Arkansas Player Wins Powerball Jackpot

Jackpot Awarded

A Powerball jackpot totaling $1.817 billion was secured by a player in Arkansas during Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52, and 59, with the Powerball number being 19.

According to official Powerball data, this prize represents the second-largest in U.S. history and the largest Powerball jackpot recorded for the year 2025. The winner had the option to receive a lump sum cash payment of $834.9 million.

Game Context

This win concluded a sequence of 46 consecutive drawings without a top-prize winner. The most recent previous jackpot was awarded on September 6, when a combined prize of $1.787 billion was claimed by players in Missouri and Texas.

This marks the second occasion a Powerball jackpot has been won by a ticket purchased in Arkansas, with the initial win occurring in 2010. Historically, a Powerball jackpot was last won on Christmas Eve in 2011. There have also been four instances of the jackpot being won on Christmas Day, the most recent being in 2013.

Powerball Mechanics

Winning the Powerball jackpot carries odds of 1 in 292.2 million. Tickets are priced at $2 each. The game is offered in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.