Jackpot history
2005, drawing by drawing
105 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 14 times. The longest run climbed 10 weeks to $340M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$340M
the year's peak — settled
105
drawings
14
won
Powerball — settled
$100M$200M$300M$400M
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For scale
this year's peak $340M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$340M
2005-10-19 · settled ·
won in OR ·
the next drawing opened at $15M
The cash option
Across 105 priced drawings, the cash option ran 47–58% 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$21.7M$11.8Mrolled over
01-05$28.9M$15.7Mrolled over
01-08$36.8M$20.2MWon in WI · next opened at $10M
01-12$10M$5.5Mrolled over
01-15$12.9M$7.2Mrolled over
01-19$19.1M$10.6Mrolled over
01-22$26.4M$14.7MWon in PA · next opened at $10M
01-26$10M$5.6Mrolled over
01-29$12.2M$6.8Mrolled over
February
02-02$18.4M$10.3Mrolled over
02-05$25.7M$14.5Mrolled over
02-09$32.6M$18.4Mrolled over
02-12$41M$23MWon in LA · next opened at $10M
02-16$10M$5.7Mrolled over
02-19$12.5M$7Mrolled over
02-23$18.7M$10.4MWon in ID · next opened at $10M
02-26$10M$5.6Mrolled over
March
03-02$12.3M$6.8Mrolled over
03-05$19.9M$10.8MWon in IN · next opened at $10M
03-09$10M$5.4Mrolled over
03-12$12.4M$6.8Mrolled over
03-16$18.7M$10.2MWon in PA · next opened at $10M
03-19$10M$5.5Mrolled over
03-23$12M$6.6Mrolled over
03-26$19.1M$10.4Mrolled over
03-30$25.5M$13.9MWon in TN · next opened at $10M
April
04-02$10M$5.5Mrolled over
04-06$12M$6.6Mrolled over
04-09$18.7M$10.2Mrolled over
04-13$24.9M$13.6Mrolled over
04-16$31.8M$17.6Mrolled over
04-20$38.4M$21.3Mrolled over
04-23$46M$25.8Mrolled over
04-27$54M$30.2Mrolled over
04-30$63M$35.4Mrolled over
May
05-04$72M$41Mrolled over
05-07$84M$47Mrolled over
05-11$97M$54Mrolled over
05-14$112M$64Mrolled over
05-18$131M$74Mrolled over
05-21$153M$87Mrolled over
05-25$182M$103Mrolled over
05-28$220M$125MWon in ID · next opened at $10M
June
06-01$10M$5.7Mrolled over
06-04$13.5M$7.8Mrolled over
06-08$20.1M$11.6Mrolled over
06-11$27.7M$16Mrolled over
06-15$35M$20.1Mrolled over
06-18$44M$25Mrolled over
06-22$51M$29.5Mrolled over
06-25$60M$34.7MWon in CT · next opened at $10M
06-29$10M$5.8MWon in WV · next opened at $10M
July
07-02$10M$5.8Mrolled over
07-06$12M$6.9Mrolled over
07-09$18.1M$10.4Mrolled over
07-13$24.1M$13.9Mrolled over
07-16$31.6M$17.9Mrolled over
07-20$38.1M$21.6Mrolled over
07-23$46M$26Mrolled over
07-27$53M$30Mrolled over
07-30$62M$35Mrolled over
August
08-03$71M$40Mrolled over
08-06$82M$46Mrolled over
08-10$93M$52MWon in NM · next opened at $10M
08-13$10M$5.6Mrolled over
08-17$12M$6.9Mrolled over
08-20$18.8M$10.7Mrolled over
08-24$25M$14.2Mrolled over
08-27$32M$18.3Mrolled over
08-31$44M$21.9Mrolled over
September
09-03$52M$26.4Mrolled over
09-07$60M$30.6Mrolled over
09-10$71M$35.7Mrolled over
09-14$81M$41Mrolled over
09-17$95M$47Mrolled over
09-21$110M$54Mrolled over
09-24$126M$63Mrolled over
09-28$143M$71Mrolled over
October
10-01$167M$83Mrolled over
10-05$179M$89Mrolled over
10-08$211M$103Mrolled over
10-12$247M$121Mrolled over
10-15$305M$148Mrolled over
10-19$340M$164MWon in OR · next opened at $15M
10-22$15M$7.2Mrolled over
10-26$20M$9.6Mrolled over
10-29$27.2M$13Mrolled over
November
11-02$36M$17.2MWon in MO · next opened at $15M
11-05$15M$7.1Mrolled over
11-09$20M$9.4Mrolled over
11-12$25M$12Mrolled over
11-16$31M$14.9Mrolled over
11-19$39.7M$19.1Mrolled over
11-23$49M$23.4Mrolled over
11-26$57M$27.6Mrolled over
11-30$67M$32Mrolled over
December
12-03$78M$37.1Mrolled over
12-07$88M$42Mrolled over
12-10$100M$48Mrolled over
12-14$113M$55MWon in IA · next opened at $15M
12-17$15M$7.3Mrolled over
12-21$20M$9.7Mrolled over
12-24$25M$12.2Mrolled over
12-28$31M$15.1Mrolled over
12-31$39.9M$19.7Mrolled 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.