SHREVEPORT, LA - Lots of folks in Louisiana were dreaming of striking it rich on Christmas night.  But it didn't happen. The Powerball jackpot continues to climb. It's now on the top 20 list of the biggest lottery jackpots of all time in the U.S.

Colorado and Georgia did have $2 million dollar winners and there were million dollar winners in California, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

 

The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday, December 27.

Here’s a list of the top 20 prizes from Powerball and Mega Millions:

  1. $2.04 billion, Powerball was won by one ticket in California on November 8, 2022.
  2. $1.586 billion Powerball January 13, 2016. There were 3 winning tickets for this prize. These tickets were purchased in Tennessee, Florida, and California. Each had the option to take a lump sum of $327.8 million.
  3. $1.58 Billion Mega Millions won by one winning ticket in Florida. It was sold at a Publix Super Market in Neptune Beach.
  4. $1.537 billion Mega Millions October 2018. There was one winning ticket purchased in South Carolina. The ticket was sold at a KC Mart convenience store in the town of Simpsonville. This is the largest single-ticket jackpot in U.S. history.
  5. $1.337 billion Mega Millions was won by one ticket in Illinois on July 29, 2022.
  6. $1.35 billion Mega Millions was won by someone in the state of Maine. Cash option was $723.5 million.
  7. $1.08 Billion Powerball was won by one ticket in California on July 19, 2023.
  8. $1.05 billion Mega Millions was won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan in January of 2021.
  9. $768.4 million, Powerball won by a single ticket in Wisconsin. Cash: $477 million.
  10. $758 million, Powerball won August 24, 2018, by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts. She chose the lump sum payment of $480 million.
  11. $699 million, Powerball won on October 4, 2021 in California. The ticket was sold at an Albertson’s grocery store.
  12. $687.8 million, Powerball won Oct. 27, 2018. There were two winning tickets. One in Iowa and another in New York.
  13. $685 million, Powerball is up for grabs on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. The lump sum payout is $344 million.
  14. $656 million, Mega Millions, won March 30, 2012, by three tickets, sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. Cash: $471 million
  15. $648 million, Mega Millions, won Dec. 17, 2013, in Georgia and California. Cash: $347.6 million.
  16. $630 Million Powerball Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Two winning tickets, one in California and one in Wisconsin will split the jackpot.
  17. $590.5 million, Powerball, won May 18, 2013, in Florida. Cash: $370.9 million.
  18. $587.5 million, Powerball, won Nov. 28, 2012, by two tickets, sold in Missouri and Arizona. Cash: $384.7 million
  19. $564 million, Powerball jackpot was won by one ticket in New Hampshire in the drawing on Saturday, January 6, 2018.
  20. $559.7 million Powerball, A single ticket was sold at Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, NH. The winning ticket holder wants to remain anonymous.

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