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Emile

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14. Single winning ticket won 1.817 billion dollars in Arkansas.

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Thu Dec 25, 2025, 09:09 AM

Dec 25

Santa had a whopping present in his sleigh on Christmas Eve. A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's jackpot of $1.817 billion — purchased in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.

The winning numbers for Wednesday night's drawing were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, with a Powerball of 19. The grand prize had a lump sum cash value of $834.9 million.

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Powerball tonight's drawing is for 1.6 Billion Dollars. [View all] Emile Dec 22 OP

About $390 million after taxes ( cash value instead of installments ) lapfog_1 Dec 22 #1

Per Powerball site- $735.3 Million cash value we can do it Dec 22 #4

yes, but this is all subject to income tax lapfog_1 Dec 22 #5

California doesn't tax lottery winnings LogDog75 Dec 22 #6

I bought one ticket this week crud Dec 22 #2

I thought the way to increase your odds... Chemical Bill Dec 23 #8

It only takes one ticket to win. Our local Emile Dec 23 #12

"Imagine all the good you could do with that much money" Grim Chieftain Dec 22 #3

That would be fun handing out $1,000 bills. Emile Dec 23 #13

No one won. Christmas Eve drawing now worth at least 1.7 billion dollars. Emile Dec 23 #7

I would fund media. Chemical Bill Dec 23 #9

I won $14! tanyev Dec 23 #10

Wow, better luck than I had. Emile Dec 23 #11

Single winning ticket won 1.817 billion dollars in Arkansas. Emile Dec 25 #14