We have a Powerball winner thanks to the numbers on July 19, 2023 that won someone in California $1 billion — that’s not a typo. Billion with a B!
But you may be wondering: Is that the biggest jackpot ever in Powerball history?
It is not! Thanks to Powerball’s site, we know that the $1.08 billion — I was off by $80 million but who’s counting? — is the third-biggest prize. What’s the biggest? That would be the $2.04 billion won in California in 2022. Here’s the full list:
1. $2.04 Billion, Nov. 7, 2022 in California
2. $1.586 Billion, Jan. 13, 2016 in California, Florida and Tennessee
3. $1.08 Billion, July 19, 2023 in California
4. $768.4 Million, March 27, 2019 in Wisconsin
5. $758.7 Million, Aug. 23, 2017 in Masachusetts
6. $754.6 Million, Feb. 6, 2023 in Washington
7. $731.1 Million, Jan. 20, 2021 in Maryland
8. $699.8 Million, Oct. 4, 2021 in California
9. $687.8 Million, Oct. 27, 2018 in Iowa, New York
10. $632.6 Million, Jan. 5, 2022 in California, Wisconsin