The $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot, the second largest in the game’s history, has been won by two lucky ticket holders from Missouri and Texas. The winning numbers drawn on Saturday night were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, with Powerball number 17.
Lottery officials confirmed that each winner will have the option of receiving their share as a lump sum of $826.4 million or in annual installments over 29 years. Both Missouri and Texas allow winners to remain anonymous if they choose.
This jackpot marks the end of a three-month streak without a grand prize winner during which millions of tickets were sold and numerous new millionaires were made through smaller prize tiers. The odds of matching all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot remain extraordinarily slim, at 1 in 292.2 million.
The Powerball jackpot now resets to $20 million for the next draw, as excitement and speculation continue over the lives soon to be changed by this extraordinary windfall
