Overview
- Arkansas allows winners of prizes over $500,000 to keep their identities confidential for three years after claiming, shortened to six months for elected officials or close relatives.
- The winning ticket was sold at a Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, marking only the second Powerball jackpot ticket ever sold in Arkansas.
- The winner has 180 days to claim the prize and cannot begin the process until lottery offices reopen after the holiday closure.
- The jackpot can be taken as an annuity paid over about 30 years with 5% annual increases or as a one-time lump sum of $834.9 million before taxes.
- The Dec. 24 winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59 with Powerball 19 and Power Play 2, and the prize ranks second in Powerball history behind the $2.04 billion 2022 win in California.