AUGUSTA, Ga. — 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.

The winning ticket in Texas was sold at a gas station-convenience store in Fredericksburg, according to the Texas Lottery.

Why a local Powerball winner wouldn’t be a big surprise

Did you know one of the biggest lottery wins ever came from a ticket sold in South Carolina? And with local residents on a roll, luck may be in the air.

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

Countless other people

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