What Are the Top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions Jackpots in History?

What are the top 10 Powerball jackpots in history? And what are the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots?

Here are the Powerball jackpots.

$2.04 billion hit on Nov. 7, 2022, by one player in California

$1.82 billion, Dec. 24, 2025, Arkansas

$1.787 billion, Sept. 6, 2025, Missouri, Texas

$1.765 billion, Oct. 11, 2023, California

$1.586 billion, Jan. 13, 2016, California, Florida, Tennessee

$1.326 billion, April 6, 2024, Oregon

$1.08 billion, July 19, 2023, California

$842.4 million, January 1, 2024, Michigan

$768.4 million, March 27, 2019, Wisconsin

$758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017, Massachusetts

Mega Millions

$1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023, Florida

$1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018, South Carolina

$1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023, Maine

$1.280 billion, Oct. 19, 2024 California (two winners)

$1.269 billion Dec. 27, 2024, California

$1.227 billion, Feb. 11, 2020, Michigan

$1.223 billion, July 24, 2024, Illinois

$1.220 billion, Dec. 27, 2024, California

$1.128 billion, July 29, 2022, Illinois

$1.130 billion, March 26, 2024, New Jersey

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