Jackpot history
2011, drawing by drawing
105 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 13 times. The longest run climbed 7 weeks to $254M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$254M
the year's peak — settled
105
drawings
13
won
Powerball — settled
$75M$150M$225M$300M
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For scale
this year's peak $254M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$254M
2011-11-02 · settled ·
won in CT ·
the next drawing opened at $20M
The cash option
Across 105 priced drawings, the cash option ran 49–65% of the settled jackpot — 55% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.82–4.73%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-01$25M$12.7Mrolled over
01-05$37.9M$19.3Mrolled over
01-08$53M$26.5Mrolled over
01-12$66M$33.2Mrolled over
01-15$82M$42Mrolled over
01-19$99M$50Mrolled over
01-22$122M$61MWon in NY · next opened at $20M
01-26$20M$10Mrolled over
01-29$25M$12.6Mrolled over
February
02-02$35.7M$17.9Mrolled over
02-05$51M$25.4Mrolled over
02-09$66M$32.5Mrolled over
02-12$84M$41Mrolled over
02-16$104M$51Mrolled over
02-19$129M$63Mrolled over
02-23$155M$76Mrolled over
02-26$182M$91MWon in FL · next opened at $20M
March
03-02$20M$10Mrolled over
03-05$26.7M$13.2Mrolled over
03-09$39.5M$19.6Mrolled over
03-12$54M$27.1Mrolled over
03-16$68M$34.1Mrolled over
03-19$84M$43Mrolled over
03-23$103M$53Mrolled over
03-26$129M$65Mrolled over
03-30$154M$78Mrolled over
April
04-02$185M$93Mrolled over
04-06$222M$112MWon in IN · next opened at $20M
04-09$20M$9.9Mrolled over
04-13$28M$13.9Mrolled over
04-16$42M$21.4Mrolled over
04-20$57M$28.9Mrolled over
04-23$74M$37.7MWon in IN · next opened at $20M
04-27$20M$10.2Mrolled over
04-30$25M$12.8Mrolled over
May
05-04$36.9M$18.9Mrolled over
05-07$51M$26.6Mrolled over
05-11$65M$33.9Mrolled over
05-14$82M$43Mrolled over
05-18$99M$52Mrolled over
05-21$121M$63Mrolled over
05-25$144M$75Mrolled over
05-28$169M$89Mrolled over
June
06-01$202M$106MWon in NY · next opened at $20M
06-04$20M$10.6Mrolled over
06-08$25.6M$13.5MWon in MA · next opened at $20M
06-11$20M$10.6Mrolled over
06-15$25M$13.2Mrolled over
06-18$36.7M$19.4Mrolled over
06-22$49M$25.9Mrolled over
06-25$63M$33.5Mrolled over
06-29$77M$41MWon in GA · next opened at $20M
July
07-02$20M$10.3Mrolled over
07-06$25M$12.9Mrolled over
07-09$36.1M$18.8Mrolled over
07-13$49M$25.3Mrolled over
07-16$62M$32.8Mrolled over
07-20$76M$40Mrolled over
07-23$94M$49Mrolled over
07-27$114M$60Mrolled over
07-30$135M$72Mrolled over
August
08-03$161M$86Mrolled over
08-06$182M$102Mrolled over
08-10$229M$124MWon in MN · next opened at $20M
08-13$20M$11.5Mrolled over
08-17$25M$14.4Mrolled over
08-20$35.8M$21.4Mrolled over
08-24$48M$28.6Mrolled over
08-27$63M$37Mrolled over
08-31$77M$45Mrolled over
September
09-03$92M$55Mrolled over
09-07$109M$65MWon in MD · next opened at $20M
09-10$20M$12.1Mrolled over
09-14$25M$15.1MWon in GA · next opened at $20M
09-17$20M$12Mrolled over
09-21$25M$15.1Mrolled over
09-24$30M$19.4Mrolled over
09-28$37M$24Mrolled over
October
10-01$49M$30.9Mrolled over
10-05$60M$38Mrolled over
10-08$74M$46Mrolled over
10-12$87M$55Mrolled over
10-15$107M$65Mrolled over
10-19$126M$77Mrolled over
10-22$149M$90Mrolled over
10-26$174M$106Mrolled over
10-29$209M$125Mrolled over
November
11-02$254M$152MWon in CT · next opened at $20M
11-05$20M$12.4Mrolled over
11-09$25M$15.5Mrolled over
11-12$35.4M$22Mrolled over
11-16$47M$29.3Mrolled over
11-19$60M$37.6MWon in PA · next opened at $20M
11-23$20M$12.8Mrolled over
11-26$25M$16Mrolled over
11-30$30M$19.1Mrolled over
December
12-03$42M$26.2Mrolled over
12-07$53M$33Mrolled over
12-10$66M$41Mrolled over
12-14$78M$49Mrolled over
12-17$90M$58Mrolled over
12-21$106M$68Mrolled over
12-24$129M$81MWon in MD · next opened at $20M
12-28$20M$12.6Mrolled over
12-31$25M$15.8Mrolled 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.