"A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in U.S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com."
"The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $834.9 million. "Congratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize," Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, was quoted as saying by the website. "We also want to thank all the players who joined in this jackpot streak - every ticket purchased helps support public programs and services across the country.""
A Powerball ticket sold in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in the Christmas Eve drawing, ending a 46-drawing streak without a top prize. The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52, 59 and Powerball 19. Final ticket sales raised the prize to the second-largest U.S. jackpot and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, with a lump-sum option of $834.9 million. The last jackpot winners were on Sept. 6, when players in Missouri and Texas won $1.787 billion. Powerball is offered in 45 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; jackpot odds are 1 in 292.2 million.
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