$1.8 Billion Powerball Jackpot Was The First Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Texas
Powerball mania is over, at least for now! There were two winning tickets that matched all the Powerball numbers from Saturday night's drawing - one sold in Texas and one in Missouri. They will split an estimated $1.787 billion jackpot. The winning ticket from Texas was sold in Fredericksburg. This is the first-ever Texas winner for any Powerball top prize. This was the second-largest jackpot ever won in U.S. history.
@vincentmartorano0 One lucky person hit the Powerball jackpot this morning at a gas station outside Fredericksburg, TX. Store Manager, Melanie Carter, says this morning was “shocking, mind-blowing, and exciting”. @CBS Austin #powerball #jackpot #lottery ♬ original sound - Vinny Martorano
Winners have two payout options for Powerball.
According to the Powerball website, each player will get the choice of an annuitized prize of $893.5 million. The second choice will be the one-time payment of 410.3 million. Both of these options are before taxes. The winner in Texas selected the one-time cash option. The Powerball jackpot has reset to $20 million for the next drawing.
@cbsmornings Two lucky lottery players will split the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history, reaching almost $1.8 billion. The winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Fredericksburg, Texas, where Omar Villafranca met the woman who runs the Bigs where one of those tickets was purchased: “I thought my staff was lying.” #lottery #jackpot #powerball ♬ original sound - CBS Mornings
Another ticket sold in Texas was worth $2 million.
Texas is also home to a second millionaire. A winning tickets was sold that matched all white numbers and not the Powerball with the Power Play. That person is now $2 million richer. Another $2 million winning ticket was sold in Kansas. Another 18 winning tickets were scattered across the US, worth $1 million. Those tickets matched all the white balls without Power Play.
Congratulations to the big winners and please play responsibly!
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