The announcement meant the prize - already the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history - would only grow. Early Sunday morning the Multi-State Lottery Association estimated the jackpot would be worth at least $1.3 billion.

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Players in Connecticut and Texas won $2 million each, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. Meanwhile, players in 14 states won $1 million each.

Officials estimated shops nationwide sold $277 million worth of lottery tickets Friday and $400 million Saturday.

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The current record for highest jackpot was set in 2013 when a Florida woman won $590.5 million playing Powerball.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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