AUSTIN, Texas - It has been a very lucky few days for some Central Texans.

One of the winning tickets for the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot was sold at a convenience store in Fredericksburg. And in Austin, another player scored a one million dollar prize.

The backstory:

The $1.8 billion jackpot is the second largest in Powerball history. With another winning ticket sold in Missouri, those two lucky players will split the grand prize.

Luck was on Texas’ side this week.

One ticket sold at Big's in Fredericksburg matched all six numbers to win the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot, ending a 40-plus-week-long winning drought.

"Shocked, mind blown, I wasn’t expecting it," said Melanie Carter, the store owner.

Here’s how the payout works

Winners can choose the annuity option, 30 payments

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