Jackpot history
2004, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 11 times. The longest run climbed 7 weeks to $215M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$215M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
11
won
Powerball — settled
$63M$125M$188M$250M
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For scale
this year's peak $215M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$215M
2004-10-09 · settled ·
won in DE ·
the next drawing opened at $10M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 51–56% 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
01-03$10M$5.4Mrolled over
01-07$14.1M$7.7Mrolled over
01-10$21.8M$11.9Mrolled over
01-14$29.2M$15.9Mrolled over
01-17$37.7M$20.6Mrolled over
01-21$46M$25Mrolled over
01-24$55M$30.3Mrolled over
01-28$63M$34.9Mrolled over
01-31$75M$41Mrolled over
February
02-04$86M$47MWon in NH · next opened at $10M
02-07$10M$5.4Mrolled over
02-11$13.3M$7.2Mrolled over
02-14$20.3M$11.2Mrolled over
02-18$26.9M$14.9Mrolled over
02-21$35.4M$19.2Mrolled over
02-25$43M$23.3Mrolled over
02-28$52M$28.1Mrolled over
March
03-03$60M$32.8Mrolled over
03-06$68M$38.2Mrolled over
03-10$78M$44Mrolled over
03-13$89M$50MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
03-17$10M$5.6Mrolled over
03-20$12.2M$6.8Mrolled over
03-24$18.1M$10.1Mrolled over
03-27$25M$14.1Mrolled over
03-31$31.5M$17.7Mrolled over
April
04-03$40M$22.2Mrolled over
04-07$48M$26.3Mrolled over
04-10$57M$31.2Mrolled over
04-14$65M$35.8Mrolled over
04-17$78M$41Mrolled over
04-21$90M$48Mrolled over
04-24$106M$56Mrolled over
04-28$123M$65Mrolled over
May
05-01$145M$76Mrolled over
05-05$172M$90Mrolled over
05-08$213M$110MWon in PA · next opened at $10M
05-12$10M$5.2Mrolled over
05-15$16.2M$8.3Mrolled over
05-19$24.2M$12.3Mrolled over
05-22$33.2M$17.1Mrolled over
05-26$42M$21.6Mrolled over
05-29$52M$26.9MWon in PA · next opened at $10M
June
06-02$10M$5.2Mrolled over
06-05$14.6M$7.5Mrolled over
06-09$21.8M$11.2Mrolled over
06-12$30.3M$15.5Mrolled over
06-16$38.2M$19.6Mrolled over
06-19$47M$24.4Mrolled over
06-23$56M$28.9Mrolled over
06-26$66M$34.2MWon in SC · next opened at $10M
06-30$10M$5.2Mrolled over
July
07-03$14.4M$7.6Mrolled over
07-07$21.1M$11.1MWon in MN · next opened at $10M
07-10$10M$5.2Mrolled over
07-14$13.5M$7.1Mrolled over
07-17$21M$11.1Mrolled over
07-21$28.1M$14.8Mrolled over
07-24$36.5M$19.2Mrolled over
07-28$44M$23.3Mrolled over
07-31$55M$28.5Mrolled over
August
08-04$64M$33.5Mrolled over
08-07$73M$39.4Mrolled over
08-11$84M$46Mrolled over
08-14$99M$53MWon in MN · next opened at $10M
08-18$10M$5.4Mrolled over
08-21$13.9M$7.5Mrolled over
08-25$20.8M$11.2Mrolled over
08-28$28.7M$15.5Mrolled over
September
09-01$36.1M$19.6Mrolled over
09-04$45M$24.4Mrolled over
09-08$54M$28.8Mrolled over
09-11$63M$34.1Mrolled over
09-15$73M$39.4Mrolled over
09-18$83M$46Mrolled over
09-22$96M$53Mrolled over
09-25$111M$61Mrolled over
09-29$129M$71Mrolled over
October
10-02$152M$83Mrolled over
10-06$177M$97Mrolled over
10-09$215M$117MWon in DE · next opened at $10M
10-13$10M$5.4Mrolled over
10-16$14.4M$7.9MWon in IA · next opened at $10M
10-20$10M$5.5Mrolled over
10-23$13.6M$7.5Mrolled over
10-27$20.3M$11.2Mrolled over
10-30$28.3M$15.5Mrolled over
November
11-03$35.5M$19.5Mrolled over
11-06$44M$24.2Mrolled over
11-10$53M$28.8Mrolled over
11-13$62M$34.1Mrolled over
11-17$72M$39.4Mrolled over
11-20$83M$46Mrolled over
11-24$96M$53Mrolled over
11-27$110M$60Mrolled over
December
12-01$126M$69Mrolled over
12-04$147M$80Mrolled over
12-08$171M$93MWon in PA · next opened at $10M
12-11$10M$5.5Mrolled over
12-15$14.8M$8.1Mrolled over
12-18$23M$12.6Mrolled over
12-22$30.9M$17MWon in AZ, NE, and PA · next opened at $10M
12-25$10M$5.5Mrolled over
12-29$13.9M$7.6Mrolled 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.