Jackpot history
1992, drawing by drawing
73 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 13 times. The longest run climbed 6 weeks to $38M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$38M
the year's peak — settled
73
drawings
13
won
Powerball — settled
partial year — the record is, too
$10M$20M$30M$40Mrecord begins 1992-04-22
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For scale
this year's peak $38M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$38M
1992-10-14 · settled ·
won in OR ·
the next drawing opened at $2M
Powerball had no cash option until 1997-11-05. These jackpots were annuity only.
The cash option
There was no cash option this year, so there is nothing to price.
DrawingSettled jackpotOutcome
April
04-22$6MWon in IN · next opened at $2M
04-25$2Mrolled over
04-29$4Mrolled over
May
05-02$6Mrolled over
05-06$8Mrolled over
05-09$10Mrolled over
05-13$13MWon in MN · next opened at $2M
05-16$2Mrolled over
05-20$4Mrolled over
05-23$6Mrolled over
05-27$7MWon in IN · next opened at $2M
05-30$2Mrolled over
June
06-03$4Mrolled over
06-06$5Mrolled over
06-10$7Mrolled over
06-13$9Mrolled over
06-17$11MWon in IN · next opened at $2M
06-20$2Mrolled over
06-24$3Mrolled over
06-27$5Mrolled over
July
07-01$6MWon in WI · next opened at $2M
07-04$2MWon in WI · next opened at $2M
07-08$2Mrolled over
07-11$4Mrolled over
07-15$5MWon in IN · next opened at $2M
07-18$2Mrolled over
07-22$3Mrolled over
07-25$5Mrolled over
07-29$6Mrolled over
August
08-01$7Mrolled over
08-05$9Mrolled over
08-08$10MWon in IN · next opened at $2M
08-12$2Mrolled over
08-15$4Mrolled over
08-19$5Mrolled over
08-22$6Mrolled over
08-26$8Mrolled over
08-29$9Mrolled over
September
09-02$11MWon in IN · next opened at $2M
09-05$2Mrolled over
09-09$3Mrolled over
09-12$5Mrolled over
09-16$6Mrolled over
09-19$8Mrolled over
09-23$9Mrolled over
09-26$12Mrolled over
09-30$14Mrolled over
October
10-03$18Mrolled over
10-07$23Mrolled over
10-10$30Mrolled over
10-14$38MWon in OR · next opened at $2M
10-17$2Mrolled over
10-21$4Mrolled over
10-24$6Mrolled over
10-28$7Mrolled over
10-31$10Mrolled over
November
11-04$12Mrolled over
11-07$15Mrolled over
11-11$18Mrolled over
11-14$22MWon in ID · next opened at $2M
11-18$2Mrolled over
11-21$4Mrolled over
11-25$5Mrolled over
11-28$7Mrolled over
December
12-02$9MWon in IN · next opened at $2M
12-05$2Mrolled over
12-09$3Mrolled over
12-12$5Mrolled over
12-16$6Mrolled over
12-19$8Mrolled over
12-23$10MWon in IA and MO · next opened at $2M
12-26$2Mrolled over
12-30$3Mrolled over
Drawing record
3,841 Powerball drawings and 1,722 Mega Millions drawings.
Measures
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed. Mega Millions figures are advertised — the estimate published before the draw. The two are not the same quantity.
Record complete through
Powerball through 2026-08-12, Mega Millions through 2026-07-31
Puerto Rico is not priced by the tax engine, so the after-tax
column is not shown for it. The settled figure and cash value are unchanged.
These figures are not priced for any state yet — choose one and the after-tax column appears.
Estimates for entertainment purposes, not tax advice. Your actual outcome depends on your full tax situation. After-tax figures use today’s federal and state rates on every row, including drawings from decades ago, so they are not what that year’s winner kept. Someday does not sell lottery tickets and is not affiliated with Powerball, Mega Millions, or any state lottery.