This was the 1st jackpot won on a Monday evening given that Aug. 23, when the game launched a third weekly drawing, officials stated.
"Six dollars changed my life," James Miller, 39, of the Lincoln County neighborhood of Iron Station told officials at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Monday when he claimed his prize.
Two other residents were cited, and a third resident was held under a $six million bond.
Any additional federal, state and/or nearby taxes shall be the duty of the winner.
The potential winner lives in one particular of the 45 states where Powerball is played, plus Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and the Virgin Islands.
The Dec. 25 numbers had been 27, 29, 45, 55, 58 and Powerball 2.