{"id":103780,"date":"2025-12-26T07:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/silent-night-lucky-night-powerball-lottery-pays-1-8-billion-on-xmas-eve\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T07:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:37:10","slug":"silent-night-lucky-night-powerball-lottery-pays-1-8-billion-on-xmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/silent-night-lucky-night-powerball-lottery-pays-1-8-billion-on-xmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"SILENT NIGHT, LUCKY NIGHT: Powerball Lottery Pays $1.8 Billion on Xmas Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It\u2019s a wonderful life for the person in Arkansas who won the $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday\u2019s Christmas Eve drawing. The second-largest lottery windfall in US history ended a three-month stretch without a top-prize claimant for the lottery game.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCongratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize,\u201d Matt Strawn, Powerball product group chair and Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn said on the \u00a0Powerball website.<\/a> \u201cWe also want to thank all the players who joined in this jackpot streak \u2013 every ticket purchased helps support public programs and services across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last drawing with a jackpot winner was on September 6, when players in Missouri and Texas won $1.787 billion.<\/p>\n

The lucky ticket holder will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $1.817 billion or a lump sump payment of $834.9 million before taxes. If a winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.<\/p>\n

Nationwide, eight tickets matched all five white balls, earning the Match 5 prize of $1 million each. These winning tickets were sold in California, Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.<\/p>\n

As always, California\u2019s prize amounts are pari\u2011mutuel, meaning that payouts vary based on sales and the number of winners.<\/p>\n

The drawing also produced he 114 winning tickets worth $50,000 and 31 worth $100,000.<\/p>\n

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The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve was in 2011, according to Powerball. The company added that the sweepstakes also has been won on Christmas Day four times, most recently in 2013.<\/p>\n

Powerball\u2019s long odds \u2014 1 in 292.2 million \u2014 are intentionally designed to create massive jackpots by allowing prize pools to grow through repeated rollovers. Tickets cost $2, and the game is available in 45 states, plus Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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