Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpot
Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:
1. $1.586 billion,
Powerball
— Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
2. $1.537 billion,
Mega Millions
— Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
3. $1.337 billion,
Mega Millions
— July 29, 2022; Illinois.
4. $1.05 billion,
Mega Millions
— Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
5. $768.4 million,
Powerball
— Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
6. $758.7 million,
Powerball
— Aug. 23, 2017;
Massachusetts.
7. $731.1 million,
Powerball
— Jan. 20, 2021;
Maryland.
8. $699.8 million,
Powerball
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Oct. 4, 2021;
California.
9. $687.8 million,
Powerball
— Oct. 27, 2018;
Iowa, New York.
10. $656 million,
Mega Millions
— Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.