Winning lottery ticket in Missouri bought at St. Louis-area QuikTrip

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Missouri lottery player who won half of the $1.787 billion jackpot over the weekend bought their ticket at a QuikTrip in the St. Louis area, according to a Monday press release.

The Powerball ticket was bought at the QuikTrip at 12110 Lusher Road in St. Louis, the release says. A second winning ticket was purchased by someone in Texas.

“It was a record setting night for the Missouri Lottery, with the $893.5 million prize ranking as the highest jackpot prize won in Missouri to date,” Missouri Lottery Executive Director Lester Elder said in the release. “It exceeds the previous record of $293.7 million from a Powerball drawing held in November 2012.”

ΩThe winner has 180 days to claim their prize and can choose to receive it among one-of-two options, the release says. They can take one lump-sum of $410.3 million or the full $893.5 million in 30 annuity payments, the release says. Both options are before taxes