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These states had Powerball jackpot winners in 2023

By FOX TV Digital Team
Published  December 29, 2023 3:28pm EST
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Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is the sixth largest in the game’s history.

According to Powerball’s website, the jackpot for Dec. 30 – the last Powerball drawing of 2023 – is $760 million.

The last time a Powerball player claimed the winning jackpot was in the drawing on Oct. 11 when someone in California claimed a $1.765 billion prize – the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever.

The other billion-dollar prize of this year happened July 19 when another California resident won $1.08 billion, the fourth-largest prize ever, the lottery said.

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Ahead of Saturday’s big drawing, here’s a look at the Powerball jackpots won in 2023, and the top 10 Powerball jackpots of all time, according to Powerball:

2023 Powerball Jackpots

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People buy lottery tickets at Blue Bird Liquor in Hawthorne, CA, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, for a $1.73 billion drawing. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

  • Feb. 6, 2023 - $754.6 million - WA
  • March 4, 2023 - $162.2 million - VA
  • April 19, 2023 - $252.6 million - OH
  • July 19, 2023 - $1.08 billion - CA
  • Oct. 11, 2023 - $1.765 billion - CA

Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

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In a photo illustration, Powerball lottery tickets are seen on a countertop on October 10, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo Illustration by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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  1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
  2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 - CA
  3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
  4. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
  5. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
  6. $760 Million (est.) – Dec. 30, 2023
  7. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
  8. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
  9. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
  10. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA

Powerball tickets are $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

FOX Business contributed to this report.