A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

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Source: feeds.npr.org
The jackpot for the Powerball lottery game is displayed outside Ted

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

(Image credit: Charles Krupa)