The lucky lottery player who won the big $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve has claimed their prize nearly a month later. On Thursday, Jan. 22, Powerball announced that the winner stepped forward to claim their prize. The lottery player chose to remain anonymous.

The winner chose to remain anonymous, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery said, and sought legal and financial advice before coming forward.

No Powerball jackpot winner on Jan. 24; 14,338 Ohio winners claimed smaller prizes. The jackpot has reached $30 million for the drawing on Jan. 26. A North Carolina player won a $209.3 million jackpot earlier that week.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona Lottery Pick 3, Fantasy 5 results for Jan. 23, 2026

Check those lottery tickets. According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, a person in Spartanburg won $200,000 in Saturday’s Powerball drawing. Lottery officials said the winning ticket was bought at a Spinx convenience store on Boiling Springs Road.