Two tickets matched all six winning numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing, and one of those tickets was purchased in Fredericksburg.
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — If you had a wish - what would it be? Or rather, what if you - by chance - won an extraordinary sum of money?
Two tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing: one in Missouri and one in Texas. Lottery officials say the winning Texas ticket was sold in Fredericksburg, at the Big's 103 Gas Station on Highway 290.
Courtney Arbour, the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - which is the new manager of the Texas Lottery, says the winner has not yet come forward.
"We highly recommend you seek legal and financial advice on how to handle this large sum of money," Arbour said.
Powerball is a 50/50 game and costs $2 a ticket. One dollar goes to the prize, while the other goes to the cost of the lottery.
"So this winner will be eligible to receive $410.3 million," Arbour said.
When it comes to the winning store, Arbour said the retailer is eligible for a bonus of $250,000.
"There's been a lot of devastation here in the Hill Country this summer and I really hope it goes to somebody who truly needs it," Melanie Carter, the store manager of Big's 103, said. "I do hope that luck will rub off on everybody. It's a blessing to whoever won."
The Big's 103 in Fredericksburg is proudly advertising that the winning Powerball ticket was sold at the store. KVUE met some customers on Sunday who said they were visiting the store out of pure curiosity.
One question we wanted to know: What would they do if they won that amount of money?
"I might get a new pick-up truck, maybe a new tractor too," Michael Klein, a sixth-generation Gillespie County resident, said.
Klein also expressed interest in buying more land.
"Build like a big venue, music studio, maybe film production company, you know, a nonprofit to support the ministry and Christian artists, Christian filmmakers and so on and so forth," Aaron Lovins, a San Antonio resident, said.
"Buy land or something, go hunting at Kansas or Colorado or places like that," Corey Jenschke said.
Fredericksburg is known as a gem in the Hill Country. Now, community members are celebrating this victory with the mindset of a winner.
"Don't ever expect anything, but always hope for the best," Carter said.
The winner has within 180 days to make an in-person appointment and collect their winnings.