Lottery jackpot records

This is a list of the largest jackpots, or prizes, awarded in various lotteries.

United States

All lottery winnings are subject to federal taxation (automatically reported to the Internal Revenue Service if the win is at least $600); many smaller jurisdictions also levy taxes. The IRS requires a minimum withholding of 24% of the prize (minus the wager) of any gambling win in excess of $5,000. However, the net for a major prize often is misleading; winners often owe the IRS upon filing a return because the Federal withholding was below the winner's tax obligations. Nonresident U.S. lottery winners have 30% of winnings of at least $600 withheld.

While the largest lottery prizes in the early history of U.S. state lotteries were "annuity-only," these lotteries gradually introduced a "cash option" for these games. All prizes listed below are reported as the pre-withholdings amount, as this is taxable income the player must report on their returns to be subject to taxation. Jackpots and jackpot shares listed below are annuity amounts (and the cash value). The annuities for both the Mega Millions and the Powerball are paid out in 30 annual installments, increasing 5 percent yearly.

Over time, the size of Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots has generally increased because of higher ticket prices, the larger number of states participating (especially after cross-selling was allowed), and the reduced odds of winning.

List of U.S. lottery jackpot-winning draws of $400 million or more (annuity value):

{| class="sortable wikitable"

! Rank

! Game

! Date

! Location

! Notes

| 1

| $2.04b

| $997.6m

| 1

| $997.6m

| Powerball

| November 7, 2022

| CA

| Largest jackpot for a single ticket; largest cash value for a single ticket. Although due to technical difficulties, the November 7, 2022, drawing did not take place until the morning of November 8.

|$1.817b

|$834.9m

|Powerball

|December 24, 2025

|AR

|$1.787b

|$820.6m

| 2

| $410.3m

|Powerball

|September 6, 2025

| MO, TX

|$1.765b

|$774.1m

|Powerball

|October 11, 2023

|CA

| 5

| $1.602b

| $794.2m

| 1

| $794.2m

| Mega Millions

| August 8, 2023

| FL

| 6

| $1.5864b

| $983.5m

| 3

| $327.8m

| Powerball

| January 13, 2016

| CA, FL, TN

| First lottery jackpot over $1 billion.

| 7

| $1.537b

| $877.8m

| 1

| $877.8m

| Mega Millions

| October 23, 2018

| SC

| 8

| $1.350b

| $724.6m

| 1

| $724.6m

| Mega Millions

| January 13, 2023

| ME

| 9

| $1.337b

| $780.5m

| 1

| $780.5m

| Mega Millions

| July 29, 2022

| IL

| 10

| $1.326b

| $621m

| 1

| $621m

| Powerball

| April 7, 2024

| OR

| Due to technical difficulties, the April 6, 2024, drawing did not take place until the morning of April 7.

| 11

| $1.269b

| $571.9m

| 1

| $571.9m

| Mega Millions

| December 27, 2024

| CA

| 12

| $1.130b

| $537.5m

| 1

| $537.5m

| Mega Millions

| March 26, 2024

| NJ

| 13

| $1.080b

| $558.1m

| 1

| $558.1m

| Powerball

| July 19, 2023

| CA

| 14

| $1.050b

| $776.6m

| 1

| $776.6m

| Mega Millions

| January 22, 2021

| MI

| 15

| $980m

| $452m

| 1

| $452m

| Mega Millions

| November 14, 2025

| GA

| 16

| $842.4m

| $425.2m

| 1

| $425.2m

| Powerball

| January 1, 2024

| MI

| 17

| $810m

| $409.3m

| 1

| $409.3m

| Mega Millions

| September 10, 2024

| TX

| 18

| $768.4m

| $477m

| 1

| $477m

| Powerball

| March 27, 2019

| WI

| 19

| $758.7m

| $480.5m

| 1

| $480.5m

| Powerball

| August 23, 2017

| MA

| 20

| $754.6m

| $407.2m

| 1

| $407.2m

| Powerball

| February 6, 2023

| WA

| 21

| $731.1m

| $546.8m

| 1

| $546.8m

| Powerball

| January 20, 2021

| MD

| 22

| $699.8m

| $496m

| 1

| $496m

| Powerball

| October 4, 2021

| CA

| First Powerball jackpot won in a Monday drawing.

| 23

| $687.8m

| $396.2m

| 2

| $198.1m

| Powerball

| October 27, 2018

| IA, NY

| 24

| $656m

| $474m

| 3

| $158m

| Mega Millions

| March 30, 2012

| IL, KS, MD

| 25

| $648m

| $347.6m

| 2

| $173.8m

| Mega Millions

| December 17, 2013

| CA, GA

| 26

| $632.6m

| $450.2m

| 2

| $225.1m

| Powerball

| January 5, 2022

| CA, WI

| 27

| $590.5m

| $370.9m

| 1

| $370.9m

| Powerball

| May 18, 2013

| FL

| 28

| $587.5m

| $384.7m

| 2

| $192.4m

| Powerball

| November 28, 2012

| AZ, MO

| 29

| $564.1m

| $381.1m

| 3

| $127.0m

| Powerball

| February 11, 2015

| NC, PR, TX

| 30

| $560m

| $264.4m

| 1

| $264.4m

| Mega Millions

| June 4, 2024

| IL

| 31

| $559.7m

| $352m

| 1

| $352m

| Powerball

| January 6, 2018

| NH

| The winner successfully sued for the right to stay anonymous.

