Why the winner of America’s second-largest Powerball jackpot was forced into the spotlight

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A Murphy USA convenience store in Cabot, Arkansas, sold the $1.82 billion Powerball jackpot-winning ticket for the Dec. 24, 2025, drawing. Lottery records later identified winner Tracy Hartwick after the state’s six-month confidentiality period expired for relatives of elected officials. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The winner of the $1.82 billion Powerball jackpot sold on Christmas Eve has been publicly identified as Tracy Hartwick, the younger brother of North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick, after Arkansas law required the release of his identity following a six-month confidentiality period, The New York Post reported.

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