$1.8 billion Powerball Missouri, Texas winners, the prize before taxes

Texas and Missouri winners from Sept. 6, 2025, will split $1.787 billion Powerball prize. Both opted for cash.

Two weeks ago, two from Texas and Missouri jackpot.

Two weeks later, the Missouri Lottery announced that state's winner came forward to claim their prize.

On Sept. 6, plus the Powerball to win the nation’s second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The Powerball lottery streak lasted through the summer. It was the 13th time in U.S. history a lottery jackpot reached and surpassed $1 billion.

On Monday, Sept. 22, two weeks after the Powerball jackpot reset to $20 million following the epic $1.8 billion win, only the Missouri winner has come forward. The Texas ticketholder has not been announced.

In addition to the $1.787 billion prize, three second-tier Powerball winning ti