So, here’s a fun way to spend your Saturday night: two lottery tickets — one in Missouri, one in Texas — just hit the Powerball jackpot. Not just any jackpot. We’re talking $1.8 billion. Yes, billion with a “B.” That’s the second-largest lottery win in human history.

After 41 straight drawings of “nope, not you,” the universe finally blinked on the 42nd. Now two random people (who probably picked up a ticket at a gas station while grabbing Gatorade) will either collect $1.7874 billion in 30 annual payments, or a casual $820.6 million in lump-sum cash.

To put that in perspective: $820 million is about the GDP of a small country. It’s also enough to buy several sports teams, or just pay off your student loans and still have enough left for, well, everything else.

Texas sold its winning ticket at a gas station in Fredericksburg. Missouri hasn’t revealed where theirs was sold yet, but they’ll announce it soon. Both states let winners stay anonymous, so don’t expect to see a smiling duo holding an oversized check on the evening news. Odds are, you’ll never know who these people are.

And taxes? Texas doesn’t take a state cut. Missouri does — 4.7%. So the Missouri winner hands over enough for a few high-end cars before federal taxes even enter the chat.

Meanwhile, 20 other players matched five numbers and pocketed $1 million each. Some doubled it to $2 million with the Power Play option. Hundreds more walked away with smaller piles of cash. Not life‑changing money, but definitely “upgrade your holiday plans” money.

And you? You probably didn’t win. Which means your Monday morning looks exactly the same as it did last week. But hey — the jackpot resets to a humble $20 million for the next drawing. Maybe next time you’ll be the random stranger we all write about.

Until then, congrats to Texas and Missouri. And to the rest of us: back to work.