Jackpot history
2017, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 7 times. The longest run climbed 10 weeks to $759M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$759M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
7
won
Powerball — settled
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For scale
this year's peak $759M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$759M
2017-08-23 · settled ·
won in MA ·
the next drawing opened at $40M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 59–65% of the settled jackpot — 62% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.67–3.16%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-04$80M$48Mrolled over
01-07$91M$56Mrolled over
01-11$106M$65Mrolled over
01-14$123M$75Mrolled over
01-18$137M$84Mrolled over
01-21$155M$94Mrolled over
01-25$170M$103Mrolled over
01-28$189M$114Mrolled over
February
02-01$210M$127Mrolled over
02-04$234M$141Mrolled over
02-08$258M$156Mrolled over
02-11$284M$173Mrolled over
02-15$317M$194Mrolled over
02-18$361M$219Mrolled over
02-22$435M$264MWon in IN · next opened at $40M
02-25$40M$24.4Mrolled over
March
03-01$54M$32.9Mrolled over
03-04$71M$43Mrolled over
03-08$87M$52Mrolled over
03-11$107M$63Mrolled over
03-15$123M$73Mrolled over
03-18$140M$83Mrolled over
03-22$156M$93MWon in WI · next opened at $40M
03-25$40M$24.3Mrolled over
03-29$50M$30.3Mrolled over
April
04-01$60M$36.5MWon in AZ · next opened at $40M
04-05$40M$24.3Mrolled over
04-08$50M$30.7Mrolled over
04-12$60M$36.9Mrolled over
04-15$70M$44Mrolled over
04-19$80M$50Mrolled over
04-22$90M$56Mrolled over
04-26$100M$63Mrolled over
04-29$115M$71Mrolled over
May
05-03$131M$81Mrolled over
05-06$149M$91Mrolled over
05-10$166M$102Mrolled over
05-13$185M$113Mrolled over
05-17$206M$126Mrolled over
05-20$226M$140Mrolled over
05-24$249M$154Mrolled over
05-27$275M$170Mrolled over
05-31$305M$189Mrolled over
June
06-03$338M$212Mrolled over
06-07$381M$239Mrolled over
06-10$448M$279MWon in CA · next opened at $40M
06-14$40M$24.9Mrolled over
06-17$53M$33.6Mrolled over
06-21$65M$41Mrolled over
06-24$79M$50Mrolled over
06-28$92M$59Mrolled over
July
07-01$109M$69Mrolled over
07-05$123M$77Mrolled over
07-08$140M$87Mrolled over
07-12$155M$96Mrolled over
07-15$171M$106Mrolled over
07-19$186M$116Mrolled over
07-22$201M$127Mrolled over
07-26$219M$138Mrolled over
07-29$243M$151Mrolled over
August
08-02$263M$163Mrolled over
08-05$287M$181Mrolled over
08-09$324M$204Mrolled over
08-12$371M$236Mrolled over
08-16$433M$275Mrolled over
08-19$542M$343Mrolled over
08-23$759M$481MWon in MA · next opened at $40M
08-26$40M$25.4Mrolled over
08-30$54M$34.5Mrolled over
September
09-02$71M$45Mrolled over
09-06$85M$54Mrolled over
09-09$100M$65Mrolled over
09-13$116M$75Mrolled over
09-16$133M$85MWon in CO · next opened at $40M
09-20$40M$25.4Mrolled over
09-23$54M$33.9Mrolled over
09-27$66M$42Mrolled over
09-30$82M$51Mrolled over
October
10-04$96M$60Mrolled over
10-07$112M$70Mrolled over
10-11$127M$79Mrolled over
10-14$141M$89Mrolled over
10-18$156M$98Mrolled over
10-21$174M$109Mrolled over
10-25$191M$120MWon in LA · next opened at $40M
10-28$40M$24.7Mrolled over
November
11-01$50M$30.9Mrolled over
11-04$63M$39.7Mrolled over
11-08$76M$48Mrolled over
11-11$90M$57Mrolled over
11-15$104M$66Mrolled over
11-18$121M$76Mrolled over
11-22$135M$85Mrolled over
11-25$147M$93Mrolled over
11-29$161M$102Mrolled over
December
12-02$179M$112Mrolled over
12-06$194M$122Mrolled over
12-09$212M$134Mrolled over
12-13$230M$145Mrolled over
12-16$249M$159Mrolled over
12-20$272M$173Mrolled over
12-23$310M$193Mrolled over
12-27$340M$213Mrolled over
12-30$390M$247Mrolled 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.