Colorado’s biggest winners in the record $1.8 billion Powerball drawing – 9News
The winning tickets were sold in Colorado Springs, Lone Tree and Pueblo.
COLORADO, USA — Four Coloradans woke up to being at least $100,000 richer on Christmas morning.
Santa Claus wasn’t dropping off extra cash – the four lucky people won prizes as part of the record-setting Powerball drawing on Christmas Eve.
A single ticket sold in Arkansas won the $1.817 billion jackpot. The Christmas Eve jackpot was the second-largest prize in the game’s history. It is also the second time the Powerball jackpot has been won by a ticket sold in Arkansas.
In Colorado, there was one $500,000 winner and three $100,000 winners.
This is where the winning tickets were sold:
- $500,000 ticket – King Soopers on Baptist Road in Colorado Springs
- $100,000 ticket – 7 Eleven in Lone Tree
- $100,000 – Alta Convenience on Prairie Avenue in Pueblo
- $100,000 – Circle K on Centennial Boulevard in Colorado Springs
Nationwide, eight tickets across several states matched all five white balls, winning at least $1 million. Tickets were sold in California, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. California’s Match 5 prize is different due to the prize payout being pari-mutuel, or determined by sales and the number of winners.
This year has produced three other major Powerball wins: the $1.78 billion September prize, a $526.5 million jackpot claimed in California in March and a $328.5 million prize.
Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025
The winning numbers for Wednesday were 25-59-04-52-31, Powerball 19. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.
When is the Powerball drawing?
The Powerball drawing takes place live at 10:59 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What are the largest Powerball jackpots?
The six largest Powerball wins have all surpassed $1 billion. Powerball lottery games have potentially huge jackpots because they are played in multiple states.
- $2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
- $1.817 billion – Dec. 24, 2025 – AR
- $1.8 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – MO, TX
- $1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
- $1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
- $1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 – OR
- $1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
- $842.4 million – January 1, 2024 – MI
- $768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – WI
- $758.7 million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
