The winning numbers for the Dec. 24, 2025 drawing were 4, 25, 31, 52, 59, and the Powerball was 19. Eight other players across the country won $1 million each by matching the first five numbers. Did anyone win the Powerball drawing on Christmas Eve? The Powerball lottery had reached nearly 1.82 billion, the second largest in U.S. lottery history.

An Arkansas Powerball ticket won a $1.817 billion jackpot on December 24, marking the largest win of 2025 and the second-largest in U.S. history.

A Powerball player there holds the winning ticket from Wednesday night's drawing for the game's $1.817 billion jackpot. The winner, who so far hasn't gone public, can choose between an annuitized prize of $1.817 billion or a lump sump payment of $834.9 million (both prize options are before taxes).