Jackpot history
1996, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 20 times. The longest run climbed 5 weeks to $57M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$89M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
20
won
Powerball — settled
$25M$50M$75M$100M
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For scale
this year's peak $89M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$89M
1996-01-24 · settled ·
won in KY ·
the next drawing opened at $5M
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
January
01-03$24Mrolled over
01-06$31Mrolled over
01-10$37Mrolled over
01-13$46Mrolled over
01-17$55Mrolled over
01-20$68Mrolled over
01-24$89MWon in KY · next opened at $5M
01-27$5Mrolled over
01-31$9Mrolled over
February
02-03$15Mrolled over
02-07$21Mrolled over
02-10$28Mrolled over
02-14$34MWon in LA · next opened at $5M
02-17$5Mrolled over
02-21$10Mrolled over
02-24$16Mrolled over
02-28$21MWon in LA · next opened at $5M
March
03-02$5MWon in WI · next opened at $5M
03-06$5Mrolled over
03-09$10Mrolled over
03-13$15Mrolled over
03-16$21Mrolled over
03-20$26Mrolled over
03-23$34Mrolled over
03-27$41Mrolled over
03-30$51MWon in NH · next opened at $5M
April
04-03$5Mrolled over
04-06$10Mrolled over
04-10$15Mrolled over
04-13$21Mrolled over
04-17$27Mrolled over
04-20$34MWon in DC and RI · next opened at $5M
04-24$5MWon in IN and NE · next opened at $5M
04-27$5Mrolled over
May
05-01$9Mrolled over
05-04$15Mrolled over
05-08$19MWon in DC · next opened at $5M
05-11$5MWon in GA · next opened at $5M
05-15$5Mrolled over
05-18$10MWon in MN · next opened at $5M
05-22$5MWon in MO · next opened at $5M
05-25$5Mrolled over
05-29$9MWon in MN · next opened at $5M
June
06-01$5Mrolled over
06-05$9Mrolled over
06-08$13Mrolled over
06-12$18Mrolled over
06-15$24Mrolled over
06-19$29Mrolled over
06-22$36Mrolled over
06-26$44Mrolled over
06-29$53MWon in KS and MO · next opened at $5M
July
07-03$5Mrolled over
07-06$9Mrolled over
07-10$14Mrolled over
07-13$19Mrolled over
07-17$24MWon in LA · next opened at $5M
07-20$5Mrolled over
07-24$9Mrolled over
07-27$13Mrolled over
07-31$18Mrolled over
August
08-03$23MWon in KY · next opened at $5M
08-07$5Mrolled over
08-10$9Mrolled over
08-14$13Mrolled over
08-17$18Mrolled over
08-21$23MWon in IN · next opened at $5M
08-24$5Mrolled over
08-28$8Mrolled over
08-31$13Mrolled over
September
09-04$17Mrolled over
09-07$21Mrolled over
09-11$25Mrolled over
09-14$30MWon in IN and KS · next opened at $5M
09-18$5Mrolled over
09-21$7Mrolled over
09-25$9Mrolled over
09-28$13Mrolled over
October
10-02$16Mrolled over
10-05$20Mrolled over
10-09$24Mrolled over
10-12$29Mrolled over
10-16$34Mrolled over
10-19$40Mrolled over
10-23$47Mrolled over
10-26$57MWon in IN and KY · next opened at $5M
10-30$5Mrolled over
November
11-02$7Mrolled over
11-06$10Mrolled over
11-09$14Mrolled over
11-13$17Mrolled over
11-16$22MWon in AZ · next opened at $5M
11-20$5Mrolled over
11-23$6Mrolled over
11-27$9Mrolled over
11-30$13Mrolled over
December
12-04$17Mrolled over
12-07$21Mrolled over
12-11$25Mrolled over
12-14$30Mrolled over
12-18$35Mrolled over
12-21$42Mrolled over
12-25$48MWon in ID · next opened at $5M
12-28$5Mrolled 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.