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Powerball Winners

Powerball is played in 45 US states as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S Virgin Islands and Washington D.C., and the wide participation creates some huge prize pools. The biggest-ever Powerball winners have each claimed hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money, and the game holds the record for the largest jackpot ever offered: an incredible $2.04 billion.

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Some states have enjoyed considerable success, while others are still waiting to register their first Powerball jackpot winner. The table below is updated whenever the top prize is won and shows how many jackpot-winning tickets have been sold in each of the participating areas.

There have been hundreds of jackpot winners over the years, snapping up multimillion-dollar rewards. Visit the Biggest Powerball Winners section at the bottom of the page to find out about the largest prizes ever given away on the game.

Lottery Winner The most recent Powerball jackpot was won on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

There was 1 jackpot winning ticket that matched 5 main numbers and the Powerball. The ticket was purchased in California.


Winners by State

Powerball was launched in 23 states in 1992, and its membership has gradually increased in the years since. As a result, some states have seen more jackpot winners than others. Use our interactive map to see how many jackpots have been claimed in your state, and find out where it stands compared to other states in the table beneath.

List of Powerball winners by State
State: Jackpot Winners: Percentage of Total
Jackpot Winners:
Indiana 39 9.6%
Missouri 31 7.7%
Minnesota 22 5.4%
Pennsylvania 19 4.7%
Wisconsin 19 4.7%
Kentucky 18 4.4%
Louisiana 17 4.2%
Florida 16 4%
Arizona 14 3.5%
California 14 3.5%
Kansas 12 3%
New York 12 3%
New Hampshire 11 2.7%
New Jersey 11 2.7%
Washington, D.C. 11 2.7%
Delaware 10 2.5%
Nebraska 10 2.5%
Connecticut 9 2.2%
Iowa 9 2.2%
West Virginia 9 2.2%
Rhode Island 8 2%
Tennessee 7 1.7%
Georgia 6 1.5%
Massachusetts 6 1.5%
North Carolina 6 1.5%
South Carolina 6 1.5%
Idaho 5 1.2%
Michigan 5 1.2%
New Mexico 5 1.2%
Oregon 5 1.2%
Montana 4 1%
Ohio 4 1%
Oklahoma 4 1%
Colorado 3 0.7%
Maryland 3 0.7%
South Dakota 3 0.7%
Illinois 2 0.5%
Puerto Rico 2 0.5%
Texas 2 0.5%
Virginia 2 0.5%
Washington 2 0.5%
Arkansas 1 0.2%
Vermont 1 0.2%
Maine 0 0%
Mississippi 0 0%
North Dakota 0 0%
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0%
Wyoming 0 0%
Total: 405 100%

Three jackpots have gone unclaimed since the beginning of the game. One was from a ticket purchased in Georgia, another from Indiana and a $16 million jackpot prize that went unclaimed in Florida.


Powerball Jackpots

The table below shows all the Powerball jackpots to have been won since 2003. Use it to find out who has won the top prize, plus when and where the jackpots have been given away. See how much each win was worth and whether the lucky players took the cash option or the annuity. Find out who the last Powerball winner was as soon as they come forward.

