10 largest lottery jackpots in historical past – NBC New York

The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $1 billion for Saturday evening’s drawing after lottery officers mentioned no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday evening.

The U.S. has seen greater than a dozen lottery jackpot prizes exceed $1 billion since 2016. Here’s a take a look at the most important U.S. jackpots received and the locations the place the successful tickets have been bought:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022. The successful ticket was bought at a Los Angeles-area fuel station.

2. $1.787 billion, Powerball, Sept. 6, 2025. The successful tickets have been bought in Missouri and Texas.

3. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023. The successful ticket was bought at a liquor retailer in a tiny California mountain city.

4. $1.602 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, Aug. 8, 2023. The successful ticket was bought at a grocery store in Neptune Seashore, Florida.

5. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016. The successful tickets have been bought at a Los Angeles-area comfort retailer, a Florida grocery store and a Tennessee grocery retailer.

6. $1.537 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, Oct. 23, 2018. The successful ticket was bought at a South Carolina comfort retailer.

7. $1.348 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, Jan. 13, 2023. The successful ticket was bought at a Maine fuel station.

8. $1.337 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, July 29, 2022. The successful ticket was bought at a Chicago-area fuel station.

9. $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024. The successful ticket was bought at an Oregon comfort retailer.

10. $1.269 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, Dec. 27, 2024. The successful ticket was bought at a fuel station in Northern California.