Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game's three-month drought without a big winner.

The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17.

In addition to the jackpot winners, two people won the Match 5 + Power Play, winning $2 million by matching all five white balls drawn but not the red Powerball, plus also paying an extra $1 for the Power Play option. Those tickets were sold in Kansas and Texas.

A whopping 18 people won $1 million in the Match 5 by matching all five white-ball numbers drawn, but not the red Powerball number.

The prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, followed 41 consecutive drawings in which no one matc

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