Yes. A single ticket in Arkansas won a record $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot in late December 2025.

What just happened

  • The jackpot reached $1.817 billion , making it the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever and the biggest Powerball prize of 2025.
  • One ticket sold in Arkansas matched all six numbers (4, 25, 31, 52, 59 and Powerball 19) to take the entire jackpot.

Winner details

  • The winner has not been publicly identified yet; big-jackpot winners often wait while they consult lawyers and financial advisers.
  • The ticket was sold in Arkansas, marking only the second time a Powerball jackpot has been hit in that state since 2010.

Payout options

  • The advertised prize is an annuity: one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.
  • The cash option is about $834.9 million before taxes, which is what many winners historically choose.

Recent Powerball trend

  • Before this hit, the jackpot had rolled over many times, with earlier drawings (like a roughly $1.25 billion pot in mid-December 2025) ending with no jackpot winner.
  • Each rollover drew more attention and pushed “did someone win the Powerball” into trending search and forum discussions as the prize climbed past the billion-dollar mark.

TL;DR: Someone did win the Powerball, and it was a single Arkansas ticket that hit the full $1.817 billion jackpot in the December 24, 2025 drawing.

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