On December 24, 2025, a Powerball ticket purchased in Arkansas won a substantial jackpot of $1.817 billion, with a cash option of $834.9 million. This prize is noted as the second-largest lottery jackpot ever recorded in the United States and the largest Powerball prize of the year, as reported by the Multi-State Lottery Association.

The jackpot had reached an estimated $1.7 billion prior to the drawing, which was the 47th in the current jackpot cycle, making it the longest stretch without a winner. Historically, the Powerball jackpot has been won on Christmas Eve only once before, in 2011, and has been claimed on Christmas Day four times in the years 1996, 2002, 2010, and 2013.

This marks the second occasion that a Powerball jackpot has been won in Arkansas, the first being in 2010. The overall odds of winning any prize in the Powerball lottery are approximately 1 in 24.9, while the odds of winning the jackpot stand at 1 in 292.2 million. In addition to the jackpot winner, eight tickets matched all five white balls, each winning $1 million, and 114 tickets won $50,000 prizes, with 31 tickets winning $100,000 prizes. Powerball tickets are available for purchase in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, priced at $2 each.