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Updated · Florida Today · Aug 24Big's 103 Earns $250,000 Bonus for Selling $1.787 Billion Powerball Ticket
2 articles · Updated · Florida Today · Aug 24Summary
- $250,000 went to Big's 103 in Fredericksburg, Texas, as the Texas Lottery's bonus commission for selling one of the winning Powerball tickets.
- The store sold one of two jackpot-winning tickets in the Sept. 6, 2025 drawing, which carried a record-setting $1.787 billion prize.
- A QuikTrip gas station in St. Louis sold the other winning ticket, making the jackpot a two-ticket split rather than a single-winner haul.
- The payout highlights how retailers, not just players, receive commissions when they sell tickets tied to billion-dollar lottery prizes.
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Why do some local convenience stores secretly make life-changing fortunes just for printing a winning lottery ticket? How much of a billion-dollar jackpot actually vanishes into taxes before the lucky winner even sees a single dime? What really happens to lottery billionaires years after the cameras leave, and do massive windfalls ultimately become a blessing or a curse?