$1.82B Lottery Jackpot Amount only Multi-sourced
$1.82B Powerball jackpot
venue not named in reporting · December 25, 2025
Prize confirmed, venue not named in reporting
- Prize
- $1,817,000,000as reported
- Lottery
- PowerballUS
- Winner from
- ARas stated in reporting
- Reported
- December 25, 2025NPR
$1,817,000,000 was paid out on December 25, 2025.
Measured against everything on file, this one sits at number 1 of 471.
The figures above come from reporting by NPR; the original article is linked below.
Source
Original headlineA Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
Indexed from a headline by NPR. We couldn't resolve a stable link to the full article, so this entry carries only what the headline stated.
The same figure was reported independently by 6 other outlets — which is why this entry is treated as confirmed rather than single-sourced:
- Arkansas Lottery player claims $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot prize Powerball · 2026-01-27
- Arkansas resident claims $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot, chooses to stay anonymous Arkansas Advocate · 2026-01-22
- The $1.8 Billion Question in Arkansas: Who Won the Powerball Jackpot? The New York Times · 2025-12-26
- We may never know who won the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot won on Christmas Eve WCNC · 2025-12-25
- US 'Powerball' lottery winner scoops $1.8 billion jackpot dw.com · 2025-12-25
- $1.8 billion Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot won by single ticket sold in Arkansas CBS News · 2025-12-25
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