There was a single winning ticket in the draw on January 20th 2021, and it was quickly announced that it was sold in Maryland. The longest run of rollovers in Powerball history - 35 draws over four months - propelled the jackpot to $731 million before it was finally won. She bought her ticket at the Pride Station & Store in Chicopee. The hospital worker of 32 years immediately quit her job after winning and opted to take the lump sum of $480.5 million.
3) $758.7 million - August 23rd 2017įollowing a run of 20 consecutive rollovers, a jackpot worth $758.7 million was won by Mavis Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts. He went in to work the next day but was unable to concentrate and so he decided to give up his job and hire a team of legal and financial experts to help him invest the cash sum of $477 million wisely. Manuel Franco from West Allis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, won a jackpot worth over $768 million with a ticket bought from a Speedway in New Berlin. David Kaltschmidt and Maureen Smith from Melbourne Beach waited until the following month to contact Florida Lottery officials, while the identity of the third winner was only revealed in July 2016 when Marvin and Mae Acosta from Chino Hills, California, claimed their winnings. Tennessee couple John and Lisa Robinson, from Munford, came forward days later and appeared on the Today Show before claiming their money. 1) $1.58 billion - January 13th 2016Ī new Powerball record was set on 13th January 2016 when the jackpot reached $1.58 billion, and three lucky ticket holders split the prize to each win $528.8 million before taxes. Below are the 10 biggest Powerball jackpots ever won. Thanks to its uncapped jackpot, Powerball frequently offers prizes worth hundreds of millions of dollars and was the first lottery to have a jackpot reach $1 billion. Have a look at the table below, which is updated whenever the top prize is won, to discover how many jackpot-winning tickets have been sold in each state: State: The states near the top of the list have either offered the game for a longer period of time or have a larger number of regular players. Some states have had more success than others when it comes to winning the jackpot, but the odds of winning the jackpot are the same regardless of where you play. Read on to find out which states have produced the most winners and see details of the biggest jackpots won to date. Powerball has created thousands of millionaires since its first draw was held in 1992, and has broken many records for lottery games along the way. Powerball Winner Information and Statistics.
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