2023/02/06: Jackpot winner – $754.6 million of Powerball belonged to Washington player

A player who bought the lucky ticket in Washington became the owner of the $754,600,000 jackpot of the Powerball lottery on February 06, 2023. 

• The winning numbers are 5 · 11 · 22 · 23 · 69
• The number on the Powerball red ball is 7
• Power Play 2X

• 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Michigan, and 3 from New York.
• A ticket sold in Texas was purchased with the Power Play, doubling their prize to $2,000,000.
• 52 tickets matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball to win a $50,000 prize.
• 16 tickets were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $100,000
• 6 tickets were sold in California, where the prize awarded in this drawing is $18,550.

Top 10 United States lottery jackpots of all time

Monday’s Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in California is the largest lottery jackpot in world history.

1. Powerball: $2.0401 billion, Nov. 7, 2022 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – California
2. Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – California, Florida, Tennessee
3. Mega Millions: $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – South Carolina
4. Mega Millions: $1.337 billion, Jul. 29, 2022 (29 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – Illinois
5. Mega Millions: $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (36 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – Michigan
6. Powerball: $768.4 million, Mar. 27, 2019 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – Wisconsin
7. Powerball: $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – Massachusetts
8. Powerball: $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021 (35 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – Maryland
9. Powerball: $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – California
10. Powerball: $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018 (21 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – Iowa, New York

Top 10 cash value jackpots

The Monday Powerball jackpot ranks as the largest cash value in world history.

1. Powerball: $997.6 million cash, Nov. 7, 2022 ($2.0401 billion annuity) – California
2. Powerball: $983.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2016 ($1.5864 billion annuity) – California, Florida, Tennessee
3. Mega Millions: $877.8 million cash, Oct. 23, 2018 ($1.537 billion annuity) – South Carolina
4. Mega Millions: $780.5 million cash, Jul. 29, 2022 ($1.337 billion annuity) – Illinois
5. Mega Millions: $776.6 million cash, Jan. 22, 2021 ($1.05 billion annuity) – Michigan
6. Powerball: $546.8 million cash, Jan. 20, 2021 ($731.1 million annuity) – Maryland
7. Powerball: $496 million cash, Oct. 4, 2021 ($699.8 million annuity) – California
8. Powerball: $480.5 million cash, Aug. 23, 2017 ($758.7 million annuity) – Massachusetts
9. Powerball: $477 million cash, Mar. 27, 2019 ($768.4 million annuity) – Wisconsin
10. Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) – Illinois, Kansas, Maryland

The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338. A total of 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that participate in Powerball. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Western time.

Players around the world can play US Powerball online outside the US via lottery messenger service sites with tickets cost $5 each. To avoid online scams be sure that the site you are using is legitimate. For a comparison of three online retailers already reviewed by InternationalLottery.org read here.

The next drawing of Powerball will be on Wednesday, February 08, 2023, with the starting jackpot of $20 million.

This jackpot level is that Power Play 10X (only jackpots less than $150 million) is allowed to give players a multiplier 10 times the prize value.

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