ABDUL Latif Jameel (ALJ) has launched the 11th generation of Toyota's record-breaking Corolla model. With 47 years of success and close to 40 million sales in the world behind it, the new Corolla reflects a bolder and more dynamic vehicle, which will redefine consumer perceptions about this iconic sedan.
Adel Ezzat, MD, Toyota marketing operations, Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ), said: "The Corolla has been a record breaker from its introduction in 1966. When the first Corolla rolled off the production line, it was witnessed by 1.3 million Japanese.”
He added: "Today an unbelievable 80 percent of all Corollas made between 1986 and 2006 are still on the road.”
Due to the success of the Corolla, he said ALJ is a pioneer of motorization in the Kingdom through its legendary partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) that has lasted more than half a century.
No other model has reached the 10 million production mark faster than the Corolla, hence the 11th generation was launched in a manner that befits its rank. The new Corolla 2014 was launched in an event that was attended by record breakers such as Billy Wingrove, who holds two Guinness world records and is the first freestyler to be signed to a professional Football Club (Tottenham Hotspur FC).
ALJ upbeat as Toyota Corolla shatters records
ALJ upbeat as Toyota Corolla shatters records
Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot
- The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19
- The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve was in 2011, Powerball said
ARKANSAS, USA: A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.
The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. The winning ticket was sold at a Murphy USA in Cabot, lottery officials in Arkansas said Thursday. No one answered the phone Thursday at the location, which was closed for Christmas. The community of roughly 27,000 people is 26 miles (42 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock.
Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in US history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com. The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $834.9 million.
“Congratulations to the newest Powerball jackpot winner! This is truly an extraordinary, life-changing prize,” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product Group Chair and Iowa Lottery CEO, was quoted as saying by the website. “We also want to thank all the players who joined in this jackpot streak — every ticket purchased helps support public programs and services across the country.”
The prize followed 46 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers.
The last drawing with a jackpot winner was Sept. 6, when players in Missouri and Texas won $1.787 billion.
Organizers said it is the second time the Powerball jackpot has been won by a ticket sold in Arkansas. It first happened in 2010.
The last time someone won a Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve was in 2011, Powerball said. The company added that the sweepstakes also has been won on Christmas Day four times, most recently in 2013.
Powerball’s odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the game’s many smaller prizes.
“With the prize so high, I just bought one kind of impulsively. Why not?” Indianapolis glass artist Chris Winters said Wednesday.
Tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
