Powerball Jackpot Is Now 5th Largest Lottery Jackpot in History

The talk around the entire nation is beginning to focus on the Powerball jackpot which continues to grow. It's now up to $415 million dollars!

If you know me, you know I am obsessed with the Powerball once it climbs to more than $100 million. So how big is this jackpot? It's now the 8th largest prize in all of the big games.

Here's a list of the top prizes from three multistate games: Powerball and Mega Millions:

1. $1.5 billion Powerball January 13, 2016

2. $656 million, Mega Millions, won March 30, 2012, by three tickets, sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. Cash: $471 million

3. $648 million, Mega Millions, won Dec. 17, 2013, in Georgia and California. Cash: $347.6 million.

4. $590.5 million, Powerball, won May 18, 2013, in Florida. Cash: $370.9 million. Record for most cash collected by a single winner.

5. $587.5 million, Powerball, won Nov. 28, 2012, by two tickets, sold in Missouri and Arizona. Cash: $384.7 million

6. $448.4 million, Powerball, for Aug. 7, 2013, drawing, won by 3 tickets, 2 of them in New Jersey, one in Minnesota. Cash: $258.2 million.

7. $425.4 million, Powerball, won Feb. 19, 2014, in California. Cash: $242.2 million.

8. $414 million, Mega Millions, won March 18, 2014, by 2 tickets, in Maryland and Florida.  Cash: $230.9 million.

9. $399.4 million, Powerball, for Sept. 18, 2013, drawing, won in South Carolina. Cash: $223.1 million.

10. $390 million, Mega Millions, won March 6, 2007, by 2 tickets, in Georgia and New Jersey. Cash: $233.1 million.

If you've bought a ticket, good luck to you!