The largest ever lottery jackpot in history, the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot back in January 13, 2016 was split between three winning ticket-holders. Two of the winning ticket holders, couple John and Lisa Robinson, and 70-year old Maureen Smith, came forward and claimed their winnings not long after the draw. A $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot was won, setting the world record for the largest lottery jackpot. January 2020 Mississippi joined. March 2020 The starting jackpot was set at $20 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The minimum roll increase between draws was. 4 hospital workers share $6 million jackpot 01:14. Lottery jackpots in the U.S. Are soaring again, with players now having a choice of games that offer combined jackpots of more than $1 billion.
Lottery jackpots continue to skyrocket as the combined payout for the two games this week are over $1 billion.
If won, the Saturday drawing would be the 5th largest jackpot in Powerball history at an estimated $640 million and the 9th largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit in New York in Sept. of 2020. Since then, there have been 34 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner. Saturday’s drawing will be the 35th draw in the jackpot run – making this the longest streak without a jackpot winner in Powerball history.
Both of the country’s major lottery games are without jackpot winners since last fall.
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The largest ever lottery jackpot in history, the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot back in January 13, 2016 was split between three winning ticket-holders. Two of the winning ticket holders, couple John and Lisa Robinson, and 70-year old Maureen Smith, came forward and claimed their winnings not long after the draw. A $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot was won, setting the world record for the largest lottery jackpot. January 2020 Mississippi joined. March 2020 The starting jackpot was set at $20 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The minimum roll increase between draws was. 4 hospital workers share $6 million jackpot 01:14. Lottery jackpots in the U.S. Are soaring again, with players now having a choice of games that offer combined jackpots of more than $1 billion.
Lottery jackpots continue to skyrocket as the combined payout for the two games this week are over $1 billion.
If won, the Saturday drawing would be the 5th largest jackpot in Powerball history at an estimated $640 million and the 9th largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot was last hit in New York in Sept. of 2020. Since then, there have been 34 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner. Saturday’s drawing will be the 35th draw in the jackpot run – making this the longest streak without a jackpot winner in Powerball history.
Both of the country’s major lottery games are without jackpot winners since last fall.
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The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to a projected $750 million. If won, that would be the fifth-largest in lottery history and the game’s second-biggest win ever. Tuesday night’s drawing didn’t produce a winner and the next drawing is Friday night.
The largest lottery in the nation’s history was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot split by three winners in 2016.
Who Won Last Powerball Jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players are getting another shot at the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. The Mega Millions top prize has hit an estimated $865 million, making Tuesday night’s drawing the biggest in more than two years. Powerball, the other lottery game offered in most of the U.S., isn’t far behind at $730 million for a drawing Wednesday night. It’s the first time both lottery jackpots have topped $700 million. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Sept. 15. The last Powerball jackpot winner was a day later, on Sept. 16. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is offered in Puerto Rico.
