What are the 10 largest lottery jackpots ever won in the US?
FILE-A woman buys a Powerball lottery ticket at a newsstand in New York City. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all the numbers to win an estimated $700 million in Wednesday night's drawing. This means the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing.
The Powerball jackpot was last won on August 3, when a ticket in Pennsylvania matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to win a $206.9 million jackpot. Since then, the game has had 33 drawings in a row without a grand prize winner, lottery officials said.
There have been 36 drawings in a row without a grand prize winner. In August 2021, Powerball added a third weekly drawing to help increase jackpots faster, FOX Business reported Thursday.
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Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:
1. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
3. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
4. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
5. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
6. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
7. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
8. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)
9. $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)
10. $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)
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Powerball is played in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Only five others have won the Powerball jackpot so far this year: $632 million winners in January in California and Wisconsin; a $185 million winner in February in Connecticut; a $473 million winner in April in Arizona; and a $366 million winner in June in Vermont.
There have been 36 drawings in a row without a grand prize winner. In August 2021, Powerball added a third weekly drawing to help increase jackpots faster, FOX Business reported Thursday.
Sources: AP archives, www.megamillions.com and www.powerball.com
FOX 13 Tampa and FOX Business contributed to this story.