Arkansas winner comes forward after $1.8B Powerball Christmas Eve draw

An Arkansas resident who purchased the winning ticket for Powerball’s $1.817 billion jackpot has claimed their prize.

The winner recently claimed the prize from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, opting to receive the prize as a one-time cash payment, according to the lottery.

Before taxes, the lump-sum amount was $834.9 million — the second-largest lottery jackpot ever won in the U.S., the lottery said.

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