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Powerball Jackpots Won (Most Recent First)
Location Winner Name Date Annuity Value Cash Value Cash or Annuity
California TBC October 11, 2023 $1,764,900,000 $774,100,000 TBC
California TBC July 19, 2023 $1,080,800,000 $558,100,000 TBC
Ohio The Crazy Luck Trust April 19, 2023 $252,600,000 $134,669,327.27 Cash
Virginia Anonymous March 4, 2023 $162,600,000 $82,652,621.31 Annuity
Washington Becky Bell February 6, 2023 $754,600,000 $407,204,980.44 Cash
Kansas Anonymous November 19, 2022 $92,900,000 $47,309,601.39 Cash
California Edwin Castro November 7, 2022 $2,040,100,000 $997,617,687.27 Cash
Pennsylvania Taylor O. August 3, 2022 $206,900,000 $122,361,080.04 Cash
Vermont API Trust DTD June 29, 2022 $366,700,000 $208,452,071.69 Cash
Arizona Anonymous April 27, 2022 $473,100,000 $283,269,626.72 Cash
Connecticut R.K. February 14, 2022 $185,300,000 $123,943,514.25 Cash
California Orlando Zavala Lozano January 5, 2022 $632,600,000 $450,220,560.99 Cash
Wisconsin Tammy and Cliff Webster January 5, 2022 $632,600,000 $450,220,560.99 Cash
California Scott Godfrey October 4, 2021 $699,800,000 $495,980,160.52 Cash
Florida The Love You More Trust June 5, 2021 $285,600,000 $196,706,252.17 Cash
Florida Thomas Yi March 27, 2021 $235,400,000 $160,038,447.27 Cash
New Jersey Anonymous January 30, 2021 $33,200,000 $24,831,027.77 Cash
New Jersey Anonymous January 23, 2021 $23,200,000 $17,357,620.37 Cash
Maryland The Power Pack January 20, 2021 $731,100,000 $546,824,471.89 Cash
New York September 2020, LLC September 16, 2020 $94,800,000 $75,719,457.54 Cash
Florida William Kruger August 12, 2020 $168,500,000 $140,145,006 Cash
Wisconsin Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney June 10, 2020 $22,000,000 $16,704,631.74 Cash
West Virginia Anonymous June 3, 2020 $136,400,000 $108,055,288.11 Cash
New Jersey Anonymous April 8, 2020 $190,000,000 $155,993,431.86 Cash
Michigan Cristy Davis February 12, 2020 $70,000,000 $49,786,628.73 Cash
Florida Vacation Life LLC January 29, 2020 $396,900,000 $276,558,034.09 Cash
California Bill Lawrence November 2, 2019 $150,000,000 $104,821,802.94 Cash
Michigan Phillip Chippewa September 21, 2019 $80,000,000 $55,286,800.28 Cash
New York David Yax September 4, 2019 $80,000,000 $57,306,590.26 Cash
New York Healthy Rainbow, LLC August 17, 2019 $148,000,000 $105,638,829.41 Cash
Tennessee Freedom Trust July 13, 2019 $198,000,000 $128,130,339.46 Cash
North Carolina Charles W. Jackson Jr. June 1, 2019 $344,600,000 $223,347,054.78 Cash
Wisconsin Manuel Franco March 27, 2019 $768,400,000 $476,995,390.84 Cash
New York David Johnson December 26, 2018 $298,300,000 $180,227,550.72 Cash
Iowa Lerynne West October 27, 2018 $687,800,000 $396,173,042.06 Cash
New York Robert Bailey October 27, 2018 $687,800,000 $396,173,042.06 Cash
New York Nandlall Mangal August 11, 2018 $245,600,000 $147,844,558.62 Cash
Oregon Steven Nickell June 20, 2018 $150,400,000 $90,318,193.47 Cash
New Jersey Tayeb Souami May 19, 2018 $315,300,000 $183,222,685.13 Cash
