Overview
- Powerball officials say the lone winning ticket was sold at a Murphy USA in Cabot, Arkansas, for the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
- The winner can choose an annuity or a lump-sum cash option estimated at $834.9 million before taxes.
- Arkansas requires prizes to be claimed within 180 days, and lottery officials indicated the winner’s identity won’t be known until at least Monday due to holiday closures.
- State lotteries reported numerous non-jackpot prizes from the Dec. 24 drawing, including a $1 million ticket in Luzerne County, Pa., three Kentucky wins totaling $200,000, a $100,000 ticket in Minnesota, and multiple $50,000 winners in Illinois.
- The jackpot resets to $20 million for the next Powerball drawing on Saturday, with overall jackpot odds at 1 in 292.2 million.