Biggest Powerball Jackpots of All Time
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January 13, 2016
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$1,586.4 million
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August 23, 2017
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$758.7 million
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May 18, 2013
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$590.5 million
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November 28, 2012
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$587.5 million
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February 11, 2015
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$564.1 million
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January 6, 2018
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$559.7 million
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July 30, 2016
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$487 million
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March 17, 2018
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$456.7 million
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August 7, 2013
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$448.4 million
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June 10, 2017
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$447.8 million
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Top 5 Powerball Jackpots in History
13 January 2016 – A world-record jackpot of $1.586 billion is shared by three ticket holders: Marvin and Mae Acosta from California; Lisa and John Robinson from Tennessee; and the Nickel 95 Trust from Florida (the trustee is Maureen Smith). Each of the winners elect to take a lump sum cash payment of $327,835,000.Read more information about the winners of Powerball’s record jackpot.
23 August 2017 – A single ticket holder from Massachusetts, Mavis Wanczyk, wins $758.7 million. This sets a record for highest annuitized jackpot and cash value for a single ticket. Read more about Mavis’s incredible win!
18 May 2013 – Gloria McKenzie scoops up a gargantuan $590.5 million prize! She makes headlines all over the world because someone was kind enough to let her go first in purchasing a lottery ticket.
28 November 2012 – Arizonan Matthew Good shares a $587.5 million jackpot with Cindy and Mark Hill of Missouri.
11 February 2015 – Three winners share $564 million. One of them is Marie Holmes of North Carolina, an unemployed mother of four.
Powerball’s jackpots are huge and rank among the biggest American jackpots ever. Lottery fans everywhere are eager to play Powerball with hopes that it will soon offer a new record-breaking jackpot prize.
Is It Possible for Powerball Winners to Stay Anonymous?
Let’s say that you just won the Powerball jackpot! Congratulations! Publicizing your big lottery win might not be in your best interest and you’re probably wondering if your name needs to be made public. Powerball rules regarding staying anonymous depend on the rules of the state where the tickets were purchased.
There are legal ways to keep your Powerball windfall private but you should consult your lawyer for detailed information. And as can be seen in the court case of a New Hampshire jackpot winner in January 2018, despite that state’s lottery rules a judge ruled in the winner’s favour and allowed her to keep her identity private.
Read our informative article about staying anonymous when you win the lottery.
Comparison of Powerball and Mega Millions
The two leading American lotteries have a lot in common. They are both offered in most of the American states; their jackpots start out at $40 million and can roll over to astronomical heights; and the odds of winning their jackpots are quite low. Even so, there are significant differences between the two lotteries. The following table highlights some of those differences.
Powerball Lotteries around the World
The Powerball game format (main numbers plus an additional ‘Powerball’ number) is so popular that it has been copied by other lotteries around the world:
The South Africa Powerball draws 5 main numbers from a range of 1-45 and 1 Powerball number from a range of 1-20. The SA Powerball has 8 prize categories. Draws take place on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Australian Powerball draws 7 main numbers from a range of 1 to 35 and a Powerball number from a range of 1 to 20. The Oz version of the Powerball has 8 prize categories and draws take place on Thursdays,
The New Zealand Powerball draws 6 main numbers from a range of 1 to 40 and a Powerball number from a range of 1 to 10. The NZ Powerball has 12 prize categories and draws take place on Saturdays!
History of the Powerball
The Powerball lottery was launched in April 1992, replacing Lotto America as the leading multi-state lottery. Powerball introduced a revolutionary two-drum format, enabling it to offer a higher jackpot and many more prize levels as winning odds were lower. In this format, even when a player matched just one number they would end up winning a prize.
Fifteen state lotteries participated in the first draw. Over the years additional lotteries began selling Powerball tickets and today they can be purchased in 44 states as well as the Virgin Islands, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. It is also possible to purchase Powerball tickets from anywhere in the world thanks to lotto-vm.com's online ticket messenger services.
the Lotter's Powerball Winners
Scores of lotto-vm.com's players have won Powerball prizes over the years but unfortunately, none of them has yet won the Powerball jackpot. Even so, a number of players have become Powerball millionaires after they matched the five main numbers in a lucky draw. Read below to meet our biggest Powerball winners!
G. from Australia has been playing with lotto-vm.com since he discovered our ‘convenient and easy to use’ ticket purchasing service in 2003. He has scored more than 450 wins over the years, but all pale in comparison to the prize he won on 19 October 2016. Coming just one number away from winning the Powerball jackpot, G. was compensated with a very nice $1 million second division prize. Read more about the Australian who won $1 million playing the US Powerball online.
Like many other Canadians, P from Quebec started playing lotteries online through lotto-vm.com when the US Powerball jackpot hit $1 billion. Luckily for P, he kept playing Powerball after the billion-dollar jackpot fell and won the $1 million second prize on 27 February 2016! Read more about the Canadian who won $1 million in the US Powerball online.
Powerball Play Options at lotto-vm.com
There are many ways to play Powerball at lotto-vm.com!
Purchase one-time standard tickets and select the number of lines you want to play. Use a systematic form to play more numbers than a standard ticket. Choose your numbers manually or allow the computer to randomly select them in a quick pick. Boost your Powerball prize money by including the optional Power Play multiplier feature in your tickets.
Play more Powerball lines while spending less if you join a Powerball syndicate. Read the story about our prize-winning Powerball syndicate that won over $100,000 in November 2017. Enjoy the benefits of a lottery syndicate while playing your own personal entry if you purchase a Powerball Bundle.
Never miss another Powerball draw when you take out a Powerball subscription. You can purchase a multi-draw package which lets you play your lucky numbers in multiple draws. There are plenty of benefits in multi-draw packages!
