While it wasn\u2019t the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, someone in Southern California woke up on Christmas with a lot more money than they had on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n
The much-anticipated Powerball drawing took place on Wednesday night, and the winning numbers were: 4-25-31-52-59 with a Powerball of 19. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.<\/p>\n
It was revealed later on Wednesday night that a player who purchased a single ticket in Arkansas won the grand prize<\/a> of $1.8 billion, the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won. They will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $1.817 billion \u2014 an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by five percent each year \u2014 or a lump sum payment of $834.9 million; both prize options are before taxes.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t just the jackpot that was won Wednesday night though, as there were a total of 770,270 winning tickets across California, state lottery officials say<\/a>, which range in prize amounts from $4 to $2,811,275 \u2014 the latter of which was won right here in SoCal.<\/p>\n According to the California Lottery, a ticket matching all five numbers (but not the Powerball) was sold at a 7-Eleven in Chino Hills. This lucky player was the only person in the state to win this amount of money; the next biggest prize, $18,510, was won by 23 players across the state who matched four numbers and the Powerball.<\/p>\n Now that the grand prize has been won, the lottery resets. Thus, the drawing on Saturday has a $20 million jackpot.<\/p>\n Powerball tickets are $2 each and drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights at 7:59 p.m.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n