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.

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 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. FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Do the numbers 11-23-44-61-62 mean anything to you? Well, they do for one lucky lottery player in Central Texas.

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

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 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.

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

Someone just got a whole lot richer after a $1 million Texas Two Step Lottery ticket was sold at a West Texas convenience store on Thursday, October 16, according to the Texas Lottery website. In addition to the million-dollar ticket, a $25,000 winning ticket was sold in Plano on Saturday, October 18.