Powerball Players Win Historic $1.79B Jackpot, Will Split The Winnings Between Them

New York Post

Twice as nice!

A lucky Powerball player from Missouri and Texas each won the lottery’s historic $1.79 billion jackpot on Saturday night, ending a drought that spanned over three months.

The winning numbers for the game’s second-largest jackpot were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and the red Powerball 17.

The new multi-millionaires will split the jackpot equally, each choosing between an annuitized prize of $895 million paid out over 29 years, or a one-time lump sum of $410.3 million — before taxes, Powerball officials said.

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