The numbers for the $1.80 billion Powerball have been drawn with millions of players around the country hoping today is their lucky day.
The numbers are 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 with Powerball 17.
Lottery officials announced that two players, one from Texas and another from Missouri, each won the jackpot when those life-changing numbers were pulled.
Winners in Texas and Missouri are allowed to remain anonymous
The two fortunate ticketholder beats the 1-in-292-million odds, and will lay joint claim to the second largest jackpot in Powerball history. The largest Powerball payout ever was $2.04 billion in 2022.
A singular winner would choose either a lump sum payment of $826.4 million dollars — before taxes — or annuity payments of over $5 million annually for 29 years.
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