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

Two tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, matched all six Powerball numbers on Saturday, Sept. 6. The lucky winners will split the $1.8 billion jackpot, lottery officials announced in a news release.

The last jackpot won was September 6, with a pair of winners in Missouri and Texas sharing a $1.787 billion jackpot.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Big's 103 store near Fredericksburg sold one of two winning tickets in the $1.8 billion Sept. 6 Powerball jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot's climb to and above the $1 billion mark in August fueled sales that kept the Massachusetts Lottery in the black for the month,