After Wednesday night’s drawing yielded no major winners, the Powerball jackpot ticked up another $300 million to a staggering $1.7 billion.
That marks the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history, behind only the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot win in November 2022 and the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot win in October 2023.
This Saturday will be the 42nd consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner, breaking the previous record of 41 drawings without a big-ticket winner.
The Powerball game has drawn winners since 1992, but the top 10 largest jackpots have all come within the last decade. And four of the five top winning jackpots have had tickets purchased in California.
Here’s a look at the Powerball jackpots of all time — and their winners.
1. $2.04 Billion: California, 2022
Edwin Castro was the sole winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot in November 2022, the largest U.S. lottery to date.
He purchased the winning ticket in Los Angeles County, at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena.
2. $1.765 Billion: California, 2023
The single ticket for the second-largest jackpot was purchased in a small town in Kern County, Calif., in October 2023.
Theodorus Struyck came forward as a representative for a group of individuals who bought the ticket at Midway Market in Frazier Park. The small family-owned business of 30 years received a $1 million “bonus check” for selling the ticket.
3. $1.7 Billion (estimated): TBD
The $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot now represents the third-largest jackpot of all time. A winner could be drawn this Saturday.
4. $1.586 Billion: California, Florida, Tennessee, 2016
The $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016 was split three ways, at $528.8 million each.
Marvin and Mae Acosta bought their winning ticket in a suburb of Chino Hill, a suburb of Los Angeles, Calif.; married couple David Kaltschmidt and Maureen Smith said they purchased their winning ticket at a Publix in Melbourne, Fla.; and Lisa and John Robinson bought their winning ticket in Munford, Tenn.
5. $1.326 Billion: Oregon, 2024
Cheng “Charlie” Saephan came forward as the winner of the $1.326 billion Powerball jackpot on April 6, 2024. It was the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot at the time and the largest in his state’s history.
He shared the prize winnings with his wife and a friend, who went in on the ticket purchase.
6. $1.08 Billion: California, 2023
The $1.08 billion jackpot was the fifth largest in Powerball history when it was drawn in July 2023, and the fourth jackpot with a winning ticket purchased in California.
Yanira Alvarez bought the winning Powerball ticket at Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown Los Angeles, and the California Lottery’s official announcement naming her as the lone winner came more than five months after the lottery was drawn.
7. $842.4 Million: Michigan, 2024
A three-member “The Breakfast Club” lottery club claimed the $842.4 million jackpot drawn in January 2024. The winning ticket was purchased at the Food Castle of Grand Blanc, in central Michigan.
8. $768.4 Million: Wisconsin, 2019
The largest jackpot in Wisconsin’s history was claimed by Manuel Franco, a resident of suburban Milwaukee, on March 27, 2019.
He purchased the ticket at Speedway in New Berlin.
9. $758.7 Million: Massachusetts, 2017
Mavis Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts was the sole winner of the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot, the largest jackpot in lottery history when it was drawn on Aug. 23, 2017.
Wanczyk purchased a total of five tickets, three with numbers that she selected and two Quic Pics, at the Pride Station & Store location in her hometown.
She was 53 years old when she won and had worked at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield for 32 years. But she immediately informed her employer she would not be returning to work.
10. $754.6 Million: Washington, 2023
Becky Bell was grocery shopping with her daughter at the local Fred Meyer in February, 2023, when she bought the winning ticket.
The Auburn resident worked for The Boeing Company for nearly 36 years, and the company had just delivered its last 747 jumbo jet. She said she saw the estimated $747 million jackpot as a sign for her to buy a ticket.
