A Jackpot Powerball of almost $ 1.8 billion finally found winners during the draw on Saturday night, said the multi-state lottery association.
Jackpot winners came from Texas and Missouri, he said, what resulted in a bidirectional division of a jackpot of $ 1,787 billion, the association said in a statement on Saturday night.
The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and Powerball 17, he said.
The winners will be able to choose one of the two ways to claim their half of the major prize: an annualized prize of $ 893.5 million or a global payment of $ 410.3 million. The annualized prize will come in 30 payments for a period of 29 years.
No additional details have been published, including the identities of the winners and where the tickets were sold.
The winning tickets with a nominal value of $ 2 million each, which coincided with five numbers, as well as the powerball number, were bought in Texas and Kansas, the association said.
The main prize grew as a result of non -winners since May 31. Saturday’s draw was for the second major prize in Powerball’s history, lottery officials said.
The only major prize that was worth more was the Jackpot Powerball of $ 2.04 billion won in California on November 7, 2022, they said.
