Jackpot history
1998, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 12 times. The longest run climbed 9 weeks to $296M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$296M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
12
won
Powerball — settled
$75M$150M$225M$300M
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For scale
this year's peak $296M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$296M
1998-07-29 · settled ·
won in IN ·
the next drawing opened at $10M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 53–59% of the settled jackpot — 55% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 4.83–6.08%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-03$21M$11.5Mrolled over
01-07$25M$13.8MWon in NH · next opened at $10M
01-10$10M$5.5MWon in DC · next opened at $10M
01-14$10M$5.5MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
01-17$10M$5.4Mrolled over
01-21$12M$6.5Mrolled over
01-24$14M$7.6Mrolled over
01-28$16M$8.7Mrolled over
01-31$18M$9.7Mrolled over
February
02-04$22M$11.7Mrolled over
02-07$26M$14.1Mrolled over
02-11$30M$16.4Mrolled over
02-14$36M$19.3Mrolled over
02-18$41M$22.2Mrolled over
02-21$48M$26Mrolled over
02-25$55M$30.2MWon in MO · next opened at $10M
02-28$10M$5.4Mrolled over
March
03-04$12M$6.4Mrolled over
03-07$14M$7.5Mrolled over
03-11$16M$8.5Mrolled over
03-14$19M$10.4Mrolled over
03-18$23M$12.5Mrolled over
03-21$28M$15MWon in MN · next opened at $10M
03-25$10M$5.4Mrolled over
03-28$12M$6.5Mrolled over
April
04-01$14M$7.6Mrolled over
04-04$16M$8.8Mrolled over
04-08$18M$9.9Mrolled over
04-11$21M$11.4Mrolled over
04-15$24M$13.3Mrolled over
04-18$29M$15.6Mrolled over
04-22$33M$17.9Mrolled over
04-25$39M$20.7Mrolled over
04-29$44M$23.5Mrolled over
May
05-02$51M$27.3Mrolled over
05-06$58M$31.3Mrolled over
05-09$69M$37.4Mrolled over
05-13$86M$46Mrolled over
05-16$119M$64Mrolled over
05-20$195M$104MWon in WI · next opened at $10M
05-23$10M$5.4MWon in MO · next opened at $10M
05-27$10M$5.4Mrolled over
05-30$12M$6.5Mrolled over
June
06-03$14M$7.6Mrolled over
06-06$16M$8.7Mrolled over
06-10$19M$10.4Mrolled over
06-13$23M$12.8Mrolled over
06-17$27M$15Mrolled over
06-20$32M$17.6Mrolled over
06-24$37M$20.1Mrolled over
06-27$42M$23Mrolled over
July
07-01$47M$25.9Mrolled over
07-04$53M$29.4Mrolled over
07-08$60M$33.1Mrolled over
07-11$68M$37.6Mrolled over
07-15$78M$44Mrolled over
07-18$98M$53Mrolled over
07-22$130M$71Mrolled over
07-25$183M$100Mrolled over
07-29$296M$162MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
August
08-01$10M$5.4Mrolled over
08-05$12M$6.5Mrolled over
08-08$18M$9.9Mrolled over
08-12$24M$13Mrolled over
08-15$30M$16.6Mrolled over
08-19$36M$20Mrolled over
08-22$43M$24MWon in MO · next opened at $10M
08-26$10M$5.6Mrolled over
08-29$12M$6.7Mrolled over
September
09-02$14M$7.8Mrolled over
09-05$18M$10.3Mrolled over
09-09$22M$12.7Mrolled over
09-12$27M$15.6Mrolled over
09-16$32M$18.4Mrolled over
09-19$37M$21.6Mrolled over
09-23$43M$24.7Mrolled over
09-26$49M$28.4MWon in MN · next opened at $10M
09-30$10M$5.8Mrolled over
October
10-03$12M$7.1Mrolled over
10-07$14M$8.3Mrolled over
10-10$16M$9.3Mrolled over
10-14$20M$11.5Mrolled over
10-17$25M$14.2Mrolled over
10-21$29M$16.7Mrolled over
10-24$35M$19.6Mrolled over
10-28$40M$22.5Mrolled over
10-31$46M$25.9MWon in RI and WI · next opened at $10M
November
11-04$10M$5.7Mrolled over
11-07$12M$6.7Mrolled over
11-11$14M$7.8Mrolled over
11-14$16M$9.1Mrolled over
11-18$19M$11Mrolled over
11-21$24M$13.5Mrolled over
11-25$28M$16Mrolled over
11-28$33M$18.6MWon in NE · next opened at $10M
December
12-02$10M$5.7Mrolled over
12-05$12M$7Mrolled over
12-09$14M$8.1Mrolled over
12-12$16M$9.3Mrolled over
12-16$18M$10.5Mrolled over
12-19$22M$12.9Mrolled over
12-23$26M$15.3Mrolled over
12-26$30M$17.7Mrolled over
12-30$35M$20.2Mrolled 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.
Cash value
The jackpot is what the prize pool buys as an annuity at that day's rates, so it rises when rates rise. The cash value is the pool itself.
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.
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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.