Jackpot history
2002, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 10 times. The longest run climbed 8 weeks to $315M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$315M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
10
won
Powerball — settled
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For scale
this year's peak $315M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$315M
2002-12-25 · settled ·
won in WV ·
the next drawing opened at $10M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 52–61% of the settled jackpot — 56% on average.
The cash values for this year are complete, but too few yields are available to state a range.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-02$37.9M$21Mrolled over
01-05$44M$24.1Mrolled over
01-09$49M$27.1Mrolled over
01-12$55M$30.8Mrolled over
01-16$61M$34.6Mrolled over
01-19$71M$39.3Mrolled over
01-23$81M$45Mrolled over
01-26$95M$52MWon in AZ · next opened at $10M
01-30$10M$5.5Mrolled over
February
02-02$12M$6.6Mrolled over
02-06$14M$7.7Mrolled over
02-09$18M$9.8Mrolled over
02-13$22M$12.2Mrolled over
02-16$27.1M$15.1Mrolled over
02-20$32M$17.9MWon in NM · next opened at $10M
02-23$10M$5.6Mrolled over
02-27$12M$6.7Mrolled over
March
03-02$14M$7.8Mrolled over
03-06$16.7M$9.3Mrolled over
03-09$21.7M$11.9Mrolled over
03-13$26.1M$14.4Mrolled over
03-16$32M$17.3Mrolled over
03-20$36.9M$19.9Mrolled over
03-23$43M$23.1Mrolled over
03-27$48M$26.1MWon in LA · next opened at $10M
03-30$10M$5.4Mrolled over
April
04-03$12M$6.5Mrolled over
04-06$14M$7.7Mrolled over
04-10$16.6M$9.1Mrolled over
04-13$21.5M$11.9Mrolled over
04-17$26.1M$14.4Mrolled over
04-20$31.9M$17.2Mrolled over
04-24$36.8M$19.9Mrolled over
04-27$42M$23.1Mrolled over
May
05-01$48M$26.2Mrolled over
05-04$54M$29.9Mrolled over
05-08$61M$33.6Mrolled over
05-11$70M$38.1Mrolled over
05-15$79M$43MWon in NH · next opened at $10M
05-18$10M$5.5Mrolled over
05-22$12M$6.5Mrolled over
05-25$14M$7.8Mrolled over
05-29$17M$9.3Mrolled over
June
06-01$21.3M$11.8Mrolled over
06-05$25.7M$14.2Mrolled over
06-08$30.6M$17MWon in WV · next opened at $10M
06-12$10M$5.6Mrolled over
06-15$12M$6.7Mrolled over
06-19$14M$7.8MWon in KY · next opened at $10M
06-22$10M$5.6Mrolled over
06-26$12M$6.7Mrolled over
06-29$14M$7.8Mrolled over
July
07-03$16.2M$9.1Mrolled over
07-06$20.9M$11.7Mrolled over
07-10$25.5M$14.3Mrolled over
07-13$30.2M$17.3Mrolled over
07-17$35.5M$20Mrolled over
07-20$42M$23.4MWon in KY · next opened at $10M
07-24$10M$5.6Mrolled over
07-27$12M$6.9Mrolled over
07-31$14M$8Mrolled over
August
08-03$17.6M$10.1Mrolled over
08-07$22.1M$12.6Mrolled over
08-10$27.2M$15.7Mrolled over
08-14$32M$18.4Mrolled over
08-17$37.3M$21.6Mrolled over
08-21$43M$24.7Mrolled over
08-24$49M$28.4Mrolled over
08-28$55M$31.9Mrolled over
08-31$62M$36.4Mrolled over
September
09-04$70M$41Mrolled over
09-07$77M$47Mrolled over
09-11$87M$52Mrolled over
09-14$104M$62MWon in IN and PA · next opened at $10M
09-18$10M$5.9Mrolled over
09-21$12M$7.3Mrolled over
09-25$14M$8.5Mrolled over
09-28$17.7M$10.8Mrolled over
October
10-02$22.1M$13.5Mrolled over
10-05$27M$16.5Mrolled over
10-09$36.4M$20.1Mrolled over
10-12$44M$24Mrolled over
10-16$51M$28Mrolled over
10-19$63M$33Mrolled over
10-23$72M$38Mrolled over
10-26$84M$44MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
10-30$10M$5.3Mrolled over
November
11-02$12M$6.4Mrolled over
11-06$17.1M$9.2Mrolled over
11-09$23.6M$12.7Mrolled over
11-13$30M$15.9Mrolled over
11-16$36.7M$19.7Mrolled over
11-20$44M$23.3Mrolled over
11-23$52M$27.5Mrolled over
11-27$60M$31.9Mrolled over
11-30$68M$36.4Mrolled over
December
12-04$78M$42Mrolled over
12-07$89M$48Mrolled over
12-11$106M$57Mrolled over
12-14$129M$70Mrolled over
12-18$163M$88Mrolled over
12-21$218M$118Mrolled over
12-25$315M$171MWon in WV · next opened at $10M
12-28$10M$5.5Mrolled 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.
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.