A player who bought the lucky ticket in CALIFORNIA became the owner of the $2,040,100,000 jackpot of the Powerball lottery on November 07, 2022. The $2 billion jackpot in 30 payments over 29 years, or $997.6 million in cash, all at once.
- The winning numbers are 10 · 33 · 41 · 47 · 56
- The number on the Powerball red ball is 10
- Power Play 2X
- Now, it is the largest lottery jackpot ever won in world history and Powerball history.
- The winning ticket was sold at Joe’s Service Center, at 15 W. Woodbury Rd. in Altadena, California.
- 19 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Florida, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from Michigan, 2 from Missouri, 3 from New Jersey, 1 from North Carolina, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Oregon, 1 from Pennsylvania, 1 from South Carolina, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Washington.
- 3 California winners each will claim a prize of $1,149,661, due to the state’s pari-mutuel payout formula.
- A ticket sold in Florida was purchased with the Power Play, doubling their prize to $2,000,000.
- 189 tickets matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball to win a $50,000 prize.
- 42 tickets were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $100,000
- 36 tickets were sold in California, where the prize awarded in this drawing is $24,526.
One of the best things about winning the lottery in California is that there is no state tax on lottery prizes, with only federal taxes to pay.
That means after all federal taxes are taken out, they will end up with either $1.3 billion over 29 years, or $628.5 million in cash.
Because California does not allow winners to claim anonymously, we will eventually find out who the big winner is.
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.
- Powerball: $2.0401 billion, Nov. 7, 2022 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – California
- Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – South Carolina
- Mega Millions: $1.337 billion, Jul. 29, 2022 (29 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – Illinois
- Mega Millions: $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (36 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – Michigan
- Powerball: $768.4 million, Mar. 27, 2019 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – Wisconsin
- Powerball: $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – Massachusetts
- Powerball: $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021 (35 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – Maryland
- Powerball: $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) – California
- Powerball: $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018 (21 rollovers, starting at $40 million) – Iowa, New York
For those keeping scores, the number of jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are as follows:
- Powerball: 14
- Mega Millions: 11
Top 10 cash value jackpots
The Monday Powerball jackpot ranks as the largest cash value in world history.
- Powerball: $997.6 million cash, Nov. 7, 2022 ($2.0401 billion annuity) – California
- Powerball: $983.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2016 ($1.5864 billion annuity) – California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $877.8 million cash, Oct. 23, 2018 ($1.537 billion annuity) – South Carolina
- Mega Millions: $780.5 million cash, Jul. 29, 2022 ($1.337 billion annuity) – Illinois
- Mega Millions: $776.6 million cash, Jan. 22, 2021 ($1.05 billion annuity) – Michigan
- Powerball: $546.8 million cash, Jan. 20, 2021 ($731.1 million annuity) – Maryland
- Powerball: $496 million cash, Oct. 4, 2021 ($699.8 million annuity) – California
- Powerball: $480.5 million cash, Aug. 23, 2017 ($758.7 million annuity) – Massachusetts
- Powerball: $477 million cash, Mar. 27, 2019 ($768.4 million annuity) – Wisconsin
- Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) – Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
The number of cash value jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Mega Millions: 13
- Powerball: 12
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.
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The next drawing of Powerball will be on Wednesday, November 09, 2022, with the starting jackpot of $20 million.
The best thing about 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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