Jackpot history
2007, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 16 times. The longest run climbed 8 weeks to $314M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$314M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
16
won
Powerball — settled
$100M$200M$300M$400M
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For scale
this year's peak $314M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$314M
2007-08-25 · settled ·
won in IN ·
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 4.39–5.28%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-03$102M$49Mrolled over
01-06$118M$57Mrolled over
01-10$135M$65Mrolled over
01-13$157M$75Mrolled over
01-17$179M$86Mrolled over
01-20$212M$101Mrolled over
01-24$254M$121MWon in MO · next opened at $15M
01-27$15M$7MWon in AZ · next opened at $15M
01-31$15M$7Mrolled over
February
02-03$20M$9.4Mrolled over
02-07$27.4M$12.8Mrolled over
02-10$37.4M$17.7Mrolled over
02-14$47M$22.1Mrolled over
02-17$57M$27.2Mrolled over
02-21$67M$32.2Mrolled over
02-24$79M$37.8Mrolled over
02-28$92M$44Mrolled over
March
03-03$106M$51Mrolled over
03-07$124M$60Mrolled over
03-10$142M$69Mrolled over
03-14$161M$78Mrolled over
03-17$183M$88MWon in OR · next opened at $15M
03-21$15M$7.2Mrolled over
03-24$20.4M$9.5Mrolled over
03-28$30.1M$14.1Mrolled over
03-31$41M$19.3MWon in WI · next opened at $15M
April
04-04$15M$7.1MWon in SC · next opened at $15M
04-07$15M$7.1Mrolled over
04-11$20M$9.4Mrolled over
04-14$27.5M$13Mrolled over
04-18$36.5M$17.3Mrolled over
04-21$47M$22.1Mrolled over
04-25$57M$26.7Mrolled over
04-28$68M$31.9MWon in NH · next opened at $15M
May
05-02$15M$7.1Mrolled over
05-05$20M$9.4Mrolled over
05-09$25.1M$11.8Mrolled over
05-12$34.4M$16.2Mrolled over
05-16$43M$20.3Mrolled over
05-19$53M$25Mrolled over
05-23$63M$29.5MWon in NM · next opened at $15M
05-26$15M$6.9Mrolled over
05-30$20M$9.2Mrolled over
June
06-02$25.1M$11.6Mrolled over
06-06$33.7M$15.6Mrolled over
06-09$45M$20.2Mrolled over
06-13$55M$24.6Mrolled over
06-16$66M$29.8Mrolled over
06-20$77M$34.7Mrolled over
06-23$91M$41Mrolled over
06-27$106M$47MWon in OK · next opened at $15M
06-30$15M$6.7Mrolled over
July
07-04$20M$8.9Mrolled over
07-07$30.2M$13.5Mrolled over
07-11$39.4M$17.6Mrolled over
07-14$50M$22.5Mrolled over
07-18$60M$27Mrolled over
07-21$71M$32.1Mrolled over
07-25$82M$37.1Mrolled over
07-28$93M$43Mrolled over
August
08-01$107M$50Mrolled over
08-04$123M$57Mrolled over
08-08$141M$65Mrolled over
08-11$160M$75Mrolled over
08-15$184M$86Mrolled over
08-18$214M$100Mrolled over
08-22$252M$118Mrolled over
08-25$314M$146MWon in IN · next opened at $15M
08-29$15M$7Mrolled over
September
09-01$20M$9.4Mrolled over
09-05$29.1M$13.7MWon in WI · next opened at $15M
09-08$15M$7.1Mrolled over
09-12$20M$9.4Mrolled over
09-15$28.6M$13.7Mrolled over
09-19$38.1M$18.3Mrolled over
09-22$51M$23.5Mrolled over
09-26$62M$28.6MWon in KY · next opened at $15M
09-29$15M$7MWon in LA · next opened at $15M
October
10-03$15M$7MWon in CT · next opened at $15M
10-06$15M$7.1Mrolled over
10-10$20M$9.4MWon in CO · next opened at $15M
10-13$15M$7Mrolled over
10-17$20M$9.4Mrolled over
10-20$25.5M$12Mrolled over
10-24$33.8M$15.9Mrolled over
10-27$42M$20.5Mrolled over
10-31$51M$24.7Mrolled over
November
11-03$61M$29.7Mrolled over
11-07$71M$34.5Mrolled over
11-10$84M$40Mrolled over
11-14$96M$46Mrolled over
11-17$107M$53Mrolled over
11-21$121M$60Mrolled over
11-24$135M$67Mrolled over
11-28$152M$75MWon in RI · next opened at $15M
December
12-01$15M$7.5Mrolled over
12-05$20M$10Mrolled over
12-08$25.4M$12.4Mrolled over
12-12$33.6M$16.5MWon in KY · next opened at $15M
12-15$15M$7.3Mrolled over
12-19$20M$9.8Mrolled over
12-22$25.1M$12.5Mrolled over
12-26$33.3M$16.6Mrolled over
12-29$44M$21.4Mrolled 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.