Louisiana The Moose Family Trust March 24, 2018 $55,900,000 $33,587,274.16 Cash
Pennsylvania Emerald Legacy Trust March 17, 2018 $456,700,000 $273,959,698 Cash
New Hampshire Good Karma Family 2018 Nominee Trust January 6, 2018 $559,700,000 $352,018,919.39 Cash
Louisiana 292 Family Partnership October 25, 2017 $191,100,000 $119,492,684.81 Cash
Colorado Judy F. September 16, 2017 $133,200,000 $84,607,397.29 Cash
Massachusetts Mavis Wanczyk August 23, 2017 $758,700,000 4480,500,936.39 Cash
California Jeff Lindsay June 10, 2017 $447,800,000 $279,175,254.46 Cash
Arizona Anonymous April 1, 2017 $60,000,000 $36,452,004.24 Cash
Wisconsin Mai Xiong March 22, 2017 $156,200,000 $93,114,002.73 Cash
Indiana Anonymous February 22, 2017 $435,300,000 $263,511,438.99 Cash
Delaware Anonymous December 17, 2016 $121,600,000 $72,145,291.83 Cash
Tennessee Tennessee 20 November 26, 2016 $420,900,000 $254,652,358.97 Cash
Georgia William & Heather ten Broeke September 17, 2016 $246,800,000 $165,613,510.93 Cash
New Hampshire Robin Egg 2016 Nominee Trust July 30, 2016 $487,000,000 $341,726,178.1 Cash
New Jersery Smith Family Lottery Pool May 7, 2016 $429,600,000 $284,097,219.71 Cash
Florida James Stocklas March 2, 2016 $291,400,000 $191,470,307.58 Cash
California Marvin & Mae Acosta January 13, 2016 $1,586,400,000 $983,505,233.36 Cash
Florida The Nickel 95 Trust January 13, 2016 $1,586,400,000 $983,505,233.36 Cash
Tennessee Lisa & John Robinson January 13, 2016 $1,586,400,000 $983,505,233.36 Cash
Tennessee Avondale Revocable Trust November 4, 2015 $144,100,000 $89,795,622.27 Cash
Michigan Julie Leach September 30, 2015 $310,500,000 $197,417,561.95 Cash
California Willie Nelson August 1, 2015 $110,000,000 $70,108,349.27 Cash
Missouri Tom Rea July 4, 2015 $70,000,000 $42,735,042.74 Cash
Florida Orencia Barzey June 20, 2015 $80,000,000 $49,566,294.92 Cash
Arizona Maria Herrera June 3, 2015 $188,900,000 $119,993,157.94 Cash
Puerto Rico Anonymous April 18, 2015 $50,000,000 $33,557,046.98 Cash
Florida Alice Dawson April 11, 2015 $80,000,000 $53,440,213.76 Cash
New Jersey Rocklin Four March 25, 2015 $40,000,000 $26,845,637.58 Cash
Tennessee Michael Duncan March 21, 2015 $50,000,000 $33,557,046.98 Cash
New York Anthony Perosi March 14, 2015 $136,000,000 $88,533,767.72 Cash
North Carolina Marie Holmes February 11, 2015 $564,100,000 $381,138,450.16 Cash
Puerto Rico Anonymous February 11, 2015 $564,100,000 $381,138,450.16 Cash
Texas TL Management Trust February 11, 2015 $564,100,000 $381,138,450.16 Cash
Washington Lisa N. Quan November 29, 2014 $90,000,000 $56,818,181.82 Cash
Missouri Marilyn Boldon November 8, 2014 $202,600,000 $126,452,603.46 Cash
California Vinh Nguyen September 24, 2014 $228,500,000 $136,154,788.75 Annuity
Colorado Claude “Al” G. August 9, 2014 $90,000,000 $54,878,048.78 Cash
California John “Jack” Long July 19, 2014 $60,000,000 $36,101,083.03 Cash
Ohio Mary Ann Thompson July 9, 2014 $124,900,000 $73,120,898.02 Cash
Tennessee Roy Cockrum June 11, 2014 $259,800,000 $153,530,034.56 Cash
Florida FlaMass Family Lottery Joint Venture April 23, 2014 $148,800,000 $86,932,220.04 Cash
