A father from Massachusetts won $2 million playing Powerball while he took his kids to get slushies on Wednesday.

Fort Worth won $50,000 and $200,000 prizes in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, Texas Lottery officials said.

The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking the second largest prize in the lottery’s history.

The last Powerball jackpot reached $1.08 billion, when the winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles on July 19, making it the third-largest prize in the lottery's history.

When you win a big jackpot — think Powerball, Mega Millions or even certain state lotteries — you’re typically offered two ...