The Powerball jackpot just surged to an estimated $1.80 billion, the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.

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The ticket was sold at the Publix Super Market at Atlantic Plaza in Satellite Beach, and the buyer opted to choose their own set of five numbers ranging from one to 36, records show. The player beat the 1-in-376,992 odds to match all five numbers to win the jackpot, according to the Florida Lottery.

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The Powerball jackpot has surged to an estimated $1.80 billion ahead of Saturday night's drawing, and a Floridian was just one number off from taking it all. The Florida Lottery said that while the grand prize remains untouched,

T his weekend's Powerball drawing is one for the record books — the $1.8 billion jackpot is now the game's second-highest prize of all time. (The world record is the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, which was won in California on Nov. 7, 2022.) The winning ticket has an estimated cash value of $826.4 million.