A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $100,000 but just missed the $249 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four of five winning numbers, the Powerball and the Power Play in the drawing Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Texas Lottery said.

The Powerball lottery jackpot was an estimated $248 million with a cash option of $113.4 million for Wednesday night's drawing.

The investigation into two controversial lottery jackpots in Texas had drummed up questions about the role of online ticketing firms known as lottery couriers in the state – and nationwide.

Lawmakers and state authorities are scrutinizing the Texas Lottery after online ticketing systems may have given an unfair advantage to winners of two multimillion-dollar jackpots. Why it matters: Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday opened an investigation into two "suspicious and possibly unlawful" lotto wins by third-party courier services.

An industry trade group said SB 28, which bans lottery courier companies, is an overreaction to comparatively rare practices within the industry.