Jackpot history
1999, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 11 times. The longest run climbed 8 weeks to $151M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$151M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
11
won
Powerball — settled
$50M$100M$150M$200M
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For scale
this year's peak $151M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$151M
1999-06-30 · settled ·
won in MN ·
the next drawing opened at $10M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 49–57% of the settled jackpot — 53% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 5.09–6.48%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-02$40M$22.9Mrolled over
01-06$45M$25.8Mrolled over
01-09$51M$29.3Mrolled over
01-13$58M$33.2Mrolled over
01-16$67M$38MWon in NH · next opened at $10M
01-20$10M$5.7Mrolled over
01-23$12M$6.8Mrolled over
01-27$14M$8Mrolled over
01-30$16M$9.1Mrolled over
February
02-03$19M$10.9Mrolled over
02-06$24M$13.5Mrolled over
02-10$28M$15.9MWon in IA · next opened at $10M
02-13$10M$5.6Mrolled over
02-17$12M$6.7Mrolled over
02-20$14M$7.8Mrolled over
02-24$16M$8.9Mrolled over
02-27$20M$10.9Mrolled over
March
03-03$24M$13.2Mrolled over
03-06$29M$15.9Mrolled over
03-10$34M$18.4Mrolled over
03-13$39M$21.6Mrolled over
03-17$45M$24.7Mrolled over
03-20$52M$28.6Mrolled over
03-24$60M$32.9Mrolled over
03-27$70M$38.7MWon in MT and WI · next opened at $10M
03-31$10M$5.5Mrolled over
April
04-03$12M$6.6Mrolled over
04-07$14M$7.7Mrolled over
04-10$16M$9.1Mrolled over
04-14$20M$11.3Mrolled over
04-17$26M$14Mrolled over
04-21$30M$16.5Mrolled over
04-24$36M$19.4Mrolled over
04-28$41M$22.3Mrolled over
May
05-01$47M$25.6MWon in MO · next opened at $10M
05-05$10M$5.5Mrolled over
05-08$12M$6.4Mrolled over
05-12$14M$7.5Mrolled over
05-15$16M$8.5Mrolled over
05-19$20M$10.7Mrolled over
05-22$25M$13.1Mrolled over
05-26$29M$15.4Mrolled over
05-29$34M$18.1Mrolled over
June
06-02$39M$20.6Mrolled over
06-05$45M$23.7Mrolled over
06-09$51M$26.9Mrolled over
06-12$59M$30.7Mrolled over
06-16$67M$35Mrolled over
06-19$76M$40Mrolled over
06-23$89M$47Mrolled over
06-26$112M$59Mrolled over
06-30$151M$79MWon in MN · next opened at $10M
July
07-03$10M$5.3Mrolled over
07-07$12M$6.4Mrolled over
07-10$14M$7.5Mrolled over
07-14$18M$9.6Mrolled over
07-17$23M$12.2Mrolled over
07-21$28M$14.8Mrolled over
07-24$34M$17.7MWon in OR · next opened at $10M
07-28$10M$5.2Mrolled over
07-31$12M$6.2Mrolled over
August
08-04$14M$7.3Mrolled over
08-07$17M$8.9Mrolled over
08-11$22M$11.2Mrolled over
08-14$27M$13.8Mrolled over
08-18$32M$16.4MWon in LA · next opened at $10M
08-21$10M$5.2Mrolled over
08-25$12M$6.3Mrolled over
08-28$14M$7.4Mrolled over
September
09-01$16M$8.4Mrolled over
09-04$21M$11Mrolled over
09-08$26M$13.2Mrolled over
09-11$31M$15.9Mrolled over
09-15$36M$18.4Mrolled over
09-18$41M$21.5MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
09-22$10M$5.2Mrolled over
09-25$12M$6.3Mrolled over
09-29$14M$7.3Mrolled over
October
10-02$16M$8.3Mrolled over
10-06$20M$10.2Mrolled over
10-09$25M$12.7Mrolled over
10-13$29M$14.9Mrolled over
10-16$35M$17.6Mrolled over
10-20$40M$20.3Mrolled over
10-23$47M$23.5Mrolled over
10-27$54M$26.9Mrolled over
10-30$61M$31MWon in MN · next opened at $10M
November
11-03$10M$5.1MWon in KY and NE · next opened at $10M
11-06$10M$5.2Mrolled over
11-10$12M$6.2Mrolled over
11-13$14M$7.3Mrolled over
11-17$16M$8.3Mrolled over
11-20$19M$9.8Mrolled over
11-24$23M$11.8Mrolled over
11-27$27M$14Mrolled over
December
12-01$32M$16.2Mrolled over
12-04$37M$18.8Mrolled over
12-08$42M$21.4Mrolled over
12-11$47M$24.5MWon in DC · next opened at $10M
12-15$10M$5.1Mrolled over
12-18$12M$6.1Mrolled over
12-22$14M$7.1Mrolled over
12-25$16M$8.1Mrolled over
12-29$19M$9.4Mrolled 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.
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.