Powerball Jackpot Is Now One of the Largest Ever

No winner in the Wednesday night drawing for the Powerball prize. The jackpot now climbs to $483 million dollars making it one of the largest lottery jackpots ever.

In fact, this jackpot now makes our list of the Top 20 largest lottery jackpots.

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

$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.
$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.
$1.050 billion ($776.6 million cash) was won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan in January of 2021.
$768.4 million, Powerball won by a single ticket in Wisconsin. Cash: $477 million.
$758 million, Powerball won August 24, 2018, by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusets. She chose the lump sum payment of $480 million.
$687.8 million, Powerball won Oct. 27, 2018. There were two winning tickets. One in Iowa and another in New York.
$699 million, Powerball won on October 4, 2021 in California. The ticket was sold at an Albertson’s grocery store.
$656 million, Mega Millions, won March 30, 2012, by three tickets, sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. Cash: $471 million
$648 million, Mega Millions, won Dec. 17, 2013, in Georgia and California. Cash: $347.6 million.
$630 Million Powerball Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Two winning tickets, one in California and one in Wisconsin will split the jackpot.
$590.5 million, Powerball, won May 18, 2013, in Florida. Cash: $370.9 million.
$587.5 million, Powerball, won Nov. 28, 2012, by two tickets, sold in Missouri and Arizona. Cash: $384.7 million
$564 million, Powerball jackpot was won by one ticket in New Hampshire in the drawing on Saturday, January 6, 2018.
$559.7 million Powerball, A single ticket was sold at Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, NH. The winning ticket holder wants to remain anonymous.
$545 million dollar Powerball jackpot is up for grabs Saturday night September 25.
$543 million Mega Millions. There was one winning ticket sold in California in the July 2018 drawing.
$536 million Mega Millions, a single ticket was sold in Indiana on July 8, 2016.
$530 million Mega Millions, one winning ticket was sold in California for the June 7, 2019 drawing.
$515 million Mega Millions, one ticket sold in Pennsylvania wins this big jackpot on Friday May 21, 2021.
$487 million Powerball, winning ticket was sold in New Hampshire on July 30, 2016.