Wow! Powerball rolled over and — by a hair — into the Top 10 biggest jackpots ever. In mere days, grand prize rose from $613 million to $700 million
The Powerball rolled over and — by a hair — into the Top 10 largest jackpots ever.
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball on Wednesday, Feb. 1, the jackpot increased to a whopping $700 million and now its grown even larger. Earlier this week, the grand prize surpassed $600 million and in mere days skyrocketed toward the current pot. With Wednesday’s rollover, the total ranked 10th in the Top 10 list of highest jackpots in U.S. history. The previous record-holder for that was the $699.8 million jackpot won on Oct. 4, 2021, by a single ticket purchased in California.
Here’s a recap of the lottery prizes, including the dates of the drawings and when they surpassed increments of $100 million, to show how quickly the jackpots have soared:
Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have surpassed $1 billion six times in the history of the games
That’s a lot of moolah! $700 million Powerball is up for grabs after (yet another) rollover
For those wondering, the Powerball numbers for Wednesday were 31-43-58-59-66 and the Powerball was 9. Power play was 2X.
And here are the number for Saturday, Feb. 4, drawing, which has an estimated cash value of $375.7 million: 2, 18, 19, 58 and the Powerball was 10. Powerplay was 2x.
Interestingly, while the Powerball jackpot has grown larger, there are two billion-dollar lottery prizes that have yet to be claimed. One is a Powerball prize, and the other is Mega Millions.
Winners have 1 year to claim prizes. Where is California’s $2 billion Powerball lottery winner?
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Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Below are some frequently asked questions about Powerball, Mega Millions, recent jackpot winners and lottery odds.
As of Feb. 2, no. The last mega jackpot for Powerball still has not been claimed after a single ticket from California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Nov. 7 drawing.
The cash value for the $2.04 billion drawing adds up to nearly $1 billion ($929.1 million, according to the Florida Lottery).
If someone misses the deadline to claim the Powerball prize, the money goes to the schools, according to California lottery officials.
As of Feb. 2, no. Winners have up to a year from the drawing to claim the prize, officials say.
