Jackpot history
2009, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 12 times. The longest run climbed 7 weeks to $163M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$260M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
12
won
Powerball — settled
$75M$150M$225M$300M
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For scale
this year's peak $260M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$260M
2009-08-19 · settled ·
won in SC ·
the next drawing opened at $20M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 48–63% of the settled jackpot — 52% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.83–4.76%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-03$91M$57Mrolled over
01-07$105M$66Mrolled over
01-10$130M$76Mrolled over
01-14$147M$86Mrolled over
01-17$163M$98MWon in IN · next opened at $20M
01-21$20M$12Mrolled over
01-24$25M$14.1Mrolled over
01-28$30M$16.9Mrolled over
01-31$43M$23.2Mrolled over
February
02-04$54M$29.2Mrolled over
02-07$67M$36.1Mrolled over
02-11$79M$43Mrolled over
02-14$93M$51Mrolled over
02-18$108M$60Mrolled over
02-21$130M$70Mrolled over
02-25$150M$80Mrolled over
02-28$174M$93MWon in DE and PA · next opened at $20M
March
03-04$20M$10.7Mrolled over
03-07$25M$13.4Mrolled over
03-11$32.5M$17.5Mrolled over
03-14$45M$24Mrolled over
03-18$56M$30.1Mrolled over
03-21$68M$37.1Mrolled over
03-25$81M$44Mrolled over
03-28$95M$52Mrolled over
April
04-01$111M$60Mrolled over
04-04$126M$70Mrolled over
04-08$144M$80MWon in DC · next opened at $20M
04-11$20M$10.9Mrolled over
04-15$25M$13.6Mrolled over
04-18$32.1M$17.3Mrolled over
04-22$43M$22.8Mrolled over
04-25$54M$29.1Mrolled over
04-29$65M$34.9Mrolled over
May
05-02$81M$42Mrolled over
05-06$95M$49Mrolled over
05-09$114M$58Mrolled over
05-13$131M$67Mrolled over
05-16$148M$77Mrolled over
05-20$169M$88Mrolled over
05-23$199M$101Mrolled over
05-27$232M$118MWon in SD · next opened at $20M
05-30$20M$9.7Mrolled over
June
06-03$25M$12.2Mrolled over
06-06$35.3M$17Mrolled over
06-10$47M$22.7Mrolled over
06-13$60M$29.2Mrolled over
06-17$73M$35.5Mrolled over
06-20$88M$43MWon in NC · next opened at $20M
06-24$20M$9.6Mrolled over
06-27$25M$12.5MWon in CT · next opened at $20M
July
07-01$20M$10Mrolled over
07-04$25M$12.7Mrolled over
07-08$30M$15.3Mrolled over
07-11$39.6M$20.1Mrolled over
07-15$50M$25.3Mrolled over
07-18$63M$31.4Mrolled over
07-22$75M$37.2Mrolled over
07-25$89M$44Mrolled over
07-29$105M$52Mrolled over
August
08-01$122M$61Mrolled over
08-05$141M$70Mrolled over
08-08$164M$81Mrolled over
08-12$189M$93Mrolled over
08-15$218M$109Mrolled over
08-19$260M$130MWon in SC · next opened at $20M
08-22$20M$10.3Mrolled over
08-26$25M$12.8Mrolled over
08-29$34.5M$17.5Mrolled over
September
09-02$46M$23.1Mrolled over
09-05$57M$29.6Mrolled over
09-09$69M$35.7Mrolled over
09-12$82M$43Mrolled over
09-16$96M$50Mrolled over
09-19$114M$59Mrolled over
09-23$132M$68Mrolled over
09-26$151M$78Mrolled over
09-30$172M$88Mrolled over
October
10-03$189M$101MWon in FL · next opened at $20M
10-07$20M$10.7Mrolled over
10-10$25M$13.3Mrolled over
10-14$31.4M$16.7MWon in WI · next opened at $20M
10-17$20M$10.1Mrolled over
10-21$25M$12.6Mrolled over
10-24$31.6M$16.4Mrolled over
10-28$42M$21.8Mrolled over
10-31$55M$28Mrolled over
November
11-04$68M$34.3Mrolled over
11-07$83M$41Mrolled over
11-11$97M$48MWon in KS · next opened at $20M
11-14$20M$10.3Mrolled over
11-18$25M$12.8Mrolled over
11-21$32.8M$16.7MWon in OK · next opened at $20M
11-25$20M$10.1Mrolled over
11-28$25M$12.7Mrolled over
December
12-02$30.5M$15.5Mrolled over
12-05$43M$21.3Mrolled over
12-09$53M$26.8Mrolled over
12-12$67M$33.1Mrolled over
12-16$79M$39.3Mrolled over
12-19$93M$47Mrolled over
12-23$110M$55Mrolled over
12-26$129M$64MWon in KY · next opened at $20M
12-30$20M$10Mrolled 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.