Two Tickets Split $1.787B Powerball Jackpot

Lead: Two ticket holders in Missouri and Texas matched all six numbers in Saturday’s Powerball drawing on Sept. 6, splitting a record $1.787 billion jackpot in the second-largest U.S. lottery win ever.

Nut Graf: The historic win ends a 42-draw jackpot drought, underscoring the game’s high stakes and massive rollovers, and offers each winner the choice of a $893.5 million annuity or a $410.3 million lump sum before taxes.

Key Details

Winning Numbers: 11, 23, 44, 61, 62; Powerball 17; Power Play multiplier 2.
Prize Options: $893.5 million paid over 30 years or a one-time cash of $410.3 million, both pre-tax.
Ticket Sales: Texas ticket sold at a gas station in Fredericksburg; Missouri location not disclosed.

Record Roll and Widespread Winners

This jackpot is the second-largest in U.S. history, trailing only the $2.04 billion Powerball won in California in Nov. 2022.
Over 9.9 million lower-tier prizes were awarded nationwide, including 18 tickets matching all five white balls for $1 million and two tickets with Power Play for $2 million each.
Countless smaller winners included 232 tickets winning $50,000 (Match 4+PB) and 90 tickets winning $100,000 (Match 4+PB+Power Play).

What’s Next

Winners must claim their prizes according to state rules-typically within 90 days to one year.
The jackpot resets to an estimated $20 million for Monday’s drawing, with a 10X Power Play available since the jackpot falls below $150 million.

Subheading: How to Play Powerball

Purchase a $2 ticket in any of 45 states, D.C., Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands.
Select five numbers from 1-69 and one Powerball from 1-26.
Add ‘Power Play’ for $1 to multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to 10X.

Powerball drawings occur Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and are livestreamed on Powerball.com.