Jackpot history
2021, drawing by drawing
123 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 6 times. The longest run climbed 18 weeks to $731M.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$731M
the year's peak — settled
123
drawings
6
won
Powerball — settled
$188M$375M$563M$750M2021-08-23 — Monday drawings begin
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For scale
this year's peak $731M · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$731M
2021-01-20 · settled ·
won in MD ·
the next drawing opened at $23.2M
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 123 priced drawings, the cash option ran 67–77% of the settled jackpot — 71% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 1.65–2.45%.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-02$390M$301Mrolled over
01-06$427M$330Mrolled over
01-09$490M$366Mrolled over
01-13$557M$416Mrolled over
01-16$639M$478Mrolled over
01-20$731M$547MWon in MD · next opened at $23.2M
01-23$23.2M$17.4MWon in NJ · next opened at $20M
01-27$20M$15Mrolled over
01-30$33.2M$24.8MWon in NJ · next opened at $20M
February
02-03$20M$15Mrolled over
02-06$32.8M$24.2Mrolled over
02-10$44M$32.2Mrolled over
02-13$56M$41Mrolled over
02-17$67M$49Mrolled over
02-20$81M$58Mrolled over
02-24$94M$67Mrolled over
02-27$111M$78Mrolled over
March
03-03$125M$88Mrolled over
03-06$142M$97Mrolled over
03-10$155M$106Mrolled over
03-13$171M$117Mrolled over
03-17$185M$127Mrolled over
03-20$205M$138Mrolled over
03-24$221M$149Mrolled over
03-27$235M$160MWon in FL · next opened at $20M
03-31$20M$13.6Mrolled over
April
04-03$32.3M$22Mrolled over
04-07$43M$29.4Mrolled over
04-10$55M$38Mrolled over
04-14$67M$46Mrolled over
04-17$79M$55Mrolled over
04-21$90M$63Mrolled over
04-24$104M$72Mrolled over
04-28$117M$81Mrolled over
May
05-01$131M$91Mrolled over
05-05$144M$99Mrolled over
05-08$156M$109Mrolled over
05-12$169M$118Mrolled over
05-15$187M$128Mrolled over
05-19$202M$138Mrolled over
05-22$220M$150Mrolled over
05-26$236M$161Mrolled over
05-29$252M$173Mrolled over
June
06-02$268M$184Mrolled over
06-05$286M$197MWon in FL · next opened at $20M
06-09$20M$13.8Mrolled over
06-12$30.7M$21.6Mrolled over
06-16$41M$29Mrolled over
06-19$53M$37.4Mrolled over
06-23$63M$45Mrolled over
06-26$76M$54Mrolled over
06-30$88M$62Mrolled over
July
07-03$102M$72Mrolled over
07-07$114M$81Mrolled over
07-10$126M$90Mrolled over
07-14$137M$98Mrolled over
07-17$149M$108Mrolled over
07-21$161M$116Mrolled over
07-24$174M$126Mrolled over
07-28$186M$134Mrolled over
07-31$198M$145Mrolled over
August
08-04$212M$154Mrolled over
08-07$228M$165Mrolled over
08-11$242M$176Mrolled over
08-14$259M$187Mrolled over
08-18$274M$198Mrolled over
08-21$287M$210Mrolled over
08-23$293M$214Mrolled over
08-25$305M$223Mrolled over
08-28$326M$236Mrolled over
08-30$334M$241Mrolled over
September
09-01$347M$251Mrolled over
09-04$366M$265Mrolled over
09-06$374M$271Mrolled over
09-08$388M$281Mrolled over
09-11$408M$296Mrolled over
09-13$419M$304Mrolled over
09-15$436M$316Mrolled over
09-18$461M$334Mrolled over
09-20$473M$343Mrolled over
09-22$493M$357Mrolled over
09-25$529M$381Mrolled over
09-27$549M$395Mrolled over
09-29$581M$418Mrolled over
October
10-02$651M$462Mrolled over
10-04$700M$496MWon in CA · next opened at $20M
10-06$20M$14.2Mrolled over
10-09$32.5M$22.7Mrolled over
10-11$38.8M$27.1Mrolled over
10-13$47M$33Mrolled over
10-16$59M$42Mrolled over
10-18$65M$46Mrolled over
10-20$74M$52Mrolled over
10-23$87M$61Mrolled over
10-25$94M$66Mrolled over
10-27$104M$73Mrolled over
10-30$116M$83Mrolled over
November
11-01$123M$88Mrolled over
11-03$133M$95Mrolled over
11-06$144M$104Mrolled over
11-08$151M$109Mrolled over
11-10$160M$116Mrolled over
11-13$173M$125Mrolled over
11-15$181M$131Mrolled over
11-17$190M$138Mrolled over
11-20$206M$148Mrolled over
11-22$214M$154Mrolled over
11-24$229M$162Mrolled over
11-27$243M$172Mrolled over
11-29$252M$178Mrolled over
December
12-01$264M$186Mrolled over
12-04$270M$198Mrolled over
12-06$279M$204Mrolled over
12-08$291M$213Mrolled over
12-11$311M$226Mrolled over
12-13$321M$233Mrolled over
12-15$335M$243Mrolled over
12-18$352M$257Mrolled over
12-20$363M$265Mrolled over
12-22$379M$276Mrolled over
12-25$410M$295Mrolled over
12-27$429M$309Mrolled over
12-29$460M$331Mrolled 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.