Powerball, Christmas Eve and single winning ticket
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A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
Christmas Eve Powerball win in Arkansas nearly broke the record of Edwin Castro of California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball in November 2022.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.7 billion for the Christmas Eve drawing, marking the fourth-largest prize in the game's history. The winner can choose a massive $781 million lump-sum cash option before taxes, sparking a surge in ticket sales across the country.