A lucky person who bought a ticket at a Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, Arkansas, northeast of Little Rock, will take home a whopping $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot, which has a cash option of $834.9 million.

It's Christmas Eve and millions of lottery players are hoping to win the ultimate gift: Powerball's $1.7B jackpot.

Powerball's $1.817 billion Christmas Eve jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in Arkansas, lottery officials said Thursday. Why it matters: The win caps one of the largest jackpot runs in U.S. lottery history and delivers a rare Christmas Eve payout — turning a $2 ticket into a life-changing windfall.

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