13th time Powerball and Mega Millions reached $1 billion jackpot. Sept. 6, 2025, Powerball drawing was for $1.787 billion.

Winning tickets for $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Sept. 6, 2025, were sold at a Big’s 103 in Austin, Texas, and a QuikTrip in St. Louis, Missouri.

Big's 103 in Fredericksburg was awarded a $250,000 bonus commission from the Texas Lottery.

The convenience store that sold a ticket in the $1.787 billion Powerball had quite a payday, too.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Texas Lottery presented Big's 103 in Fredericksburg with a check for $250,000 for selling one of two winning tickets in the record-setting $1.8 billion draw.

“Behind every winning ticket is a network of dedicated retailers who help make these historic moments possible,” Courtney Arbour, executive dir

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