One of two winners of the second-biggest jackpot in Powerball history bought the lucky ticket at a QuikTrip gas station on Lusher Road in Spanish Lake, in north St. Louis County.
The local winner will split a $1.787 billion jackpot with someone who bought a winning ticket in Texas, though they'll have to wait a while to get the full amount. Each winner will choose between $893.5 million delivered over 30 annual payments, or an immediate lump sum of $410.3 million.
Either total dwarfs the previous record for Powerball drawings in Missouri – $293.7 million, which a lottery player won in November 2012.
The local winner of the Sept. 6 Powerball drawing can choose to remain anonymous, thanks to a 2021 state law that shields the identity of lottery winners who wish to keep the news private.
The winner has until March 5 of next year to claim the prize.
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