TYLER, Texas (KETK) - One lucky East Texan has purchased a Powerball Lottery ticket worth $2 million from a Tyler gas station, the Texas Lottery Commission announced on Saturday.

The lucky ticket was bought at the Super Food Mart 60 on Loop 323 in Tyler. The winner correctly guessed Saturday's five white ball numbers, 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62 but not the red Powerball number which was 17.

Nationwide, 18 people were able to guess the five white ball numbers, earning them $1 million prizes. The Tyler winner, and one other person in Kansas, increased their prize to $2 million by including the Power Play option when they bought their ticket.

The larger $1.787 billion jackpot will be split between two tickets that were sold in Missouri and Fredericksburg, Texas. It was the second largest lotter

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