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Two Tickets Win $1.787 Billion Powerball Jackpot After 41 Consecutive Rollovers

The winning tickets were purchased in Texas and Missouri.

Overview

  • The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62, with the Powerball 17.
  • One winning ticket was sold at a convenience store–gas station in Fredericksburg, Texas, and a second winning ticket was sold in Missouri.
  • Each winner can choose an annuitized $893.5 million or a $410.3 million lump-sum cash option, both before taxes.
  • The win ends a run of 41 drawings without a jackpot hit dating back to May 31, with jackpot odds at 1 in 292.2 million.
  • The jackpot resets to $20 million for Monday’s drawing, and Texas also produced two $1 million winners and one $2 million winner alongside hundreds of other large prizes nationwide.