Missouri John and Susan Brands March 22, 2014 $96,500,000 $55,351,107.35 Cash
California Joseph Saxer March 1, 2014 $60,000,000 $34,443,168.77 Cash
California B. Raymond Buxton February 19, 2014 $425,300,000 $242,189,743.03 Cash
Missouri Kevin Carlson December 25, 2013 $71,500,000 $39,875,184.78 Cash
Nebraska David & Erica Harrig December 11, 2013 $122,900,000 $68,365,971.11 Cash
Massachusetts Maureen & Stephen Hinckley December 11, 2013 $122,900,000 $68,365,971.11 Cash
New York Maksim Nikolayev November 16, 2013 $130,300,000 $73,356,671.49 Cash
California Carlo “Carl” Mitchell October 23, 2013 $213,400,000 $123,264,611.22 Cash
South Carolina Anonymous September 18, 2013 $399,400,000 $223,256,476.69 Cash
Minnesota Paul White August 7, 2013 $448,400,000 $258,163,064.3 Cash
New Jersey Ocean’s 16 August 7, 2013 $448,400,000 $258,163,064.3 Cash
New Jersey Mario Scarnici August 7, 2013 $448,400,000 $258,163,064.3 Cash
Pennsylvania Patricia Chandler June 22, 2013 $131,500,000 $77,412,904.79 Cash
Texas Paul McDowell May 29, 2013 $40,000,000 $24,906,600.25 Cash
Delaware Anonymous May 25, 2013 $50,000,000 $31,133,250.31 Cash
Florida Unclaimed May 25, 2013 $50,000,000 $31,133,250.31 Unclaimed
Louisiana The Williams Trust May 25, 2013 $50,000,000 $31,133,250.31 Cash
Florida Gloria C. Mackenzie May 18, 2013 $590,500,000 $370,896,780.54 Cash
Illinois Ted Baumgartner March 30, 2013 $50,000,000 $31,367,628.61 Cash
New Jersey Pedro Quezada March 23, 2013 $338,300,000 $211,026,552.16 Cash
Virginia Dave Honeywell February 6, 2013 $217,200,000 $136,450,911.26 Cash
Florida Christopher McGurren December 26, 2012 $50,000,000 $32,446,463.34 Cash
Kansas Anonymous December 19, 2012 $50,000,000 $32,679,738.56 Cash
Massachusetts Rosa DeLeon & Reginald LeBlanc December 12, 2012 $50,000,000 $33,003,300.33 Cash
Pennsylvania Roger Custer December 5, 2012 $50,000,000 $33,134,526.18 Cash
Arizona Matthew Good November 28, 2012 $587,500,000 $384,747,857.92 Cash
Missouri Cindy & Mark Hill November 28, 2012 $587,500,000 $384,747,857.92 Cash
Delaware Anonymous October 3, 2012 $50,000,000 $33,046,926.64 Cash
Iowa Mary and Brian Lohse September 26, 2012 $202,100,000 $129,786,076.76 Cash
Michigan Donald Lawson August 15, 2012 $337,000,000 $224,655,690.17 Cash
Connecticut Noel Peel June 23, 2012 $60,000,000 $39,814,200.4 Cash
Iowa The Shipping 20 June 13, 2012 $241,000,000 $160,334,459.84 Cash
Pennsylvania SEPTA 48 April 25, 2012 $172,700,000 $107,533,278.77 Cash
New Jersey Joseph & Celeste Tamburello March 21, 2012 $70,000,000 $41,543,026.71 Cash
Rhode Island Ohana Trust March 7, 2012 $60,000,000 $37,059,913.53 Cash
New York Tara Ramirez/Case Park LLC February 25, 2012 $70,000,000 $43,668,122.27 Cash
Rhode Island Louise White/Sherbert Trust February 11, 2012 $336,400,000 $209,966,435.24 Cash
Maryland Name Withheld December 24, 2011 $128,800,000 $81,295,926.7 Cash
Pennsylvania Steven Lloyd November 19, 2011 $59,900,000 $37,622,580.2 Cash
Connecticut Putnam Ave. Family Trust November 2, 2011 $254,200,000 $151,664,457.51 Cash
