FORGET CHRISTMAS OF 2025, BECAUSE THEY JUST WON THE SECOND LARGEST LOTTERY JACKPOT IN US HISTORY. OR IT COULD BE AN OFFICE POOL. WE’RE NOT SURE YET, BUT A SINGLE TICKET SOLD IN ARKANSAS MATCHED EVERY NUMBER IN THE CHRISTMAS EVE POWERBALL DRAWING, SECURING A JACKPOT WORTH $1.8 BILLION. NOW, IF THE WINNER CHOOSES THE LUMP SUM, THEY WILL WALK AWAY WITH NEARLY 835 MILLION BUCKS. WOW. POWERBALL SAYS MULTIPLE JACKPOTS HAVE BEEN WON EITHER ON CHRISTMAS EVE OR CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER REACHED THAT BILLION DOLLAR MARK UNTIL NOW. SO CHECK YOUR TICKETS. HERE’S THE WINNING NUMBERS FOR 25, 31, 52, 59. AND THE POWERBALL IS 19. CALIFORNIA LOTTERY OFFICIALS NOW SAY THERE IS, IN FACT, ONE TICKET THAT MATCHED FIVE OF THE NUMBERS, NOT THE POWERBALL. IT SOLD IN CHINO HILLS. SO THAT OWNER OF THE TICKET IS GOING TO HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS, TOO, BECAUSE THEY DID WHAT’S CALLED A POWER PLAY. THEY PAID AN EXTRA BUCK. THEY
Christmas Eve Powerball ticket worth $2.8 million is sold in California
Updated: 8:09 AM PST Dec 25, 2025
A Powerball ticket worth more than $2.8 million was sold in Southern California.The winning ticket from Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing was sold at a 7-Eleven located at 4092 Chino Hills Parkway in Chino Hills. It matched five numbers and just missed the red Powerball and $1.8 billion, the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Instead, the ticket sold in San Bernardino County is worth $2,811,275, according to the California Lottery. The jackpot-winning ticket that ended the Powerball’s three-month stretch without a winner of the top prize was sold in Arkansas. The winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
CHINO HILLS, Calif. —
A Powerball ticket worth more than $2.8 million was sold in Southern California.
The winning ticket from Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing was sold at a 7-Eleven located at 4092 Chino Hills Parkway in Chino Hills. It matched five numbers and just missed the red Powerball and $1.8 billion, the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
Instead, the ticket sold in San Bernardino County is worth $2,811,275, according to the California Lottery.
The jackpot-winning ticket that ended the Powerball’s three-month stretch without a winner of the top prize was sold in Arkansas.
The winning numbers were 4, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19.
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