Lottery jackpot hits $1 billion for a 13th time. What to know about next Powerball drawing
Who won largest lottery prize ever? Edwin Castro won Powerball in November 2022 for $2.04 billion.
Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win
Here’s what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.
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- 2 Florida Publix stores sold a winning Mega Millions and Powerball ticket worth $1.58 billion.
And just like that, we have another billion-dollar lottery jackpot!
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, Aug. 27, Powerball drawing, the Powerball grand prize jumped to $950 million. A day before the Saturday, Aug. 30, drawing, Florida Lottery announced the game reached $1 billion jackpot.
It is the 13th time in history that a Mega Millions or Powerball lottery jackpot reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once in history did a grand prize reach $2 billion (see below). The total recently made the Top 10 biggest Powerball lottery jackpots of all-time after a months of rollovers.
Below is what to know about the billion-lottery jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions, where the winning tickets were sold and who won the biggest lottery prizes in U.S. history.
After weeks of rollovers, the last Powerball streak ended Saturday, May 31, 2025, when a ticket in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win an estimated $207 million jackpot. That prize had a cash option of $92.7 million, according to the Powerball website.
Tickets purchased in Florida and New Hampshire also won big, they both matched 5 plus the Power Play for $2 million prizes. The Florida Quick Pick ticket came from Peacock Liquor, 270 N.W. Peacock Blvd., Port St. Lucie.
Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize.
- Saturday, Aug. 30: $1 billion as of Friday, Aug. 29
- Wednesday, Aug. 27: $850 million
- Monday, Aug. 25: $750 million
- Saturday, Aug. 23: $700 million
- Wednesday, Aug. 20: $643 million
- Monday, Aug. 18, $605 million
- Saturday, Aug. 16: $565 million
- Wednesday, Aug. 13: $526 million
- Monday, Aug. 11: $501 million
- Saturday, Aug. 9: $482 million
- Wednesday, Aug. 6: $449 million
- Monday, Aug. 4: $426 million
- Saturday, Aug 2: $410 million
- Wednesday, July 30: $384 million
- Monday, July 28: $364 million
- Saturday, July 26: $350 million
- Wednesday, July 23: $325 million
- Monday, July 21: $308 million
- Saturday, July 19: $288 million
- Wednesday, July 16: $264 million
- Monday, July 14: $248 million
- Saturday, July 12: $234 million
- Wednesday, July 9: $216 million
- Monday, July 7: $203 million
- Saturday, July 5: $190 million
- Wednesday, July 2: $174 million
- Monday, June 30: $162 million
- Saturday, June 28: $155 million
- Wednesday, June 25: $140 million
- Monday, June 23: $128 million
- Saturday, June 21: $118 million
- Wednesday, June 18: $101 million
- Monday, June 16: $90 million
- Saturday, June 14, Flag Day: $80 million
- Wednesday, June 11: $65 million
- Monday, June 9: $54 million
- Saturday, June 7: $44 million
- Wednesday, June 4: $30 million
- Monday, June 2: $20 million
➤ Grand prize indeed! Powerball winner Edwin Castro publicly claimed $2.04 billion jackpot — on Valentine’s Day
When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be Saturday, Aug. 30.
➤ A $1.586 billion Powerball tale: From a small town to ‘Today’ show with Savannah Guthrie to $6.2 million home
What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history? Which state sold largest Powerball prize tickets?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Aug. 29, 2025:
- 10. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington
- 9. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts
- 8. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin
- 7. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan
- 6. $1 billion — Aug. 30, 2025; TBD
- 5. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California
- 4. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon
- 3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee
- 2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California
- 1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are biggest lottery jackpots in history? Who won?
As of Aug. 29, 2025, there have been 13 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
- $2.04 billion Powerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California
- $1.73 billion Powerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023, Theodorus Struyck of California (ticket purchased at Midway Market in California)
- $1.586 billion Powerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California, Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee
- $1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
- $1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
- $1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine
- $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois
- $1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon
- $1.269 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, Rosemary Casarotti of California
- $1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in New Jersey with the ticket purchased at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey
- $1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
- $1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan
- $1 billion Powerball prize, Aug. 30, 2025, TBD
(This story was updated to add new information.)
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