Georgia Kathy Scruggs September 14, 2011 $25,000,000 $15,124,016.94 Cash
Maryland Name Withheld September 7, 2011 $108,800,000 $65,294,048.66 Cash
Minnesota Thomas Morris August 10, 2011 $228,900,000 $123,602,685.09 Cash
Georgia Unclaimed June 29, 2011 $77,100,000 $40,827,464.52 Unclaimed
Massachusetts Jimmy Freeman June 8, 2011 $25,600,000 $13,493,470.86 Cash
New York 1937 Flatbrush Avenue Dodgers LLC June 1, 2011 $201,900,000 $106,159,636.69 Cash
Indiana Bill Swanson April 23, 2011 $74,000,000 $37,728,064.69 Cash
Indiana Michael Reardon & Darin Fox April 6, 2011 $221,700,000 $111,737,725.76 Cash
Florida Carvajal Family Group February 26, 2011 $182,100,000 $91,187,716.61 Cash
New York Stephen Kirwin January 22, 2011 $122,100,000 $61,224,679.58 Cash
New York Jeffrey & Christine Pintuuff December 25, 2010 $48,800,000 $24,856,581.43 Cash
Illinois Shim Partnership December 11, 2010 $37,500,000 $19,120,859.32 Cash
Kentucky Muncie Meade December 11, 2010 $37,500,000 $19,120,859.32 Cash
Arizona Sheila Verke December 1, 2010 $95,300,000 $49,995,249.5 Cash
Michigan Team Victory November 6, 2010 $128,600,000 $69,606,573.55 Cash
Florida Ziegler Family Revocable Trust October 6, 2010 $61,500,000 $34,553,793.03 Cash
Georgia Gerald Render September 18, 2010 $116,000,000 $63,050,992.65 Cash
West Virginia William Smith August 21, 2010 $79,000,000 $44,347,250.99 Cash
Louisiana H & N Family Partnership July 31, 2010 $85,700,000 $47,770,485.7 Cash
Florida Elizabeth Choras-Hanna July 10, 2010 $73,800,000 $38,929,055.11 Cash
Montana Kimberly Claassen June 23, 2010 $96,900,000 $50,200,000 Cash
Ohio Lucky 13 Plus One June 23, 2010 $96,900,000 $50,200,000 Cash
Ohio 2010 Blind Trust June 2, 2010 $261,600,000 $134,917,238.27 Cash
Missouri Chris Shaw April 21, 2010 $258,500,000 $124,875,122.48 Cash
New Jersey Sandra Mcneil March 13, 2010 $211,700,000 $101,550,225.01 Cash
North Carolina Frank Griffin February 6, 2010 $141,400,000 $69,682,459.88 Cash
Arkansas Name Withheld January 2, 2010 $25,000,000 $12,153,621.78 Cash
Kentucky Rob Anderson December 26, 2009 $128,600,000 $63,456,864.77 Cash
Oklahoma The End of the Rainbow Trust November 21, 2009 $32,800,000 $16,727,823.43 Cash
Kansas Donald Damon November 11, 2009 $96,600,000 $48,367,329.08 Cash
Wisconsin Doug Miron October 14, 2009 $31,400,000 $16,703,507.9 Cash
Florida Dr. William Steele October 3, 2009 $189,000,000 $101,160,403.68 Cash
South Carolina Solomon Jackson Jr. August 19, 2009 $259,900,000 $129,777,212.43 Cash
Connecticut Rahul Patel June 27, 2009 $25,000,000 $12,506,253.12 Cash
North Carolina Jeff Wilson June 20, 2009 $88,100,000 $42,459,584 Cash
South Dakota Neal Wanless May 27, 2009 $232,100,000 $118,005,530.33 Cash
Washington DC Rockson, LLC April 8, 2009 $144,000,000 $79,681,116.20 Cash
Delaware Anonymous February 28, 2009 $174,400,000 $93,258,224.32 Cash
Pennsylvania Palmira Nicolo February 28, 2009 $174,400,000 $93,258,224.32 Cash
Indiana GMTR Investments, LLC January 17, 2009 $163,200,000 $97,666,541.99 Cash
Indiana SWS Investments LLC November 22, 2008 $57,600,000 $30,815,336.43 Cash
