Jackpot history
2016, drawing by drawing
105 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 7 times. The longest run climbed 11 weeks to $487M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$1.59B
the year's peak — settled
105
drawings
7
won
Powerball — settled
$500M$1B$1.5B$2B
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For scale
this year's peak $1.59B · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$1.59B
2016-01-13 · settled ·
won in CA, FL, and TN ·
the next drawing opened at $40M
The cash option
Across 105 priced drawings, the cash option ran 59–71% of the settled jackpot — 66% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.11–3.19%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-02$356M$218Mrolled over
01-06$529M$323Mrolled over
01-09$948M$588Mrolled over
01-13$1.59B$984MWon in CA, FL, and TN · next opened at $40M
01-16$40M$25.4Mrolled over
01-20$50M$31.8Mrolled over
01-23$63M$40Mrolled over
01-27$81M$51Mrolled over
01-30$98M$63Mrolled over
February
02-03$117M$75Mrolled over
02-06$136M$88Mrolled over
02-10$155M$101Mrolled over
02-13$171M$114Mrolled over
02-17$190M$127Mrolled over
02-20$215M$142Mrolled over
02-24$238M$158Mrolled over
02-27$265M$174Mrolled over
March
03-02$291M$192MWon in FL · next opened at $40M
03-05$40M$26Mrolled over
03-09$50M$32.6Mrolled over
03-12$60M$38.7Mrolled over
03-16$70M$45Mrolled over
03-19$80M$52Mrolled over
03-23$90M$58Mrolled over
03-26$102M$66Mrolled over
03-30$117M$76Mrolled over
April
04-02$133M$88Mrolled over
04-06$150M$99Mrolled over
04-09$167M$111Mrolled over
04-13$185M$123Mrolled over
04-16$206M$137Mrolled over
04-20$228M$152Mrolled over
04-23$257M$168Mrolled over
04-27$282M$184Mrolled over
04-30$315M$205Mrolled over
May
05-04$362M$235Mrolled over
05-07$430M$284MWon in NJ · next opened at $40M
05-11$40M$26.5Mrolled over
05-14$50M$33.3Mrolled over
05-18$60M$40Mrolled over
05-21$70M$46Mrolled over
05-25$80M$52Mrolled over
05-28$90M$59Mrolled over
June
06-01$100M$66Mrolled over
06-04$110M$73Mrolled over
06-08$124M$82Mrolled over
06-11$138M$93Mrolled over
06-15$153M$103Mrolled over
06-18$168M$115Mrolled over
06-22$184M$125Mrolled over
06-25$203M$139Mrolled over
06-29$223M$152Mrolled over
July
07-02$239M$167Mrolled over
07-06$261M$183Mrolled over
07-09$281M$200Mrolled over
07-13$303M$215Mrolled over
07-16$336M$233Mrolled over
07-20$361M$250Mrolled over
07-23$391M$271Mrolled over
07-27$435M$301Mrolled over
07-30$487M$342MWon in NH · next opened at $40M
August
08-03$40M$28.1Mrolled over
08-06$55M$37.9Mrolled over
08-10$68M$47Mrolled over
08-13$81M$57Mrolled over
08-17$95M$67Mrolled over
08-20$113M$78Mrolled over
08-24$126M$87Mrolled over
08-27$140M$98Mrolled over
08-31$154M$107Mrolled over
September
09-03$172M$118Mrolled over
09-07$186M$128Mrolled over
09-10$207M$141Mrolled over
09-14$225M$152Mrolled over
09-17$247M$166MWon in GA · next opened at $40M
09-21$40M$26.8Mrolled over
09-24$50M$33.9Mrolled over
09-28$60M$41Mrolled over
October
10-01$70M$48Mrolled over
10-05$80M$55Mrolled over
10-08$93M$62Mrolled over
10-12$106M$71Mrolled over
10-15$123M$82Mrolled over
10-19$136M$91Mrolled over
10-22$150M$101Mrolled over
10-26$164M$110Mrolled over
10-29$183M$121Mrolled over
November
11-02$200M$131Mrolled over
11-05$218M$144Mrolled over
11-09$237M$157Mrolled over
11-12$270M$171Mrolled over
11-16$294M$186Mrolled over
11-19$334M$204Mrolled over
11-23$374M$226Mrolled over
11-26$421M$255MWon in TN · next opened at $40M
11-30$40M$24.2Mrolled over
December
12-03$55M$33.3Mrolled over
12-07$69M$42Mrolled over
12-10$86M$51Mrolled over
12-14$102M$61Mrolled over
12-17$122M$72MWon in DE · next opened at $40M
12-21$40M$23.7Mrolled over
12-24$50M$29.9Mrolled over
12-28$60M$35.9Mrolled over
12-31$70M$42Mrolled 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.