Powerball is played in 45 US states as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S Virgin Islands and Washington D.C., and the wide participation creates some huge prize pools. The biggest-ever Powerball winners have each claimed hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money, and the game holds the record for the largest jackpot ever offered: an incredible $2.04 billion.
$820 Million
$383.5 Million CASH LUMP SUM
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Some states have enjoyed considerable success, while others are still waiting to register their first Powerball jackpot winner. The table below is updated whenever the top prize is won and shows how many jackpot-winning tickets have been sold in each of the participating areas.
There have been hundreds of jackpot winners over the years, snapping up multimillion-dollar rewards. Visit the Biggest Powerball Winners section at the bottom of the page to find out about the largest prizes ever given away on the game.
The most recent Powerball jackpot was won on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
There were 2 jackpot winning tickets that matched 5 main numbers and the Powerball.
The winning tickets were sold in
Missouri and
Texas.
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Powerball was launched in 23 states in 1992, and its membership has gradually increased in the years since. As a result, some states have seen more jackpot winners than others. Use our interactive map to see how many jackpots have been claimed in your state, and find out where it stands compared to other states in the table beneath.
| State: | Jackpot Winners: | Percentage of Total Jackpot Winners: |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 39 | 9.3% |
| Missouri | 32 | 7.6% |
| Minnesota | 22 | 5.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | 4.8% |
| Kentucky | 19 | 4.5% |
| Wisconsin | 19 | 4.5% |
| California | 17 | 4% |
| Florida | 17 | 4% |
| Louisiana | 17 | 4% |
| Arizona | 14 | 3.3% |
| New York | 13 | 3.1% |
| Kansas | 12 | 2.9% |
| New Jersey | 12 | 2.9% |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 2.6% |
| Washington, D.C. | 11 | 2.6% |
| Delaware | 10 | 2.4% |
| Nebraska | 10 | 2.4% |
| Connecticut | 9 | 2.1% |
| Iowa | 9 | 2.1% |
| West Virginia | 9 | 2.1% |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 1.9% |
| Georgia | 7 | 1.7% |
| Oregon | 7 | 1.7% |
| South Carolina | 7 | 1.7% |
| Tennessee | 7 | 1.7% |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 1.4% |
| Michigan | 6 | 1.4% |
| Idaho | 5 | 1.2% |
| New Mexico | 5 | 1.2% |
| North Carolina | 5 | 1.2% |
| Ohio | 5 | 1.2% |
| Montana | 4 | 1% |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 1% |
| Colorado | 3 | 0.7% |
| Maryland | 3 | 0.7% |
| South Dakota | 3 | 0.7% |
| Texas | 3 | 0.7% |
| Illinois | 2 | 0.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0.5% |
| Virginia | 2 | 0.5% |
| Washington | 2 | 0.5% |
| Arkansas | 1 | 0.2% |
| Vermont | 1 | 0.2% |
| Maine | 0 | 0% |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0% |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 0% |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 420 | 100% |
Three jackpots have gone unclaimed since the beginning of the game. One was from a ticket purchased in Georgia, another from Indiana and a $16 million jackpot prize that went unclaimed in Florida.
The following table details how many Powerball jackpots were won in each year since 2012, including the total number of jackpot-winning tickets and the total amount of winners for the year.
| Year | Jackpots Won | Jackpot Winners | All Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 98,204,030 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 87,709,286 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 132,685,907 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 | 121,985,097 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 94,334,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | 57,265,146 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 74,540,486 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 | 87,223,634 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 96,034,356 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 | 134,459,422 |
| 2015 | 12 | 14 | 64,214,902 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | 54,588,299 |
| 2013 | 13 | 18 | 84,716,146 |
| 2012 | 15 | 17 | 75,588,248 |
| Totals | 372 | 420 | 1,289,721,820 |
The table below shows all the Powerball jackpots to have been won since 2003. Use it to find out who has won the top prize, plus when and where the jackpots have been given away. See how much each win was worth and whether the lucky players took the cash option or the annuity. Find out who the last Powerball winner was as soon as they come forward.
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The Powerball jackpot regularly grows into the hundreds of millions of dollars, and sometimes passes $1 billion. It can climb so quickly for a number of reasons.
The top prize starts at $20 million and rolls over every time it is not won. There is no jackpot cap so it can just keep growing and growing.
