(NEXSTAR) — The run is finally over: two tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, were able to match the jackpot-winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night. The ticketholders will now split the second-largest lottery jackpot in the U.S., but we may never know who they are.

The split-ticket victory, which isn't uncommon, brought to a close multiple suspenseful weeks as the Powerball jackpot continued to grow. 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.

While its size is nothing to sneeze at, the jackpot needed at least a couple of more drawings without a winner to reach the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot that currently ranks as the larg

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