TYLER, Texas — Winning tickets sold in two states will claim Saturday's Powerball jackpot that climbed to an estimated $1.8 billion with a cash value of approximately $826.4 million.
Texas was one of the two states with a Powerball winner after more than 40 drawings had taken place since May without anyone winning the jackpot.
According to the Texas Lottery, Saturday's drawing also produced a few new millionaires across the Lone Star State, including someone in Tyler, who won $2 million.
Winning Powerball numbers for Saturday, Sept. 6
After many people were left staring at an error code during the drawing, Saturday's winning numbers were 11-23-44-61-62 and Powerball 17. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
When winners match all five numbers and the Powerball, they have the option to