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The luckiest (and unluckiest) states to play Powerball in

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04.09.2025

The Powerball jackpot once again evaded players on Wednesday after no ticket was able to overcome the abysmal odds and match all six numbers drawn.

That has, however, given the jackpot the chance to grow to a near-record $1.7 billion ahead of Saturday's drawing. At its current size, with a cash value of $770.3 million, the jackpot ranks as the third largest in Powerball and U.S. history.

Top 10 largest Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots

  • $2.04 billion (Powerball): Nov. 7, 2022; California
  • $1.765 billion (Powerball): Oct. 11, 2023; California
  • $1.7 billion (Current Powerball jackpot)
  • $1.602 billion (Mega Millions): Aug. 8, 2023; Florida
  • $1.586 billion (Powerball): Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
  • $1.537 billion (Mega Millions): Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina

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