing since the ad campaign drew backlash following its July release.
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In an interview with Vanity Fair published earlier this week, Sweeney said she would shut down any questions about the campaign.
“I am there to support my movie and the people involved in making it. I’m not there to talk about jeans,” the “White Lotus” star said. “The movie’s about Christy, and that’s what I’ll be there to talk about.”
72-year-old suffers ‘extensive injuries’ in state’s first bear attack in decades
A 72-year-old man had to be airlifted to the hospital this week after he was mauled by a 70-pound bear in Arkansas, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokesperson Keith Stephens confirmed to Fox News Digital.
“His injuries were extensive,” he told Fox News Digital.
He added to the Arkansas Times: “It was a pretty severe attack. It attacked him on his face, his arms, his upper body.”
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Vernon Patton, 72, was listed in critical condition and underwent surgery at the Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville and was then transferred to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
He is now in stable condition but remains in the hospital, Stephens told Fox News Digital.
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It was the first known bear attack in Arkansas in at least decades, Stephens told USA Today. He added that he believes the last attack may have been in the 19th century.
“This incident is highly unusual, as there have been no documented bear attacks on humans in Arkansas in at least 25 years,” he told USA Today.
Patton was working outside in the Mulberry Mountain area of Franklin County when the bear began to maul him, and it was “in the process of attacking him” when Patton’s son showed up.
His son began throwing rocks at the bear, and “It actually kind of charged at [Patton’s son] one time” before running away, Stephens said, according to USA Today.
Officials later euthanized the bear, Stephens said.
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“If we have an animal that attacked a human being, you’ve got to put it down,” he said, according to the Arkansas Times. “You can’t have that happening again.”
Border Patrol agents tame beasts at all-American spectacle in liberal stronghold
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Hold on with TWO hands if you ever find yourself at a Professional Bull Riding event.
The pyrotechnics, featuring up-close action with nearly 2,000-lb. bucking bulls, and the riders holding on for dear life — feverishly waiting to hit eight seconds — all make for a spectacle you should see at least once in your life.
FOX Nation streamed Friday’s event in association with PBR, giving OutKick an inside look at the “Toughest Sport on Dirt.”
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Friday night (Sept. 6) marked Day 1 of PBR’s weekend stay in California, which is a joke in itself — and was teased during the show.
Bull riding … seen as an All-American sport … visiting the coast?
Anaheim, Nashville, or the Bermuda Triangle — the PBR showcase is one hell of a watch.
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Sure, there’s a points system that’ll take two reads on a pamphlet to fully grasp. But you’ll be forgiven for forgetting those rules and just staring at the massive beasts bucking and twisting, while riders — most under six feet and less than 200 lbs. — desperately try to hang on.
The riders were fearless.
They’re the kind of men who pray before the event, necks bowed to their chest in full praise to the Lord, then charge out to conquer a bull.
PBR’s been packing arenas since ’92.
The job is “simple”: ride for eight seconds. Scoring runs up to 100 points — 50 for how well the bull bucks, 50 for how well the rider handles it. And in the Team Series, those rides add up for five-man squads battling city vs. city.
That’s how you get matchups like the Arizona Ridge Riders squaring off with the Austin Gamblers, or the Nashville Stampede taking on the Carolina Cowboys.
Competing between teams, the riders, MC, and beasts deliver a show that any sports fan can appreciate.
Ardent fans might argue: .
Wrong — these guys bring it.
One rider even did a backflip off the protective railing, with fans joining in the fun from the seats. Watching the beasts up close at the Honda Center in Anaheim brought back memories of hearing the ear-piercing revving from Grave Digger at a Monster Jam event. Maybe it’s something about being near Angel Stadium, just three miles away, where that Jam memory lives from 2004.
At PBR, you’ll hear Motley Crue, Kid Rock, and the likes blasting over the speakers. You’ll see booming pregame fireworks. You’ll even spot Border Patrol agents working as bull tamers, embraced by a crowd that is 100 percent red-blooded American.
Beyond the awe of seeing fans pray together, cheer together, and rally around chaos, the highlight was the shark cage.
Fans can waltz in — cowboy hats and Tecovas on — and enjoy the show from the seats, no doubt.
But digging deeper, OutKick stepped into the shark cage to see the bulls up close.
At one point, a rogue bull crashed into the shark cage — a cage protected by thick bars rising from the dirt. The booming impact drew a collective gasp from the crowd.
Sitting inside this small compound with four others, squatting to fit, we were closer than anyone to the bucking beasts.
Even on a calmer Friday night (Saturday’s the day to go), fans embraced the show and proved PBR has a home in Southern California.
As for winners, the Arizona Ridge Riders dominated. Coach Colby Yates — joined by team director and Yellowstone actor Mo Brings Plenty — said they taught their riders to embrace the excitement and pressure of competing in Anaheim.
Coach Yates spoke with OutKick after the event: “We’re really excited about it because every time we get to come to Anaheim, we know this is close to our home. So we love coming here. We get a little bit more out of the fans because they know we’re close so it’s pretty special for us.”
“It was excellent,” Mo Brings Plenty added. “Keyshawn [Whitehorse] did a great job with the guys. I mean, the guys [Ridge Riders] are super athletes. And of course, the crowd here, the energy from the crowd just adds another element and excitement to the athletes as well. So it’s just a great combination.”
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In Anaheim, the bulls buck, the crowd roars, and America’s heartbeat feels louder than ever.