Jackpot history
2012, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 15 times. The longest run climbed 8 weeks to $588M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$588M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
15
won
Powerball — settled
$188M$375M$563M$750M
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For scale
this year's peak $588M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$588M
2012-11-28 · settled ·
won in AZ and MO ·
the next drawing opened at $40M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 59–68% of the settled jackpot — 64% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.46–3.43%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-04$31.7M$20.1Mrolled over
01-07$44M$27.4Mrolled over
01-11$54M$34.3Mrolled over
01-14$66M$42Mrolled over
01-18$81M$52Mrolled over
01-21$103M$65Mrolled over
01-25$123M$77Mrolled over
01-28$147M$92Mrolled over
February
02-01$174M$109Mrolled over
02-04$210M$131Mrolled over
02-08$255M$159Mrolled over
02-11$336M$210MWon in RI · next opened at $40M
02-15$40M$25Mrolled over
02-18$50M$30.9Mrolled over
02-22$60M$37.1Mrolled over
02-25$70M$44MWon in NY · next opened at $40M
02-29$40M$25Mrolled over
March
03-03$50M$30.9Mrolled over
03-07$60M$37.1MWon in RI · next opened at $40M
03-10$40M$24.6Mrolled over
03-14$50M$30.7Mrolled over
03-17$60M$35.6Mrolled over
03-21$70M$42MWon in NJ · next opened at $40M
03-24$40M$24.2Mrolled over
03-28$50M$30.2Mrolled over
03-31$60M$36.5Mrolled over
April
04-04$70M$43Mrolled over
04-07$80M$48Mrolled over
04-11$95M$57Mrolled over
04-14$111M$69Mrolled over
04-18$130M$81Mrolled over
04-21$151M$94Mrolled over
04-25$173M$108MWon in PA · next opened at $40M
04-28$40M$25Mrolled over
May
05-02$50M$31.3Mrolled over
05-05$60M$37.8Mrolled over
05-09$70M$44Mrolled over
05-12$80M$51Mrolled over
05-16$90M$57Mrolled over
05-19$100M$65Mrolled over
05-23$110M$72Mrolled over
05-26$127M$83Mrolled over
05-30$144M$94Mrolled over
June
06-02$159M$108Mrolled over
06-06$180M$122Mrolled over
06-09$211M$141Mrolled over
06-13$241M$160MWon in IA · next opened at $40M
06-16$40M$26.6Mrolled over
06-20$50M$33.3Mrolled over
06-23$60M$39.8MWon in CT · next opened at $40M
06-27$40M$26.5Mrolled over
06-30$50M$33Mrolled over
July
07-04$60M$39.7Mrolled over
07-07$70M$47Mrolled over
07-11$80M$54Mrolled over
07-14$90M$61Mrolled over
07-18$100M$68Mrolled over
07-21$110M$74Mrolled over
07-25$121M$81Mrolled over
07-28$139M$94Mrolled over
August
08-01$160M$108Mrolled over
08-04$186M$125Mrolled over
08-08$217M$146Mrolled over
08-11$260M$173Mrolled over
08-15$337M$225MWon in MI · next opened at $40M
08-18$40M$25.7Mrolled over
08-22$50M$32.2Mrolled over
08-25$60M$39.6Mrolled over
08-29$70M$46Mrolled over
September
09-01$80M$53Mrolled over
09-05$90M$60Mrolled over
09-08$100M$66Mrolled over
09-12$110M$72Mrolled over
09-15$132M$83Mrolled over
09-19$152M$96Mrolled over
09-22$173M$111Mrolled over
09-26$202M$130MWon in IA · next opened at $40M
09-29$40M$26.4Mrolled over
October
10-03$50M$33MWon in DE · next opened at $40M
10-06$40M$25.8Mrolled over
10-10$50M$32.3Mrolled over
10-13$60M$39.5Mrolled over
10-17$70M$46Mrolled over
10-20$80M$51Mrolled over
10-24$90M$58Mrolled over
10-27$100M$65Mrolled over
10-31$110M$72Mrolled over
November
11-03$126M$82Mrolled over
11-07$146M$94Mrolled over
11-10$164M$109Mrolled over
11-14$187M$125Mrolled over
11-17$219M$146Mrolled over
11-21$263M$172Mrolled over
11-24$327M$214Mrolled over
11-28$588M$385MWon in AZ and MO · next opened at $40M
December
12-01$40M$26.5Mrolled over
12-05$50M$33.1MWon in PA · next opened at $40M
12-08$40M$26.4Mrolled over
12-12$50M$33MWon in MA · next opened at $40M
12-15$40M$26.1Mrolled over
12-19$50M$32.7MWon in KS · next opened at $40M
12-22$40M$26Mrolled over
12-26$50M$32.4MWon in FL · next opened at $40M
12-29$40M$26.2Mrolled 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.