(NEXSTAR) — Not one but two tickets were able to match the winning Powerball numbers drawn on Saturday, ending a recent surge in the jackpot’s value.
Ahead of Saturday's drawing, Powerball estimated the jackpot to be $1.8 billion, but, as of Sunday morning, game officials say the prize totaled $1.787 billion, with a cash value of $820.6 million, after more than 40 consecutive drawings without a winner. It ranks as the second-largest jackpot, Powerball or Mega Millions, ever in the U.S.
The holders of the two jackpot-winning tickets, one each sold in Missouri and Texas, will now split the prize money. The latter, according to the Texas Lottery, was sold in Fredericksburg, located about 70 miles north of San Antonio.
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