Pennsylvania Myrna and Thomas Shearer October 29, 2008 $58,600,000 $30,207,012.05 Cash
Pennsylvania 22 Postal Workers October 4, 2008 $20,000,000 $10,282,776.35 Cash
New Mexico Roswell Fun Havers September 27, 2008 $206,000,000 $102,903,652.63 Cash
Pennsylvania Barrie Edwards Family August 2, 2008 $86,300,000 $42,529,765.37 Cash
Oklahoma Zorro Trust July 2, 2008 $84,900,000 $41,305,108.74 Cash
Louisiana Emilia Delgado May 31, 2008 $34,100,000 $16,195,787.02 Cash
South Carolina Jonathan Vargas May 17, 2008 $35,300,000 $17,175,336.18 Cash
Minnesota Paul Rosenau May 3, 2008 $180,100,000 $88,020,951.4 Cash
West Virginia Monongalia County Tax Office 8 March 15, 2008 $276,300,000 $139,421,731.44 Cash
Louisiana Carl Hunter January 16, 2008 $97,000,000 $48,478,863.05 Cash
Kentucky Linville Lee Huff December 12, 2007 $33,600,000 $16,471,526.51 Cash
Rhode Island Sheila Botelho November 28, 2007 $151,900,000 $75,231,092.06 Cash
Colorado SEEP Financial Group October 10, 2007 $20,000,000 $9,402,914.9 Annuity
Connecticut John Lorusso October 3, 2007 $15,000,000 $7,035,647.28 Cash
Louisiana William Heid Jr. September 29, 2007 $15,000,000 $7,035,647.28 Cash
Kentucky Nukote 22 September 26, 2007 $61,500,000 $28,558,114.97 Cash
Wisconsin Steve Peot September 5, 2007 $29,100,000 $13,678,094.29 Cash
Indiana Coterel & Hiles Family August 25, 2007 $314,300,000 $145,985,099.64 Cash
Oklahoma Don & Joyce Harvey June 27, 2007 $105,800,000 $46,837,771.64 Cash
New Mexico Felipe Piña May 23, 2007 $62,800,000 $29,450,223.26 Cash
New Hampshire Dale Chellis & Toni Sergott April 28, 2007 $67,000,000 $31,919,876.64 Cash
South Carolina Dick Sandlin April 4, 2007 $15,000,000 $7,122,507.12 Cash
Wisconsin Name Withheld March 31, 2007 $40,700,000 $19,321,993.13 Cash
Oregon Daniel Gannon March 17, 2007 $182,700,000 $88,067,283.39 Cash
Arizona Barry & Barbara Salzman January 27, 2007 $15,000,000 $7,002,801.02 Cash
Missouri Wilson Family January 24, 2007 $254,000,000 $120,508,183.07 Cash
North Carolina Jackie Alston November 29, 2006 $74,500,000 $36,071,688.7 Cash
Arizona Arizona 9 November 1, 2006 $94,100,000 $44,335,812.17 Cash
Minnesota Michael Hawes November 1, 2006 $94,100,000 $44,335,812.17 Cash
Louisiana Jane Jabert September 30, 2006 $15,000,000 $7,253,384.91 Cash
Kansas Anonymous September 27, 2006 $15,000,000 $7,170,172.08 Cash
Iowa Tim & Kellie Guderian September 23, 2006 $200,800,000 $95,974,824.23 Cash
Wisconsin 100 Miracles August 5, 2006 $208,600,000 $95,821,171.53 Mixed
Oklahoma WJW Investment Trust June 17, 2006 $101,800,000 $46,276,534.29 Cash
South Dakota Lan Nguyen May 17, 2006 $116,800,000 $51,584,755.35 Cash
Missouri Missouri Lucky 13 April 12, 2006 $224,200,000 $102,868,636.47 Mixed
Nebraska ConAgra Food Workers February 18, 2006 $365,000,000 $177,270,519.67 Cash
Iowa Hugh Hawkins December 14, 2005 $113,200,000 $54,779,833.72 Cash
Missouri Scheinost Family November 2, 2005 $36,000,000 $17,179,323.47 Cash
Oregon Chaney & West Families October 19, 2005 $340,000,000 $164,410,058.03 Cash
