Arkansas ticket scores $1.8 billion Christmas Powerball jackpot
The winning numbers — 4, 25, 31, 52, 59 and the Powerball 19 — were drawn about an hour before midnight.
TL;DR
- A $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot was won by a ticket sold in Arkansas.
- This is the second-largest U.S. lottery prize ever and the biggest Powerball win of 2025.
- The winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, and Powerball 19.
- The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million.
- This marks only the second time Arkansas has had a Powerball jackpot winner.
- The winner can choose between an annuitized payout of $1.8 billion or a lump-sum cash option of approximately $834.9 million before taxes.
- The previous Powerball jackpot was split between tickets in Missouri and Texas in September.
- Large jackpots increase ticket sales, which in turn boosts revenue for state lottery funds supporting education and public spending.