Summary
A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot on Christmas Eve. This prize is the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever in the United States. The winning ticket was sold after 46 consecutive drawings without a top prize winner.
Key Facts
- An Arkansas player won a $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve.
- The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52, 59, and the Powerball number was 19.
- The jackpot was the second-largest in U.S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025.
- The lump sum cash option for the prize was $834.9 million.
- The win ended a streak of 46 drawings without a top prize winner.
- The last time the Powerball jackpot was won on Christmas Eve was in 2011.
- Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
