A Powerball player in Arkansas won a whopping $1.817bn (£1.34bn) jackpot in a Christmas Eve drawing, making it the second-largest lottery prize ever claimed.
The single winning ticket matched all si… [+1102 chars]
Jingle bills: Arkansas Powerball player strikes $1.8bn jackpot on Christmas Eve - BBC
The prize marks the second-largest US lottery jackpot ever won.
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