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An Arkansas resident who purchased the winning ticket for The $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot claimed his prize.
The winner recently claimed the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery prize, choosing to receive the prize as a one-time cash payment, according to the lottery.
Before taxes, the lump sum was $834.9 million… second largest lottery jackpot ever won in the United States, according to the lottery.
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A Powerball ticket purchased in Arkansas won the $1.817 billion jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize ever won in the United States. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was won on November 7, 2022, when a California ticket won a $2.04 billion prize.
The lottery previously announced that a ticket sold in Arkansas matched the winning numbers drawn on Christmas Eve.
“Everyone was anxiously waiting for the winner to come forward, but we are glad that they took the time to seek legal and financial advice first, as we recommended. We are thrilled that the winner is from Arkansas,” Sharon Strong, executive director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, said in a statement.
Strong continued, “We are proud to celebrate this moment, not only for our Arkansas winner and for Murphy USA, the Arkansas-based company that sold the winning ticket, but also for the positive impact this historic jackpot will have on our state and our mission to raise funds for in-state scholarships.
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The winner of the historic $1.8 billion Powerball prize showed up in Arkansas and chose the one-time cash option. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The winner has decided to remain anonymous, the lottery said.
If the winner had chosen the annuity optionthey would have received an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments which increase by 5% each year.
According to the lottery, the jackpot has spanned a record 47 consecutive drawings, generating more than $15 million in ticket sales in Arkansas, with retailers winning nearly $750,000 in commissions.
The winning ticket was sold to the Murphy USA convenience store in Cabot, which will also receive a $50,000 commission check.
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Arkansas Lottery officials have confirmed that the Powerball jackpot winner has claimed the prize and will remain anonymous. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The white balls drawn on Christmas Eve were 4, 25, 31, 52 and 59. The red Powerball was 19 and the Power Play was 2X.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
