Arkansas Powerball lottery player wins $1.817bn jackpot on Christmas Eve
It was the second-largest lottery windfall in US history, with a lump-sum cash payment option of $834.9mA Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817bn jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.Final ticket sales pushed...
<p>It was the second-largest lottery windfall in US history, with a lump-sum cash payment option of $834.9m</p><p>A Powerball player in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/arkansas">Arkansas</a> won a $1.817bn jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.</p><p>Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previously expected, making it the second-largest in US history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com. The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $834.9m.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/25/arkansas-powerball-christmas-eve">Continue reading...</a>
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