Jackpot history
2006, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 10 times. The longest run climbed 9 weeks to $365M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$365M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
10
won
Powerball — settled
$100M$200M$300M$400M
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For scale
this year's peak $365M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$365M
2006-02-18 · settled ·
won in NE ·
the next drawing opened at $15M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 44–50% of the settled jackpot — 47% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 4.48–5.29%.
The last 11 drawings are shown unpriced, and the figures above exclude them.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-04$48M$23.4Mrolled over
01-07$56M$28Mrolled over
01-11$65M$32.4Mrolled over
01-14$77M$38.1Mrolled over
01-18$88M$44Mrolled over
01-21$103M$51Mrolled over
01-25$118M$58Mrolled over
01-28$138M$67Mrolled over
February
02-01$157M$76Mrolled over
02-04$183M$88Mrolled over
02-08$213M$103Mrolled over
02-11$252M$122Mrolled over
02-15$309M$150Mrolled over
02-18$365M$177MWon in NE · next opened at $15M
02-22$15M$7.2Mrolled over
02-25$20M$9.7Mrolled over
March
03-01$29.2M$14.1Mrolled over
03-04$40M$19.4Mrolled over
03-08$51M$24.3Mrolled over
03-11$64M$29.9Mrolled over
03-15$75M$35.3Mrolled over
03-18$88M$42Mrolled over
03-22$101M$48Mrolled over
03-25$118M$56Mrolled over
03-29$133M$63Mrolled over
April
04-01$155M$72Mrolled over
04-05$174M$80Mrolled over
04-08$198M$91Mrolled over
04-12$224M$103MWon in MO · next opened at $15M
04-15$15M$6.9Mrolled over
04-19$20M$9.2Mrolled over
04-22$29.1M$13.1Mrolled over
04-26$38.7M$17.4Mrolled over
04-29$50M$22.4Mrolled over
May
05-03$61M$27.3Mrolled over
05-06$73M$32.9Mrolled over
05-10$85M$38.2Mrolled over
05-13$102M$45Mrolled over
05-17$117M$52MWon in SD · next opened at $15M
05-20$15M$6.7Mrolled over
05-24$20M$8.9Mrolled over
05-27$27.7M$12.4Mrolled over
05-31$37.7M$16.9Mrolled over
June
06-03$50M$22.2Mrolled over
06-07$61M$27.4Mrolled over
06-10$73M$33.3Mrolled over
06-14$86M$39Mrolled over
06-17$102M$46MWon in OK · next opened at $15M
06-21$15M$6.8Mrolled over
06-24$20M$8.9Mrolled over
06-28$29.2M$13Mrolled over
July
07-01$41M$18.1Mrolled over
07-05$51M$22.6Mrolled over
07-08$63M$28Mrolled over
07-12$74M$33.3Mrolled over
07-15$87M$39.4Mrolled over
07-19$102M$46Mrolled over
07-22$119M$54Mrolled over
07-26$136M$62Mrolled over
07-29$157M$71Mrolled over
August
08-02$180M$82Mrolled over
08-05$209M$96MWon in WI · next opened at $15M
08-09$15M$6.9Mrolled over
08-12$20M$9.1Mrolled over
08-16$29.5M$13.5Mrolled over
08-19$41M$18.8Mrolled over
08-23$52M$23.8Mrolled over
08-26$64M$29.6Mrolled over
08-30$76M$35.1Mrolled over
September
09-02$89M$42Mrolled over
09-06$103M$48Mrolled over
09-09$119M$56Mrolled over
09-13$136M$64Mrolled over
09-16$158M$74Mrolled over
09-20$179M$83Mrolled over
09-23$201M$96MWon in IA · next opened at $15M
09-27$15M$7.2MWon in KS · next opened at $15M
09-30$15M$7.3MWon in LA · next opened at $15M
October
10-04$15M$7.3Mrolled over
10-07$20M$9.6Mrolled over
10-11$27.1M$13Mrolled over
10-14$38.1M$17.9Mrolled over
10-18$48M$22.4Mrolled over
10-21$59M$27.7Mrolled over
10-25$70M$32.7Mrolled over
10-28$82M$38.5Mrolled over
November
11-01$94M$44MWon in AZ and MN · next opened at $15M
11-04$15M$7.1Mrolled over
11-08$20M$9.5Mrolled over
11-11$26.9M$12.8Mrolled over
11-15$35.5M$17Mrolled over
11-18$45M$21.7Mrolled over
11-22$55M$26.4Mrolled over
11-25$64M$31.2Mrolled over
11-29$75M$36.1MWon in NC · next opened at $15M
December
12-02$15M$7.4Mrolled over
12-06$20M$9.8Mrolled over
12-09$25.2M$12.4Mrolled over
12-13$33.8M$16.6Mrolled over
12-16$45M$21.6Mrolled over
12-20$54M$26.2Mrolled over
12-23$66M$31.8Mrolled over
12-27$75M$36.6Mrolled over
12-30$89M$43Mrolled 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.