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 winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, and the Powerball 19. This prize ranks as the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025.
The ticket was purchased at a Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, Arkansas, a city approximately 26 miles northeast of Little Rock. The winner has the option to receive the full prize as an annuity paid over 30 years or a lump-sum cash payment of $834.9 million before taxes.
This win ends a streak of 46 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, dating back to September 6, 2025, when two tickets in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion prize. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The next drawing is scheduled for Saturday, with the jackpot resetting to $20 million.