Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account The largest Powerball Jackpot ever won was a $2.04 billion prize from November 2022, followed by a $1.586 billion jackpot won in January 2016. But the odds of winning the jackpot are much slimmer, at 1 in 292.2 million, Powerball says. Overall, the odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. Ten tickets matched five numbers to win $1 million prizes in California, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.Īnother two tickets, sold in Iowa and Maine, matched all five white balls and won $2 million each because their holders activated a “power play” multiplier, Powerball said. While no one scored the jackpot during the last drawing Saturday, there were still some big wins. It’s the first time in Powerball’s history that back-to-back cycles have generated billion-dollar grand prizes, Powerball said in a news release. The upcoming drawing will be the 35th in this jackpot run. The Powerball jackpot is huge, but here are 3 better ways to increase your wealth Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Virgin Islands.Powerball and Mega Millions lotto tickets are sold at Foremost Liquor Store on Sunday, Oct. states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Powerball tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 U.S. Both advertised prize options do not include federal and jurisdictional taxes. Jackpot winners can either take the money as an immediate cash lump sum or in 30 annual payments over 29 years. Lottery officials said that while the odds of winning the big jackpot may be astronomical, the chances of winning a smaller prize were much better at 1 in 24.9. 2016 in California, Florida and Tennessee. The next largest prize - $1.586 billion – was won in Jan. The last billion-dollar Powerball prize - the jaw-dropping $2.04 billion - was won in California in November of last year. There were match five winners who won $1 million in California, Indiana, Oregon and Virginia. Monday's jackpot was the third-largest prize in Powerball history, officials previously said, making Wednesday's prize now the second-largest.įlorida had at least one ticket on Monday that matched five and got the power play number, all adding up to a $2 million win.

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