Jackpot history
2026, drawing by drawing
96 drawings. The jackpot climbed, someone won, and it reset — 6 times. The longest run climbed 14 weeks to $1.04B.
Powerball figures are settled — the final amount after ticket sales closed.
$1.04B
the year's peak — settled
96
drawings
6
won
Powerball — settled
partial year — the record is, too
$313M$625M$938M$1.25Bthrough 2026-08-12
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For scale
this year's peak $1.04B · the record $2.04B, 2022-11-07
Selected
$1.04B
2026-08-12 · settled ·
won in IL ·
the next drawing isn't in the record yet
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 96 priced drawings, the cash option ran 43–47% of the settled jackpot — 45% on average — against a 30-year Treasury of 4.64–5.27%.
The last 5 drawings are shown unpriced, and the figures above exclude them.
DrawingSettled jackpotCash valueOutcome
January
01-03$74M$33.6Mrolled over
01-05$88M$39.8Mrolled over
01-07$104M$47Mrolled over
01-10$126M$57Mrolled over
01-12$141M$64Mrolled over
01-14$157M$71Mrolled over
01-17$178M$81Mrolled over
01-19$193M$88Mrolled over
01-21$209M$95MWon in NC · next opened at $20M
01-24$20M$9Mrolled over
01-26$28.7M$13Mrolled over
01-28$41M$18.4Mrolled over
01-31$59M$26.5Mrolled over
February
02-02$70M$31.6Mrolled over
02-04$83M$37.6Mrolled over
02-07$101M$47Mrolled over
02-09$113M$52Mrolled over
02-11$126M$58Mrolled over
02-14$142M$67Mrolled over
02-16$155M$73Mrolled over
02-18$169M$79Mrolled over
02-21$190M$89Mrolled over
02-23$203M$94Mrolled over
02-25$217M$101Mrolled over
02-28$237M$112Mrolled over
March
03-02$251M$118MWon in AR · next opened at $20M
03-04$20M$9.4Mrolled over
03-07$36.6M$16.9Mrolled over
03-09$47M$21.7Mrolled over
03-11$59M$27.2Mrolled over
03-14$78M$35.3Mrolled over
03-16$89M$41Mrolled over
03-18$103M$47Mrolled over
03-21$123M$56Mrolled over
03-23$135M$61Mrolled over
03-25$148M$67Mrolled over
03-28$168M$75Mrolled over
03-30$180M$81Mrolled over
April
04-01$195M$88Mrolled over
04-04$216M$98Mrolled over
04-06$231M$105MWon in DE · next opened at $20M
04-08$20M$9.1Mrolled over
04-11$36.2M$16.4Mrolled over
04-13$47M$21.3Mrolled over
04-15$59M$26.7Mrolled over
04-18$76M$34.6Mrolled over
04-20$87M$39.7Mrolled over
04-22$100M$46Mrolled over
04-25$120M$55Mrolled over
04-27$131M$60Mrolled over
04-29$143M$65MWon in IN and KS · next opened at $20M
May
05-02$20M$9MWon in FL and TX · next opened at $20M
05-04$20M$9Mrolled over
05-06$31.2M$14Mrolled over
05-09$48M$21.5Mrolled over
05-11$58M$26.2Mrolled over
05-13$70M$31.6Mrolled over
05-16$89M$39.3Mrolled over
05-18$101M$45Mrolled over
05-20$115M$50Mrolled over
05-23$132M$58Mrolled over
05-25$142M$63Mrolled over
05-27$155M$68Mrolled over
05-30$170M$76Mrolled over
June
06-01$181M$81Mrolled over
06-03$194M$87Mrolled over
06-06$213M$95Mrolled over
06-08$225M$100Mrolled over
06-10$239M$107Mrolled over
06-13$257M$115Mrolled over
06-15$269M$121Mrolled over
06-17$283M$127Mrolled over
06-20$300M$136Mrolled over
06-22$313M$142Mrolled over
06-24$327M$148Mrolled over
06-27$346M$158Mrolled over
06-29$360M$164Mrolled over
July
07-01$375M$171Mrolled over
07-04$403M$181Mrolled over
07-06$418M$187Mrolled over
07-08$435M$195Mrolled over
07-11$464M$206Mrolled over
07-13$480M$213Mrolled over
07-15$499M$222Mrolled over
07-18$526M$234Mrolled over
07-20$545M$242Mrolled over
07-22$570M$253Mrolled over
07-25$613M$268Mrolled over
07-27$638M$279Mrolled over
07-29$668M$293Mrolled over
August
08-01$719M$312Mrolled over
08-03$754M$328Mrolled over
08-05$794M$345Mrolled over
08-08$864M$374Mrolled over
08-10$929M$402Mrolled over
08-12$1.04B$451MWon in IL · next drawing not yet recorded
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.