A lucky person who bought a ticket in Arkansas will take home a whopping $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot, which has a cash option of $834.9 million.

The Christmas Eve prize is the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won and the largest Powerball prize this year, according to a news release from the Multi-State Lottery Association.

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    9 hours ago

    No no, I understand the improbability and don’t play, which means I’m better than everyone who does. Quit having fun. Right? Right?

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      6 hours ago

      Not only do you recognize the improbability but also the carelessness of throwing that $2 away instead of buying $2 worth of stock which would allow you to retire 3 minutes earlier 35 years from now.

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      5 hours ago

      Nah, there’s nothing wrong with having fun. It’s just that you’ll likely never experience the win in your lifetime, so I’d rather use that collective money over time to buy a couple steam games or something, ya know?