Hear the winning Powerball numbers for the $1.8 billion jackpot drawing.
Two lucky players have beaten the odds and won the Powerball jackpot after the Powerball jackpot rose to near an all-time high of about $1.8 billion.
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The second half of September’s nearly $1.8 billion Powerball prize was claimed by a Texas winner, the Texas Lottery announced in an Oct. 13 news release.
On behalf of the winners, Seven Bridges Revocable Trust of Fredericksburg, Texas, claimed more than $410 million pre-tax from a one-time payment option. The winning ticket was drawn on September 6th.
“We are true to the state of Texas and its values. We believe in family, faith, and the blessings that come from both,” the trust said in a release. “This is a moment of gratitude for us and we look forward to enjoying and sharing this blessing with those who are special to us and who serve our community.”
USA TODAY reached out to the Texas Lottery and Estate Planning law firm in Fredericksburg for further comment from the trust’s anonymous legal representative, but did not receive a response. According to Accounting Insights, trusts are a way for lottery winners to earn money and add a layer of anonymity.
The other half of the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever was won by an anonymous player in Missouri in late September.
Texas lottery winner wins after getting numbers wrong
The trust said players chose to use personally meaningful numbers for the September 6 draw, rather than choosing random numbers as usual.
After purchasing a Powerball ticket at Big’s 103, I realized that one of the numbers I selected was different than the number I intended to select. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 and the red Powerball was 17.
On the way to church the morning after the drawing, the winner realized his fortune and had to stop several more times to check his number before entering the service, according to the announcement.
“We are excited to celebrate this milestone with applicants for the largest jackpot prize in Texas Lottery history,” Courtney Arbor, executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which oversees the lottery, said in a release.
The payout is the largest in Texas Lottery history, according to the release.
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