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).

Did anyone win Powerball last night, Dec. 24? Ticket in Arkansas hits $1.8B Someone in Arkansas is having some very happy holidays after scoring the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.

The second-highest Powerball jackpot has a winner! But South Carolinians should check their numbers to see if they won a $500,000 prize.