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Omaha Steve

(108,352 posts) Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:58 AM Thursday

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 Thursday OP

Wasn't me LiberalArkie Thursday #1

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

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

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

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

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

I dabbled in the mathematical arts myself EYESORE 9001 Thursday #11

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

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

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

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

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

That happened to me and my sister also airplaneman Thursday #20

Glad you're all OK! lastlib Thursday #23

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

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

I think they should break it into 180 10 million dollar prizes. Callie1979 Thursday #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 Thursday #10

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

And most of Oklahoma! BOSSHOG Thursday #13

Arkansas, huh? Was it one of the Walmart spawn? Mawspam2 Thursday #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 Thursday #17

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

8 people won $1million RussBLib Thursday #21

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