Two lucky Powerball players in Missouri and Texas defied the odds to win a combined jackpot of about $1.8 billion, the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, according to game officials on Saturday, Sept. 6.

The winning numbers for the drawing were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62, and the red Powerball was 17.

Each winner can choose between an annuitized cash payout of $893.5 million or a lump sum of $410.3 million.

The $1.787 billion prize falls just short of the record $2.04 billion jackpot won by a single ticket in California in November 2022.

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Do we know who won the Powerball?

Two ticket holders, one from Missouri and another from Texas , have won the $1.78 billion

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