The $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot for Saturday night’s lottery drawing was split by two winning tickets sold in Missouri and Texas.

The winning numbers drawn were 11 , 23 , 44 , 61 , 62 , and red Powerball 17 , with a Power Play multiplier of 2 .

UPDATE: Powerball ticket worth $1M sold at N.J. store. 16 tickets win $100K, $50K prizes.

This jackpot ranks as the second-largest in U.S. lottery history , trailing only the $2.04 billion Powerball prize won by a California ticket holder in November 2022.

“Congratulations to our newest Powerball jackpot winners and the Missouri Lottery and Texas Lottery for selling the winning tickets,” Matt Strawn, Powerball product group chair and Iowa Lottery CEO said in a statement.

Each winner can choose between an annuitized p

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