Jackpot history
2020, drawing by drawing
105 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 7 times. The longest run climbed 12 weeks to $397M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$397M
the year's peak — settled
105
drawings
7
won
Powerball — settled
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For scale
this year's peak $397M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$397M
2020-01-29 · settled ·
won in FL ·
the next drawing opened at $40M
Since 2020-04-11 Powerball has had no guaranteed starting jackpot — each drawing's opening amount is announced on its own.
The cash option
Across 105 priced drawings, the cash option ran 68–83% of the settled jackpot — 78% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 1.17–2.39%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-01$222M$150Mrolled over
01-04$240M$163Mrolled over
01-08$258M$176Mrolled over
01-11$278M$189Mrolled over
01-15$298M$203Mrolled over
01-18$323M$219Mrolled over
01-22$347M$236Mrolled over
01-25$367M$256Mrolled over
01-29$397M$277MWon in FL · next opened at $40M
February
02-01$40M$28.6Mrolled over
02-05$50M$35.8Mrolled over
02-08$60M$43Mrolled over
02-12$70M$50MWon in MI · next opened at $40M
02-15$40M$28.3Mrolled over
02-19$50M$35.4Mrolled over
02-22$60M$43Mrolled over
02-26$70M$51Mrolled over
02-29$80M$60Mrolled over
March
03-04$90M$68Mrolled over
03-07$100M$80Mrolled over
03-11$110M$88Mrolled over
03-14$120M$93Mrolled over
03-18$130M$101Mrolled over
03-21$140M$107Mrolled over
03-25$150M$115Mrolled over
03-28$160M$129Mrolled over
April
04-01$170M$137Mrolled over
04-04$180M$148Mrolled over
04-08$190M$156MWon in NJ · next opened at $20M
04-11$20M$16.1Mrolled over
04-15$22M$17.7Mrolled over
04-18$24M$19.7Mrolled over
04-22$30M$24.6Mrolled over
04-25$37.4M$30.7Mrolled over
04-29$44M$36.4Mrolled over
May
05-02$53M$43Mrolled over
05-06$60M$49Mrolled over
05-09$70M$56Mrolled over
05-13$78M$63Mrolled over
05-16$87M$70Mrolled over
05-20$95M$77Mrolled over
05-23$106M$85Mrolled over
05-27$116M$93Mrolled over
05-30$127M$101Mrolled over
June
06-03$136M$108MWon in WV · next opened at $20M
06-06$20M$15.2Mrolled over
06-10$22M$16.7MWon in WI · next opened at $20M
06-13$20M$15.9Mrolled over
06-17$22M$17.5Mrolled over
06-20$25.6M$20.1Mrolled over
06-24$33.9M$26.6Mrolled over
06-27$43M$34Mrolled over
July
07-01$51M$41Mrolled over
07-04$61M$48Mrolled over
07-08$69M$55Mrolled over
07-11$78M$63Mrolled over
07-15$87M$70Mrolled over
07-18$97M$79Mrolled over
07-22$107M$87Mrolled over
07-25$116M$96Mrolled over
07-29$126M$104Mrolled over
August
08-01$137M$113Mrolled over
08-05$147M$121Mrolled over
08-08$158M$131Mrolled over
08-12$169M$140MWon in FL · next opened at $20M
08-15$20M$16.2Mrolled over
08-19$22M$17.8Mrolled over
08-22$29.5M$23.7Mrolled over
08-26$37.7M$30.3Mrolled over
08-29$48M$37.8Mrolled over
September
09-02$57M$45Mrolled over
09-05$66M$53Mrolled over
09-09$75M$60Mrolled over
09-12$85M$68Mrolled over
09-16$95M$76MWon in NY · next opened at $20M
09-19$20M$16Mrolled over
09-23$22M$17.6Mrolled over
09-26$25.6M$20.5Mrolled over
09-30$33.7M$27Mrolled over
October
10-03$43M$34.7Mrolled over
10-07$52M$42Mrolled over
10-10$63M$49Mrolled over
10-14$72M$57Mrolled over
10-17$82M$65Mrolled over
10-21$92M$73Mrolled over
10-24$106M$82Mrolled over
10-28$116M$90Mrolled over
10-31$127M$99Mrolled over
November
11-04$137M$106Mrolled over
11-07$147M$115Mrolled over
11-11$157M$122Mrolled over
11-14$169M$131Mrolled over
11-18$180M$140Mrolled over
11-21$191M$149Mrolled over
11-25$204M$159Mrolled over
11-28$216M$169Mrolled over
December
12-02$229M$178Mrolled over
12-05$249M$189Mrolled over
12-09$262M$200Mrolled over
12-12$272M$211Mrolled over
12-16$286M$222Mrolled over
12-19$306M$235Mrolled over
12-23$325M$250Mrolled over
12-26$343M$264Mrolled over
12-30$365M$281Mrolled 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.