New Mexico Jon San Cartier August 10, 2005 $93,400,000 $52,189,495.32 Cash
West Virginia The FEMA Team June 29, 2005 $10,000,000 $5,820,721.77 Cash
Connecticut Christopher Ewen June 25, 2005 $59,500,000 $34,662,300.66 Cash
Idaho Brad Duke May 28, 2005 $220,300,000 $125,315,236.79 Cash
Tennessee The Hubbard Family March 30, 2005 $25,500,000 $13,851,308.26 Cash
Pennsylvania Bob & Patty MacZura March 16, 2005 $18,700,000 $10,166.550.04 Cash
Indiana Barbara & Craig Lennen March 5, 2005 $19,813,007 $10,810,758.88 Annuity
Indiana Eric Kyle February 23, 2005 $18,700,000 $10,397,024.86 Annuity
Idaho Duchess Trust February 12, 2005 $40,600,000 $23,041,529.64 Cash
Louisiana Kathleen, Karen & Janet January 22, 2005 $26,400,000 $14,734,333.8 Cash
Pennsylvania Peter Bapes January 8, 2005 $36,800,000 $20,214,179.56 Cash
Wisconsin Tim Sindel December 22, 2004 $30,900,000 $16,988,664.6 Cash
Arizona Steven Herber December 22, 2004 $30,900,000 $16,988,664.6 Cash
Nebraska Joseph Petto & Family December 22, 2004 $30,900,000 $16,988,664.6 Cash
Pennsylvania WLT Trust December 8, 2004 $171,400,000 $93,428,155.06 Cash
Pennsylvania Jacquelyn Moore October 16, 2004 $14,400,000 $7,918,154.68 Cash
Iowa 33 Co-Workers from Seaford October 9, 2004 $214,700,000 $116,941.166.55 Cash
Delaware Mary Beth & David Wenell August 14, 2004 $98,700,000 $53,118,608.53 Cash
Minnesota Jackie & Jim Lagoon July 7, 2004 $21,100,000 $11,143,150.45 Cash
Minnesota Anonymous June 26, 2004 $65,800,000 $34,231,030.84 Cash
South Carolina Jim Hare & Tom Hare May 29, 2004 $52,000,000 $26,934,553.39 Cash
Pennsylvania Steve & Kristine White May 8, 2004 $213,200,000 $110,230,721.16 Cash
Pennsylvania Tim & Pam Rivers March 13, 2004 $89,000,000 $49,946,510.27 Cash
Indiana The Bow Trust February 4, 2004 $85,500,000 $46,538,615.59 Cash
New Hampshire Norman & DeAnna Shue December 31, 2003 $221,500,000 $120,299,502.97 Cash
South Carolina Lisa Ensor December 31, 2003 $221,500,00 $120,299,502.97 Cash
Pennsylvania James & Rebeca Allen November 5, 2003 $12,800,000 $6,692,026.43 Cash
Indiana Jon & Louanne Lashbrook October 29, 2003 $10,000,000 $5,213,764.34 Cash
Indiana Regina Mandabach October 25, 2003 $190,900,000 $99,530,384.74 Cash
Indiana Happy Huskers October 25, 2003 $190,900,000 $99,530,384.74 Cash
Minnesota Aeetos Trust, Rosemary Centola
& Lawrence Centola
August 30, 2003 $135,600,000 $70,827,221.85 Cash
New Hampshire Alva Osborne July 16, 2003 $13,500,000 $7,522,151.2 Cash
Kentucky William & Claudia Walkenbach July 9, 2003 $261,300,000 $147,283,580.1 Cash
Missouri Scott & Marian Calligan July 9, 2003 $261,300,000 $147,283,580.1 Cash
Pennsylvania Anthony & Monica Wilson May 7, 2003 $88,700,000 $48,779,827.18 Cash
South Carolina Hobert & Mary Parnell March 26, 2003 $62,400,000 $33,608,560.64 Cash
West Virginia Cello Investments, LLC February 22, 2003 $42,000,000 $22,603,828.27 Cash
Louisiana Milton & Ethel Schroeder February 22, 2003 $42,000,000 $22,603,828.27 Cash
Missouri Rondal Eaton February 1, 2003 $101,800,000 $54,819,886.24 Cash
Indiana Watertown 34 February 1, 2003 $101,800,000 $54,819,886.24 Cash