There is a large player pool as the game is offered in 45 states - plus three other jurisdictions. As the jackpot rises, even more tickets are sold across the country. The list below shows the biggest Powerball jackpots ever won.
| Jackpot | Date | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2.04 billion | November 7, 2022 | A ticket holder from California was the only player to match all the numbers in this record draw, winning a jackpot of more than $2 billion. The cash option was worth $997 million. The winning ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center, 15 W Woodbury Road, Altadena. There was such high demand for tickets that the draw was delayed by around 10 hours due to one of the participating lotteries experiencing a technical issue with its sales verification system. The jackpot was eventually claimed in February 2023 by Edwin Castro, who said he was ‘shocked and ecstatic’. He said he wanted to remain private so turned down media opportunities to speak more about his big win. | $2,040,000,000 |
| $1.787 billion | September 6, 2025 | The Powerball jackpot moved within touching distance of a new record in September 2025, before a surge in ticket sales resulted in two players matching all the numbers. One of the lucky tickets was purchased in Fredericksburg, Texas, at Big’s 103, located at 11905 E. U.S. Highway 290. The other entry was sold in Missouri – making it the state’s 32nd jackpot win! Split in two, the jackpot was worth $893.7 million to each winner, or $410.3 million as a lump-sum payment. Both winners chose the lump sum. The Missouri player opted to stay anonymous and simply said he was a ‘homebody’ who liked to relax. The Texas win was claimed by the Seven Bridges Revocable Trust, after the lucky player had chosen their own numbers instead of going for a Quick Pick like usual. | $1,787,000,000 |
| $1.76 billion | October 11, 2023 | One single entry won this big jackpot with a ticket bought in Kern County, at Midway Market and Liquor in Frazier Park. It was the second time in a row that the jackpot had passed $1 billion, following the big win in July 2023. The cash value was $774.1 million. The grand prize was claimed approximately five months later, in March 2024, by a group of winners represented by Theodorus Struyck. | $1,760,000,000 |
| $1.6 billion | January 13, 2016 | Three ticket holders made lottery history when they won an incredible jackpot worth $1.586 billion. The lucky winners were from California, Florida and Tennessee and each took home a pre-tax total of $528.8 million. John and Lisa Robinson of Munford in Tennessee were the first to come forward, going on the Today show to break the news just days after the drawing was held. David Kaltschmidt and Maureen Smith from Melbourne Beach in Florida stepped forward the following month, and in July 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of Chino Hills, California, claimed their share of the prize, ending months of speculation about what had happened to the third ticket. | $1,600,000,000 |
| $1.32 billion | April 6, 2024 | After the jackpot stormed past $1 billion once again, a ticket holder from Portland in Oregon matched all the numbers to set a new state record. The draw actually happened more than three hours late as one of the participating lotteries needed extra time to complete the required security procedures. The big prize was claimed two days after the lucky draw took place by Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, a 46-year-old man from Portland who had been battling cancer since 2016. He shared the price of the tickets he bought with his friend Laiza Chao, therefore she took 50% of the prize. Saephan decided to give half of his share to his wife, Duanpen. The trio went for the cash option of $422.3 million, after taxes. | $1,320,000,000 |
| $1.08 billion | July 19, 2023 | A ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn to win the $1.08 billion jackpot. The billion-dollar ticket was sold in downtown Los Angeles at Las Palmitas Mini Market. Lucky lady Yanira Alvarez claimed the big prize in October 2023 and she went for the cash value option worth $558.1 million, before federal taxes. | $1,080,000,000 |
| $842 million | January 1, 2024 | A three-member club from Michigan enjoyed the perfect start to 2024 when they matched all the numbers in this New Year’s Day drawing. The jackpot had been on its way towards $1 billion following a run of 34 drawings without a winner, while the cash value was $425.2 million. The winning ticket was sold at the Food Castle in Grand Blanc, located at 3035 East Grand Blanc Road. ‘The Breakfast Club’ lottery club chose the cash option and received approximately $305 million after taxes. The winners plan on using the money for early retirement, travel, family and nonprofit organizations. | $842,000,000 |
| $768 million | March 27, 2019 | Wisconsin's Manuel Franco became the biggest Powerball winner on a single ticket at the time after buying 10 tickets from a Speedway on Beloit Road in New Berlin, Milwaukee. The 24-year-old, who came forward less than a month later, revealed that he had screamed for about five to ten minutes when he found out he had won. Having decided to take the cash option of $477 million, he said he wanted to take a break before 'helping out the world'. | $768,000,000 |
| $758 million | August 23, 2017 | Mavis Wanczyk, 53, bought the winning ticket at a petrol station in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The win was the highest ever on a single lottery ticket at the time, surpassing the previous record set in 2013. Ms Wanczyk opted to take the $480.5 million cash lump sum over the $758.7 million annuity. She revealed that she had already quit her job as a patient care worker when she took part in a press conference to promote the win just a couple of days later. | $758,000,000 |
| $754 million | February 6, 2023 | The jackpot grew past three quarters of a billion dollars during an 11-week roll at the end of 2022 and start of 2023. It was only stopped from going higher by a single ticket holder from Washington, who matched all the numbers to become the Evergreen State’s biggest winner. Becky Bell from Auburn was revealed to be the winner. As an employee of Boeing, she said she had a lucky feeling after seeing the advertised jackpot was $747 million. Bell chose the cash option of $407.2 million. | $754,000,000 |
