DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner.

What You Need To Know • Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday • The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17 • Each ticket holder will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million

The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17.

The winning ticket in Texas was sold at a gas station-convenience store in Fredericksburg, according to the Texas Lottery.

The $1.787 billion prize, which was the second

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