Big’s convenience store in Fredericksburg sells one of the winning Powerball tickets

Two winners of the nearly $1.8 billion Powerball prize were picked on Saturday, with one of the tickets sold in Fredericksburg.  Big’s convenience store, located off Highway 290 and Jenschke Lane, was where a winning ticket was sold.  It marks one of the largest lottery prizes sold in Texas history.  The other winning ticket was purchased in Missouri.

The winning numbers were 11-23-44-61-62 and Powerball 17.

The $1.787 billion prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, followed 41 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers.  The last drawing with a jackpot winner happened on May 31.

The identity of the Fredericksburg winner remains unknown.  Each ticket holder will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million.  Both prize options are before taxes.  Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

With a new winner, the jackpot drops back down to an estimated $20 million for the next drawing on Monday.