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. This marks the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025. The winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, and the red Powerball 19. The jackpot offers a lump-sum cash option of $834.9 million.
"Congratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize," said Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO.
This win ends a series of 46 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, the last being on September 6, 2025, when players in Missouri and Texas shared a $1.787 billion prize.
The Arkansas ticket holder can choose between the annuitized prize of $1.817 billion, paid over 30 years with annual increases, or the lump-sum payment of $834.9 million, both before taxes.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.