Jackpot history
2018, drawing by drawing
104 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 8 times. The longest run climbed 10 weeks to $688M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$688M
the year's peak — settled
104
drawings
8
won
Powerball — settled
$188M$375M$563M$750M
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For scale
this year's peak $688M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$688M
2018-10-27 · settled ·
won in IA and NY ·
the next drawing opened at $40M
The cash option
Across 104 priced drawings, the cash option ran 57–63% of the settled jackpot — 60% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 2.78–3.46%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-03$461M$292Mrolled over
01-06$560M$352MWon in NH · next opened at $40M
01-10$40M$25.2Mrolled over
01-13$50M$31.1Mrolled over
01-17$62M$38.8Mrolled over
01-20$79M$49Mrolled over
01-24$94M$58Mrolled over
01-27$113M$70Mrolled over
01-31$128M$79Mrolled over
February
02-03$149M$90Mrolled over
02-07$164M$99Mrolled over
02-10$185M$110Mrolled over
02-14$204M$121Mrolled over
02-17$225M$134Mrolled over
02-21$245M$146Mrolled over
02-24$271M$160Mrolled over
02-28$294M$173Mrolled over
March
03-03$319M$190Mrolled over
03-07$346M$206Mrolled over
03-10$381M$225Mrolled over
03-14$417M$247Mrolled over
03-17$457M$274MWon in PA · next opened at $40M
03-21$40M$24Mrolled over
03-24$56M$33.6MWon in LA · next opened at $40M
03-28$40M$24Mrolled over
03-31$50M$30.3Mrolled over
April
04-04$60M$36.4Mrolled over
04-07$75M$45Mrolled over
04-11$90M$54Mrolled over
04-14$108M$65Mrolled over
04-18$124M$75Mrolled over
04-21$143M$85Mrolled over
04-25$159M$95Mrolled over
04-28$178M$106Mrolled over
May
05-02$195M$116Mrolled over
05-05$215M$128Mrolled over
05-09$235M$140Mrolled over
05-12$258M$154Mrolled over
05-16$280M$167Mrolled over
05-19$315M$183MWon in NJ · next opened at $40M
05-23$40M$23.2Mrolled over
05-26$50M$29.7Mrolled over
05-30$60M$35.7Mrolled over
June
06-02$74M$45Mrolled over
06-06$88M$53Mrolled over
06-09$105M$63Mrolled over
06-13$121M$72Mrolled over
06-16$136M$82Mrolled over
06-20$150M$90MWon in OR · next opened at $40M
06-23$40M$24Mrolled over
06-27$50M$30Mrolled over
06-30$60M$36.4Mrolled over
July
07-04$70M$43Mrolled over
07-07$80M$49Mrolled over
07-11$90M$55Mrolled over
07-14$100M$61Mrolled over
07-18$113M$69Mrolled over
07-21$132M$80Mrolled over
07-25$150M$91Mrolled over
07-28$169M$101Mrolled over
August
08-01$185M$111Mrolled over
08-04$206M$123Mrolled over
08-08$226M$135Mrolled over
08-11$246M$148MWon in NY · next opened at $40M
08-15$40M$24.1Mrolled over
08-18$50M$30.1Mrolled over
08-22$60M$36.1Mrolled over
08-25$70M$42Mrolled over
08-29$80M$49Mrolled over
September
09-01$90M$55Mrolled over
09-05$100M$61Mrolled over
09-08$118M$70Mrolled over
09-12$132M$78Mrolled over
09-15$148M$87Mrolled over
09-19$161M$95Mrolled over
09-22$179M$105Mrolled over
09-26$195M$114Mrolled over
09-29$213M$125Mrolled over
October
10-03$232M$136Mrolled over
10-06$262M$150Mrolled over
10-10$288M$164Mrolled over
10-13$320M$185Mrolled over
10-17$378M$218Mrolled over
10-20$477M$272Mrolled over
10-24$603M$344Mrolled over
10-27$688M$396MWon in IA and NY · next opened at $40M
10-31$40M$23Mrolled over
November
11-03$58M$33.1Mrolled over
11-07$73M$42Mrolled over
11-10$90M$52Mrolled over
11-14$106M$61Mrolled over
11-17$124M$71Mrolled over
11-21$140M$80Mrolled over
11-24$153M$88Mrolled over
11-28$167M$97Mrolled over
December
12-01$184M$106Mrolled over
12-05$199M$115Mrolled over
12-08$212M$125Mrolled over
12-12$228M$135Mrolled over
12-15$245M$145Mrolled over
12-19$262M$156Mrolled over
12-22$277M$167Mrolled over
12-26$298M$180MWon in NY · next opened at $40M
12-29$40M$24.1Mrolled 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.