The Texas Powerball ticketholder who split the $1.78 billion jackpot in September revealed they selected the numbers by accident — but are “blessed” to share the life-changing money

The second winner of September's $1.8 billion Powerball Jackpot claimed their winnings. The player from Texas selected the cash value option at the time of purchase, receiving $410,324,470.28 before taxes.

The winning ticket was sold in Fredericksburg. The $410,000,000 cash value option is the largest prize ever paid out to a single Texas Lottery player. REDEMPTION: Miami Heat Need Bam Adebayo ALL-STAR Season | Will First 20 Games TRIGGER a Trade?

In November 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, became the largest lottery winner in US history for his record $2.04 billion Powerball win.

Woo Pig Sooie, get that prize! The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is reporting a winning ticket was sold for Wednesday night’s drawing worth more than $1.3 million. The winning ticket was sold at a Casey’s in Fort Smith, which is right on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border.

Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball lottery Nov. 7, 2022, opted for the lump sum, which was just shy of $1 billion.

A Fredericksburg resident who won the Sept. 6 Powerball jackpot has received the largest payout in Texas Lottery History.

The second half of September's nearly $1.8 billion Powerball prize was claimed by a winner in Texas, the Texas Lottery announced in an Oct. 13 news release.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation said it's reviewing an incident in which piles of lottery tickets were found discarded in north Austin last week.