Jackpot history
2015, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 12 times. The longest run climbed 10 weeks to $564M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$564M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
12
won
Powerball — settled
$188M$375M$563M$750M
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For scale
this year's peak $564M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$564M
2015-02-11 · settled ·
won in NC, PR, and TX ·
the next drawing opened at $40M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 61–70% of the settled jackpot — 64% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.25–3.25%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-03$133M$86Mrolled over
01-07$147M$96Mrolled over
01-10$160M$107Mrolled over
01-14$177M$118Mrolled over
01-17$190M$131Mrolled over
01-21$211M$145Mrolled over
01-24$235M$162Mrolled over
01-28$260M$178Mrolled over
01-31$286M$199Mrolled over
February
02-04$325M$226Mrolled over
02-07$395M$267Mrolled over
02-11$564M$381MWon in NC, PR, and TX · next opened at $40M
02-14$40M$26.7Mrolled over
02-18$50M$33.4Mrolled over
02-21$60M$39.2Mrolled over
02-25$70M$46Mrolled over
02-28$80M$53Mrolled over
March
03-04$90M$60Mrolled over
03-07$102M$65Mrolled over
03-11$119M$76Mrolled over
03-14$136M$89MWon in NY · next opened at $40M
03-18$40M$26Mrolled over
03-21$50M$33.6MWon in TN · next opened at $40M
03-25$40M$26.8MWon in NJ · next opened at $40M
03-28$40M$26.7Mrolled over
April
04-01$50M$33.4Mrolled over
04-04$60M$40Mrolled over
04-08$70M$47Mrolled over
04-11$80M$53MWon in FL · next opened at $40M
04-15$40M$26.7Mrolled over
04-18$50M$33.6MWon in PR · next opened at $40M
04-22$40M$26.8Mrolled over
04-25$50M$33.2Mrolled over
04-29$60M$39.9Mrolled over
May
05-02$70M$46Mrolled over
05-06$80M$52Mrolled over
05-09$90M$58Mrolled over
05-13$100M$64Mrolled over
05-16$110M$69Mrolled over
05-20$121M$76Mrolled over
05-23$138M$86Mrolled over
05-27$154M$96Mrolled over
05-30$170M$108Mrolled over
June
06-03$189M$120MWon in AZ · next opened at $40M
06-06$40M$24.7Mrolled over
06-10$50M$30.9Mrolled over
06-13$60M$36.9Mrolled over
06-17$70M$43Mrolled over
06-20$80M$50MWon in FL · next opened at $40M
06-24$40M$24.8Mrolled over
06-27$50M$30.4Mrolled over
July
07-01$60M$36.5Mrolled over
07-04$70M$43MWon in MO · next opened at $40M
07-08$40M$24.4Mrolled over
07-11$50M$30.5Mrolled over
07-15$60M$36.6Mrolled over
07-18$70M$43Mrolled over
07-22$80M$50Mrolled over
07-25$90M$57Mrolled over
07-29$100M$63Mrolled over
August
08-01$110M$70MWon in CA · next opened at $40M
08-05$40M$25.5Mrolled over
08-08$50M$32.2Mrolled over
08-12$60M$38.7Mrolled over
08-15$70M$45Mrolled over
08-19$80M$51Mrolled over
08-22$90M$59Mrolled over
08-26$100M$65Mrolled over
08-29$110M$70Mrolled over
September
09-02$120M$77Mrolled over
09-05$134M$85Mrolled over
09-09$149M$95Mrolled over
09-12$169M$107Mrolled over
09-16$188M$119Mrolled over
09-19$212M$134Mrolled over
09-23$239M$151Mrolled over
09-26$267M$170Mrolled over
09-30$311M$197MWon in MI · next opened at $40M
October
10-03$40M$26.2Mrolled over
10-07$50M$32Mrolled over
10-10$60M$37.4Mrolled over
10-14$70M$44Mrolled over
10-17$80M$51Mrolled over
10-21$90M$57Mrolled over
10-24$100M$63Mrolled over
10-28$110M$69Mrolled over
10-31$128M$79Mrolled over
November
11-04$144M$90MWon in TN · next opened at $40M
11-07$40M$24.4Mrolled over
11-11$50M$30.5Mrolled over
11-14$60M$36.7Mrolled over
11-18$70M$43Mrolled over
11-21$80M$49Mrolled over
11-25$90M$55Mrolled over
11-28$100M$61Mrolled over
December
12-02$110M$67Mrolled over
12-05$129M$78Mrolled over
12-09$146M$89Mrolled over
12-12$161M$100Mrolled over
12-16$180M$112Mrolled over
12-19$205M$127Mrolled over
12-23$233M$145Mrolled over
12-26$262M$161Mrolled over
12-30$302M$185Mrolled 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.