Arkansas Ticket Wins $1.817 Billion Powerball Jackpot on Christmas Eve
A single ticket sold in Arkansas matched all six numbers to win the $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on December 24, 2025, marking the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
A single ticket sold in Arkansas matched all six numbers in the December 24, 2025, Powerball drawing, securing a $1.817 billion jackpot—the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, and the Powerball 19.
The winner can choose between an annuitized prize of $1.817 billion, paid over 30 years, or a lump sum payment of $834.9 million, both options before taxes.
This marks the second time a Powerball jackpot has been won in Arkansas; the first was in 2010.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The largest U.S. lottery jackpot remains the $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in California on November 7, 2022.