(WLIO) — A winning ticket for the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Arkansas following the Christmas Eve drawing.
Ticket sales for the drawing pushed the jackpot to $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest multi-state lottery jackpot in history. The only larger jackpot was the more than $2 billion prize won in California in 2022.
The winner will have the option to receive the prize through annual payments or take the lump-sum cash option of $834 million.
Eight tickets nationwide matched all five white balls but not the Powerball, earning $1 million prizes, including one ticket sold in Ohio.
Lottery officials are urging players to check their numbers to see if they won a cash prize.
The winning numbers for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025’s Powerball drawing were white balls 4, 25, 31, 52, 59 and red Powerball 19. The Power Play® multiplier was 2.
