Lucky winner claims $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot
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Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $90 million prize on December 2. Here are the winning numbers in Friday’s drawing:
Although nobody from Ohio won the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot in the latest drawing that was held on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2025, the Ohio Lottery says there were thousands of other winners. The winning ticket was sold in Arkansas. In addition, a winning ticket worth $1 million was sold at Kroger in Cincinnati, according to the Ohio Lottery.
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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.
Nobody hit the jackpot, which means the top prize now jumps to $1.7 billion for the next drawing on Christmas Eve.
The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in U.S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025,