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.

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 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

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.

AUSTIN, Texas - A winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in Fredericksburg has been claimed by a lottery trust. The winning ticket sold for the Sept. 6 drawing was claimed by Seven Bridges Revocable Trust. A second winning ticket was sold in Missouri. The winners will split the $1.8 billion jackpot.

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?

Nearly 550,000 Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said.

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.