Jackpot history
2008, drawing by drawing
105 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 11 times. The longest run climbed 8 weeks to $276M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$276M
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 $276M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$276M
2008-03-15 · settled ·
won in WV ·
the next drawing opened at $15M
The cash option
Across 105 priced drawings, the cash option ran 47–63% of the settled jackpot — 50% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.55–4.79%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-02$53M$25.7Mrolled over
01-05$63M$31.1Mrolled over
01-09$73M$36.2Mrolled over
01-12$85M$42Mrolled over
01-16$97M$49MWon in LA · next opened at $15M
01-19$15M$7.5Mrolled over
01-23$20M$10Mrolled over
01-26$25.7M$12.7Mrolled over
01-30$34M$16.9Mrolled over
February
02-02$44M$21.8Mrolled over
02-06$53M$26.4Mrolled over
02-09$65M$31.8Mrolled over
02-13$75M$36.7Mrolled over
02-16$89M$43Mrolled over
02-20$104M$50Mrolled over
02-23$118M$58Mrolled over
02-27$135M$66Mrolled over
March
03-01$153M$76Mrolled over
03-05$175M$87Mrolled over
03-08$205M$101Mrolled over
03-12$239M$118Mrolled over
03-15$276M$139MWon in WV · next opened at $15M
03-19$15M$7.6Mrolled over
03-22$20M$10.3Mrolled over
03-26$27.2M$14Mrolled over
03-29$37.8M$19.2Mrolled over
April
04-02$47M$24Mrolled over
04-05$58M$29.6Mrolled over
04-09$69M$34.9Mrolled over
04-12$80M$41Mrolled over
04-16$92M$47Mrolled over
04-19$111M$54Mrolled over
04-23$126M$62Mrolled over
04-26$143M$70Mrolled over
04-30$161M$78Mrolled over
May
05-03$180M$88MWon in MN · next opened at $15M
05-07$15M$7.3Mrolled over
05-10$20M$9.7Mrolled over
05-14$25.7M$12.5Mrolled over
05-17$35.3M$17.2MWon in SC · next opened at $15M
05-21$15M$7.3Mrolled over
05-24$20M$9.7Mrolled over
05-28$25M$12.1Mrolled over
05-31$34.1M$16.2MWon in LA · next opened at $15M
June
06-04$15M$7.1Mrolled over
06-07$20M$9.6Mrolled over
06-11$25M$12Mrolled over
06-14$34.2M$16.2Mrolled over
06-18$43M$20.6Mrolled over
06-21$54M$25.6Mrolled over
06-25$64M$30.4Mrolled over
06-28$74M$35.9Mrolled over
July
07-02$85M$41MWon in OK · next opened at $15M
07-05$15M$7.4Mrolled over
07-09$20M$9.8Mrolled over
07-12$25.3M$12.6Mrolled over
07-16$33.8M$16.8Mrolled over
07-19$45M$21.6Mrolled over
07-23$54M$26.2Mrolled over
07-26$65M$31.4Mrolled over
07-30$75M$36.5Mrolled over
August
08-02$86M$43MWon in PA · next opened at $15M
08-06$15M$7.4Mrolled over
08-09$20M$9.6Mrolled over
08-13$25.6M$12.3Mrolled over
08-16$34.7M$16.9Mrolled over
08-20$43M$21.1Mrolled over
08-23$53M$25.8Mrolled over
08-27$62M$30.3Mrolled over
08-30$71M$35.5Mrolled over
September
09-03$81M$40Mrolled over
09-06$92M$47Mrolled over
09-10$105M$54Mrolled over
09-13$121M$61Mrolled over
09-17$137M$70Mrolled over
09-20$157M$79Mrolled over
09-24$177M$89Mrolled over
09-27$207M$103MWon in NM · next opened at $15M
October
10-01$15M$7.5Mrolled over
10-04$20M$10.3MWon in PA · next opened at $15M
10-08$15M$7.7Mrolled over
10-11$20M$10.1Mrolled over
10-15$25M$12.7Mrolled over
10-18$33.6M$16.4Mrolled over
10-22$42M$20.6Mrolled over
10-25$50M$25.6Mrolled over
10-29$59M$30.2MWon in PA · next opened at $15M
November
11-01$15M$7.5Mrolled over
11-05$20M$10Mrolled over
11-08$25M$12.5Mrolled over
11-12$33M$16.5Mrolled over
11-15$42M$21.2Mrolled over
11-19$51M$25.7Mrolled over
11-22$58M$30.8MWon in IN · next opened at $15M
11-26$15M$8Mrolled over
11-29$20M$10.8Mrolled over
December
12-03$25M$13.5Mrolled over
12-06$30M$17.5Mrolled over
12-10$35M$20.4Mrolled over
12-13$43M$25Mrolled over
12-17$51M$29.4Mrolled over
12-20$55M$34.5Mrolled over
12-24$64M$40Mrolled over
12-27$72M$45Mrolled over
12-31$82M$51Mrolled 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.