A Super Food Mart located at 2431 Ese Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701 sold the $2 million wining ticket. A Murphy USA store located at 100 Walton Way, Midlothian, TX 76065 and a 7-Eleven convenience store located at 10207 Lake Creek Pkwy, Austin, TX 78729 both sold the other $1 million tickets.

The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1.8 billion, giving players a chance at one of the largest prizes in U.S. lottery history. With the jackpot now the second-largest in the game's history,

Father of three John Stokes of DeRidder purchased a Powerball ticket for the Sept. 1 drawing, with his sights set on the massive top prize, according to a news release from the Louisiana Lottery. After the night's winning numbers were revealed, he saw that he had correctly matched four of the white ball numbers and the red Powerball number.

His $3 ticket matched all the numbers except for one. Because he spent an extra dollar on his ticket to double the prize, he won $2 million, according to Raleigh News & Observer. He was only a single number from hitting the jackpot which was set at $1.2 billion.