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Two Powerball jackpot winners hit it big in Saturday night’s historic drawing.

Ticket-holders in Missouri and Texas will split the $1.8 billion jackpot.

It was the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history.

Two Powerball tickets in Missouri and Texas matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing to split a $1.8 billion jackpot.

Saturday’s jackpot was the second-largest ever won and ended a record 42-week run without a jackpot winner.

Saturday Powerball numbers

The winning numbers in the Saturday, Sept. 6 Powerball drawing were white balls 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and red Powerball 17. The Power Play multiplier was 2.

Each winner will have the choice between $893.5 million in annuity payments over 29 years or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million, before taxes.

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