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Omaha Steve

(108,377 posts) Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:58 AM Dec 25

A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot [View all]

Source: AP

By OLIVIA DIAZ
Updated 12:07 AM CST, December 25, 2025
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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.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/powerball-jackpot-billion-lottery-christmas-eve-289d1c7e4d43986b0984e70d4ca33ef3

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A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 25 OP

Wasn't me LiberalArkie Dec 25 #1

Well.......I'll just go back to bed today............ IA8IT Dec 25 #2

I stand a better chance being hit by lightening in December, than winning the POWERBALL. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 25 #3

I don't play, because I've already been hit by lightning...... lastlib Dec 25 #5

It is only at Christmas time I buy Scratch-offs ProudMNDemocrat Dec 25 #8

All purchases are voluntary. If you choose to waste your $ its YOUR decision. Callie1979 Dec 25 #9

I dabbled in the mathematical arts myself EYESORE 9001 Dec 25 #11

Pretty simple then,don't buy any tickets. No one is forcing anyone Bengus81 Dec 25 #14

You can't win if you don't play mdbl Dec 25 #16

And you DON'T win if you DO play.... lastlib Dec 25 #22

That all depends on how you look at it. mdbl Friday #25

Never seen lotteries as a good use of money. Aussie105 Dec 25 #18

That happened to me and my sister also airplaneman Dec 25 #20

Glad you're all OK! lastlib Dec 25 #23

I hope they aren't, you know, Republicaaan. twodogsbarking Dec 25 #4

Beyond a certain level they should cap the top prize and make more smaller winners bucolic_frolic Dec 25 #6

I think they should break it into 180 10 million dollar prizes. Callie1979 Dec 25 #7

Am I missing something? forthemiddle Friday #26

What I meant was they should just have 180 drawings for 10M ea Callie1979 Friday #27

Do well; do good with your new found wealth... nt EarthFirst Dec 25 #10

Is somone's going to buy the whole state of Arkansas!? Ranting Randy Dec 25 #12

And most of Oklahoma! BOSSHOG Dec 25 #13

Arkansas, huh? Was it one of the Walmart spawn? Mawspam2 Dec 25 #15

What gets me is the bigger it is the more people play? 40 or 50 million ain't enough eh? Describes America to a T! n/t Cheezoholic Dec 25 #17

That dashes the hopes and dreams of my coworkers. taxi Dec 25 #19

8 people won $1million RussBLib Dec 25 #21

I seriously wouldn't even want that much money. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 25 #24