Jackpot history
2003, drawing by drawing
105 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 11 times. The longest run climbed 9 weeks to $261M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$261M
the year's peak — settled
105
drawings
11
won
Powerball — settled
$75M$150M$225M$300M
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For scale
this year's peak $261M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$261M
2003-07-09 · settled ·
won in MO and PA ·
the next drawing opened at $10M
The cash option
Across 105 priced drawings, the cash option ran 51–58% of the settled jackpot — 54% on average.
The 30-year Treasury bond was not issued between 2002 and 2006, so there is no rate to explain the gap between this year's jackpots and their cash values.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-01$14.5M$7.9Mrolled over
01-04$22.6M$12.2Mrolled over
01-08$30M$16.2Mrolled over
01-11$38.6M$20.7Mrolled over
01-15$47M$25.1Mrolled over
01-18$57M$30.2Mrolled over
01-22$66M$35.1Mrolled over
01-25$76M$41Mrolled over
01-29$86M$47Mrolled over
February
02-01$102M$55MWon in IN and SD · next opened at $10M
02-05$10M$5.4Mrolled over
02-08$13.4M$7.3Mrolled over
02-12$19.7M$10.7Mrolled over
02-15$27M$14.7Mrolled over
02-19$33.5M$18.2Mrolled over
02-22$42M$22.6MWon in LA and MO · next opened at $10M
02-26$10M$5.4Mrolled over
March
03-01$12M$6.6Mrolled over
03-05$17.7M$9.8Mrolled over
03-08$24.1M$13.5Mrolled over
03-12$30.4M$17Mrolled over
03-15$38M$21Mrolled over
03-19$45M$24.8Mrolled over
03-22$54M$29.3Mrolled over
03-26$62M$33.6MWon in WV · next opened at $10M
03-29$10M$5.4Mrolled over
April
04-02$12M$6.5Mrolled over
04-05$17.9M$9.7Mrolled over
04-09$23.7M$12.9Mrolled over
04-12$30.5M$16.6Mrolled over
04-16$36.6M$19.9Mrolled over
04-19$44M$24Mrolled over
04-23$51M$27.9Mrolled over
04-26$59M$32.4Mrolled over
04-30$67M$37Mrolled over
May
05-03$78M$43Mrolled over
05-07$89M$49MWon in SC · next opened at $10M
05-10$10M$5.6Mrolled over
05-14$12M$6.7Mrolled over
05-17$17.1M$9.7Mrolled over
05-21$22.7M$12.8Mrolled over
05-24$28.8M$16.5Mrolled over
05-28$34.5M$19.7Mrolled over
05-31$42M$23.9Mrolled over
June
06-04$49M$27.7Mrolled over
06-07$57M$32.2Mrolled over
06-11$65M$36.6Mrolled over
06-14$73M$42Mrolled over
06-18$83M$48Mrolled over
06-21$96M$55Mrolled over
06-25$111M$64Mrolled over
06-28$134M$76Mrolled over
July
07-02$160M$91Mrolled over
07-05$198M$112Mrolled over
07-09$261M$147MWon in MO and PA · next opened at $10M
07-12$10M$5.6Mrolled over
07-16$13.5M$7.5MWon in KY · next opened at $10M
07-19$10M$5.4Mrolled over
07-23$12.7M$6.9Mrolled over
07-26$19.7M$10.6Mrolled over
07-30$26.3M$14.2Mrolled over
August
08-02$35.5M$18.4Mrolled over
08-06$43M$22.5Mrolled over
08-09$52M$27.2Mrolled over
08-13$61M$32Mrolled over
08-16$74M$37.7Mrolled over
08-20$85M$44Mrolled over
08-23$100M$52Mrolled over
08-27$116M$60Mrolled over
08-30$136M$71MWon in NH · next opened at $10M
September
09-03$10M$5.2Mrolled over
09-06$13.7M$7.1Mrolled over
09-10$20.4M$10.6Mrolled over
09-13$27.7M$14.6Mrolled over
09-17$34.9M$18.4Mrolled over
09-20$43M$22.8Mrolled over
09-24$51M$26.9Mrolled over
09-27$59M$31.8Mrolled over
October
10-01$68M$36.5Mrolled over
10-04$78M$42Mrolled over
10-08$89M$48Mrolled over
10-11$104M$55Mrolled over
10-15$119M$63Mrolled over
10-18$141M$73Mrolled over
10-22$162M$84Mrolled over
10-25$191M$100MWon in IN and MN · next opened at $10M
10-29$10M$5.2MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
November
11-01$10M$5.2Mrolled over
11-05$12.8M$6.7MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
11-08$10M$5.2Mrolled over
11-12$12.6M$6.6Mrolled over
11-15$19.2M$10.3Mrolled over
11-19$25.5M$13.7Mrolled over
11-22$32.7M$17.7Mrolled over
11-26$40M$21.6Mrolled over
11-29$48M$25.9Mrolled over
December
12-03$57M$30.4Mrolled over
12-06$66M$35.4Mrolled over
12-10$76M$41Mrolled over
12-13$87M$47Mrolled over
12-17$101M$54Mrolled over
12-20$117M$63Mrolled over
12-24$143M$78Mrolled over
12-27$169M$92Mrolled over
12-31$222M$120MWon in PA and SC · next drawing not yet recorded
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.