Powerball just announced the winning ticket of its $1.82 billion jackpot

Crumpled up losing lottery tickets sit in a wastebasket at a liquor store in California. The Powerball jackpot has surpassed $1 billion. The next drawing is on Monday.

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• Powerball has a winner after a historic $1.817 billion Christmas Eve drawing.
• At least one ticket beat the odds, matching all six numbers after 46 jackpot-free drawings.
• The winner will choose between a decades-long annuity or a massive lump-sum cash payout.