INDIANA — An Indiana lottery player is celebrating a $1 million win after matching five numbers in the Powerball drawing held on Christmas Eve, officials said.
The drawing produced a single jackpot-winning ticket sold in Arkansas, claiming the $1.82 billion grand prize. The jackpot reached an estimated $1.817 billion after ticket sales, making it the second-largest lottery jackpot ever won in the United States. The only larger jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in California in November 2022.
While Indiana did not produce the jackpot winner, one ticket sold in the state matched all five white balls to win a $1 million prize. Indiana was among eight states with $1 million winners, along with California, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and two winners in New York.
The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were 4, 25, 31, 52, and 59, with Powerball 19.
The jackpot has now reset to its starting amount of $20 million for the next drawing scheduled for Saturday. Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to Powerball officials, the odds of winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 292.2 million.