Biggest Powerball Winners

The Powerball jackpot regularly grows into the hundreds of millions of dollars, and sometimes passes $1 billion. It can climb so quickly for a number of reasons.

The top prize starts at $20 million and rolls over every time it is not won. There is no jackpot cap so it can just keep growing and growing.

There is a large player pool as the game is offered in 45 states - plus three other jurisdictions. As the jackpot rises, even more tickets are sold across the country. The list below shows the biggest Powerball jackpots ever won.

Jackpot Date Winners
$2.04 billion November 7, 2022 A ticket holder from California was the only player to match all the numbers in this record draw, winning a jackpot of more than $2 billion. The cash option was worth $997 million. The winning ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center, 15 W Woodbury Road, Altadena. There was such high demand for tickets that the draw was delayed by around 10 hours due to one of the participating lotteries experiencing a technical issue with its sales verification system. The jackpot was eventually claimed in February 2023 by Edwin Castro, who said he was ‘shocked and ecstatic’. He said he wanted to remain private so turned down media opportunities to speak more about his big win.
$1.76 billion October 11, 2023 A Californian player won this big jackpot with a ticket bought in Kern County, at Midway Market and Liquor in Frazier Park. It was the second time in a row that the jackpot had passed $1 billion, following the big win in July 2023. The cash value was $774.1 million.
$1.6 billion January 13, 2016 Three ticket holders made lottery history when they won an incredible jackpot worth $1.586 billion. The lucky winners were from California, Florida and Tennessee and each took home a pre-tax total of $528.8 million. John and Lisa Robinson of Munford in Tennessee were the first to come forward, going on the Today show to break the news just days after the drawing was held. David Kaltschmidt and Maureen Smith from Melbourne Beach in Florida stepped forward the following month, and in July 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of Chino Hills, California, claimed their share of the prize, ending months of speculation about what had happened to the third ticket.
$1.08 billion July 19, 2023 A ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn to win the $1.08 billion jackpot. The billion-dollar ticket was sold in downtown Los Angeles at Las Palmitas Mini Market. More information to follow.
$768 million March 27, 2019 Wisconsin's Manuel Franco became the biggest Powerball winner on a single ticket at the time after buying 10 tickets from a Speedway on Beloit Road in New Berlin, Milwaukee. The 24-year-old, who came forward less than a month later, revealed that he had screamed for about five to ten minutes when he found out he had won. Having decided to take the cash option of $477 million, he said he wanted to take a break before 'helping out the world'.
$758 million August 23, 2017 Mavis Wanczyk, 53, bought the winning ticket at a petrol station in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The win was the highest ever on a single lottery ticket at the time, surpassing the previous record set in 2013. Ms Wanczyk opted to take the $480.5 million cash lump sum over the $758.7 million annuity. She revealed that she had already quit her job as a patient care worker when she took part in a press conference to promote the win just a couple of days later.
$754 million February 6, 2023 The jackpot grew past three quarters of a billion dollars during an 11-week roll at the end of 2022 and start of 2023. It was only stopped from going higher by a single ticket holder from Washington, who matched all the numbers to become the Evergreen State’s biggest winner. Becky Bell from Auburn was revealed to be the winner. As an employee of Boeing, she said she had a lucky feeling after seeing the advertised jackpot was $747 million. Bell chose the cash option of $407.2 million.
$731 million January 20, 2021 An anonymous group, known as The Power Pack, became Maryland’s biggest-ever winners when they banked this $731 million jackpot. They came forward four months after the draw and decided to take the cash option of $546 million. It was revealed that the Quick Pick ticket they purchased, from the Coney Market convenience store in the town of Lonaconing, was the only one they had purchased for the draw. The player who checked the ticket had told the rest of the group at the time, “This can’t be right, I’m going to work,” before they eventually got the win verified.
$699 million October 4, 2021 A record-breaking jackpot of $699 million went to a single ticket holder from California following four months without a winner. This sequence of 40 consecutive rollovers was the longest in Powerball history, and when it was finally won it became the first grand prize ever to be won on a Monday. It was also the highest jackpot ever paid out in California. Scott Godfrey eventually came forward to claim it more than two months later, having purchased 10 Quick Picks from Morro Bay Albertsons (730 Quintana Road). He decided to take the cash option of $495 million.
$687 million October 27, 2018 The jackpot rolled over 21 times before two ticket holders - one from Iowa and one from New York - matched all the numbers to split this giant prize. Lerynne West from Redfield in Iowa was the first to claim her $343 million share, revealing how she had almost lost her ticket and that she planned to set up a charitable foundation. Robert Bailey came forward with the other winning ticket, which was bought from a deli in Harlem and broke the record for the state of New York's biggest payout. He insisted he would continue to play the lottery. Both winners chose the cash lump sum rather than the annuity.
$632 million January 5, 2022 After going three months without a jackpot winner, two came along at once in this drawing early in 2022. One of the winning tickets was sold at a 7-Eleven in Sacramento, California, and the other in Wisconsin. Tammy and Cliff Webster, from Oneida near Green Bay, were revealed to be the Wisconsin winners. They expressed their appreciation for a ‘wonderful blessing’ and took the cash option of $225 million. California’s Orlando Zavala Lozano also took the cash option when he came forward four months after the draw.
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