1997, drawing by drawing
105 Powerball drawings, in order. Every one is here. Each row gives the settled jackpot, what it was worth as cash where a cash option existed, and what that cash would leave after tax today.
17 of this year’s 105 drawings carry a cash value; the cash option began 1997-11-05. Rows before that show the settled jackpot only.
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.
The cash ratio this year
Cash came to between 51% and 54% of the settled figure across the 17 of 105 drawings that carry one, averaging 53%, while the 30-year Treasury yield ran 5.90%–7.17%.
The jackpot is priced from the prize pool at that day's rates, so the ratio moves with them rather than with the jackpot.
The yield range covers 104 of this year’s 105 drawings.
Settled — the figure the jackpot resolved to after sales closed for that drawing. It is not the advertised estimate, which is a different number and is not shown here.
After tax — choose a state and this column appears, priced at today’s rates.
DrawingGameSettled · resolved figureCash value
December 1997
1997-12-31PBSettled$17MCash value$9M
1997-12-27PBSettled$14MCash value$7.6M
1997-12-24PBSettled$12MCash value$6.5M
1997-12-20PBSettled$10MCash value$5.4M
1997-12-17wonPBSettled$66MCash value$35.5M
1997-12-13PBSettled$56MCash value$29.6M
1997-12-10PBSettled$48MCash value$25.1M
1997-12-06PBSettled$42MCash value$21.8M
1997-12-03PBSettled$35MCash value$18.5M
November 1997
1997-11-29PBSettled$30MCash value$15.9M
1997-11-26PBSettled$26MCash value$13.5M
1997-11-22PBSettled$22MCash value$11.3M
1997-11-19PBSettled$17MCash value$9.1M
1997-11-15PBSettled$16MCash value$8.5M
1997-11-12PBSettled$14MCash value$7.4M
1997-11-08PBSettled$12MCash value$6.3M
1997-11-05PBSettled$10MCash value$5.3M
1997-11-01wonPBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
October 1997
1997-10-29PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-25wonPBSettled$36MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-22PBSettled$31MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-18PBSettled$27MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-15PBSettled$23MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-11PBSettled$19MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-08PBSettled$16MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-04PBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-10-01PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
September 1997
1997-09-27PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-09-24PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-09-20wonPBSettled$19MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-09-17PBSettled$16MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-09-13PBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-09-10PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-09-06PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-09-03PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
August 1997
1997-08-30wonPBSettled$25MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-27PBSettled$21MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-23PBSettled$17MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-20PBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-16PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-13PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-09PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-06wonPBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-08-02wonPBSettled$46MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
July 1997
1997-07-30PBSettled$39MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-26PBSettled$33MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-23PBSettled$28MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-19PBSettled$24MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-16PBSettled$20MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-12PBSettled$16MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-09PBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-05PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-07-02PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
June 1997
1997-06-28PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-06-25wonPBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-06-21PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-06-18wonPBSettled$58MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-06-14PBSettled$48MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-06-11PBSettled$41MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-06-07PBSettled$35MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-06-04PBSettled$30MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
May 1997
1997-05-31PBSettled$25MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-28PBSettled$21MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-24PBSettled$17MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-21PBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-17PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-14PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-10PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-07wonPBSettled$36MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-05-03PBSettled$31MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
April 1997
1997-04-30PBSettled$26MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-26PBSettled$22MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-23PBSettled$17MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-19PBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-16PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-12PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-09PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-05wonPBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-04-02PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
March 1997
1997-03-29PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-26wonPBSettled$53MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-22PBSettled$44MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-19PBSettled$37MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-15PBSettled$32MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-12PBSettled$26MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-08PBSettled$22MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-05PBSettled$17MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-03-01PBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
February 1997
1997-02-26PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-02-22PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-02-19PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-02-15wonPBSettled$15MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-02-12PBSettled$11MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-02-08PBSettled$8MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-02-05PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-02-01wonPBSettled$30MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
January 1997
1997-01-29PBSettled$25MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-25PBSettled$21MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-22PBSettled$16MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-18PBSettled$13MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-15PBSettled$9MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-11PBSettled$6MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-08PBSettled$5MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-04wonPBSettled$10MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
1997-01-01PBSettled$6MCash valueno cash option · begins 1997-11-05
Drawing record: per-draw archives, joined with the US Treasury 30-year par yield series.
After-tax uses this site’s tax engine at today’s rates. Advertised pre-draw estimates exist in the
dataset for 15 of this year’s Powerball drawings and are not
shown, because they differ from the settled figure by a median of about 1% and the two cannot be told
apart at a glance. Record complete through 2026-08-12. Drawings held since then are not in this record yet — the most recent was 2026-08-26.
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.