Single ticket wins $1.82B Powerball jackpot
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One ticket won the mega jackpot in the Dec. 24 drawing. Here's what we know about the lucky winner and where the winning ticket was sold.
LANSING, MI -- A Powerball player in Michigan landed a $1 million win in the drawing held on Wednesday, Dec. 24. The player matched all five white numbers drawn -- 4-25-31-52-59 -- to win the $1 million prize.
Christmas Eve Powerball win in Arkansas nearly broke the record of Edwin Castro of California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball in November 2022.
Someone won the $1.87 billion jackpot in Arkansas on Dec. 25, but the general public may not learn their identity for years.
In 2022, Edwin Castro became biggest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball. 2 years later, California wildfires impacted one of his homes.
Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, who won $2.04 billion Powerball lottery Nov. 7, 2022, opted for the lump sum, which was just shy of $1 billion.
A lucky lottery player in Arkansas won a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve, but the winning ticket holder still hasn’t come forward to claim their prize. CNN’s Rafael Romo spoke with a lottery official about what happens next.