Powerball dreaming for Louisiana residents is over, for now. But winning tickets were sold for the big prize up for grabs this week. Tickets sold in California and Wisconsin win the $632 million jackpot. The winners can opt for the cash lump sum option and split $450 million in cash.

The winning ticket in California was sold at a 7-Eleven in Sacramento.

Other folks will also get good news today.  14 other tickets won million-dollar prizes by matching all five white balls. Those tickets were sold in: Arizona, California, Florida (3), Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), and Texas.

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

  1. $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.
    2. $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.
    3. $1.050 billion ($776.6 million cash) was won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan in January of 2021.
    4. $768.4 million, Powerball won by a single ticket in Wisconsin. Cash: $477 million.
    5. $758 million, Powerball won August 24, 2018, by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusets. She chose the lump sum payment of $480 million.
    6. $687.8 million, Powerball won Oct. 27, 2018. There were two winning tickets. One in Iowa and another in New York.
    7. $699 million, Powerball won on October 4, 2021 in California. The ticket was sold at an Albertson’s grocery store.
    8. $656 million, Mega Millions, won March 30, 2012, by three tickets, sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. Cash: $471 million
    9. $648 million, Mega Millions, won Dec. 17, 2013, in Georgia and California. Cash: $347.6 million.
    10. $632 million, Powerball, won January 5, 2022 by two tickets, one in California and another in Wisconsin.
  2. $590.5 million, Powerball, won May 18, 2013, in Florida. Cash: $370.9 million.
    12. $587.5 million, Powerball, won Nov. 28, 2012, by two tickets, sold in Missouri and Arizona. Cash: $384.7 million.
    13. $564 million, Powerball jackpot was won by one ticket in New Hampshire in the drawing on Saturday, January 6, 2018.
    14. $559.7 million Powerball, A single ticket was sold at Reeds Ferry Market in Merrimack, NH. The winning ticket holder wants to remain anonymous.
    15. $545 million dollar Powerball jackpot is up for grabs Saturday night September 25.
    16. $543 million Mega Millions. There was one winning ticket sold in California in the July 2018 drawing.
    17. $536 million Mega Millions, a single ticket was sold in Indiana on July 8, 2016.
    18. $530 million Mega Millions, one winning ticket was sold in California for the June 7, 2019 drawing.
    19. $515 million Mega Millions, one ticket sold in Pennsylvania wins this big jackpot on Friday May 21, 2021.
    20. $487 million Powerball, winning ticket was sold in New Hampshire on July 30, 2016.

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