| 32

| $543m

| $320.5m

| 1

| $320.5m

| Mega Millions

| July 24, 2018

| CA

| 33

| $536m

| $378.3m

| 1

| $378.3m

| Mega Millions

| July 8, 2016

| IN

| 34

| $533m

| $324.6m

| 1

| $324.6m

| Mega Millions

| March 30, 2018

| NJ

| 35

| $530m

| $345.2m

| 1

| $345.2m

| Mega Millions

| June 7, 2019

| CA

| 36

| $526.5m

| $243.8m

| 1

| $243.8m

| Powerball

| March 29, 2025

| CA

| 37

| $516m

| $349.3m

| 1

| $349.3m

| Mega Millions

| May 21, 2021

| PA

| 38

| $502m

| $252m

| 2

| $126m

| Mega Millions

| October 14, 2022

| CA, FL

| 39

| $487m

| $341.7m

| 1

| $341.7m

| Powerball

| July 30, 2016

| NH

| 40

| $483m

| $256.9m

| 1

| $256.9m

| Mega Millions

| April 14, 2023

| NY

| 41

| $478m

| $230.5m

| 1

| $230.5m

| Powerball

| October 23, 2024

| GA

| 42

| $473.1m

| $283.3m

| 1

| $283.3m

| Powerball

| April 27, 2022

| AZ

| 43

| $456.7m

| $269.4m

| 1

| $269.4m

| Powerball

| March 17, 2018

| PA

| 44

| $451m

| $281.9m

| 1

| $281.9m

| Mega Millions

| January 5, 2018

| FL

| 45

| $448.4m

| $258.2m

| 3

| $86.1m

| Powerball

| August 7, 2013

| MN; NJ (2)

| 46

| $447.8m

| $279.1m

| 1

| $279.1m

| Powerball

| June 10, 2017

| CA

| 47

| $437m

| $261.8m

| 1

| $261.8m

| Mega Millions

| January 1, 2019

| NY

| 48

| $435.3m

| $263.4m

| 1

| $263.4m

| Powerball

| February 22, 2017

| IN

| 49

| $431m

| $314.4m

| 1

| $314.4m

| Mega Millions

| September 21, 2021

| NY

| 50

| $429.6m

| $284.1m

| 1

| $284.1m

| Powerball

| May 7, 2016

| NJ

| 51

| $426m

| $293m

| 1

| $293m

| Mega Millions

| January 28, 2022

| CA

| 52

| $425.3m

| $242.2m

| 1

| $242.2m

| Powerball

| February 19, 2014

| CA

| 53

| $420.9m

| $254.6m

| 1

| $254.6m

| Powerball

| November 26, 2016

| TN

| 54

| $414m

| $230.9m

| 2

| $115.4m

| Mega Millions

| March 18, 2014

| FL, MD

| 55

| $414m

| $319.9m

| 1

| $319.9m

| Mega Millions

| June 9, 2020

| AZ

Europe

Unlike in the United States, where lottery wins are taxed, European jackpots are generally tax-free (the lotteries themselves are taxed in other ways) and jackpots are paid in a lump sum. For example, in the United Kingdom's National Lottery, wagers are split between the game operator Allwyn Entertainment and the government, with Allwyn Entertainment distributing its share among prizes, operating costs, profit, Camelot's "good causes" programme, with the remainder going to the government as tax.

;Examples of largest jackpots in specific European lotteries

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Rank

! Jackpot<br>(local currency)

! Lottery

! style="width:120px;"|Country

! Tickets

! style="width:140px;"|Date

! Notes

|€371.1m

|SuperEnalotto

|One winning ticket split among 90 players

|February 16, 2023

|Europe's largest jackpot, €296.9m tax paid

|€250.0m

|EuroMillions

|June 17, 2025

|Ireland's largest jackpot

|€250.0m

|EuroMillions

|August 19, 2025

|€230.0m

|EuroMillions

|July 19, 2022

| record in pound £195.7m

|€209.1m

|SuperEnalotto

|August 13, 2019

|€190.0m

|EuroMillions

|October 6, 2017

|Sold in Las Palmas, Canary Islands

|€183.6m

|EuroMillions

| ×2,<br /> ×1

|February 3, 2006

|€177.7m

|SuperEnalotto

|October 30, 2010

|Shared by 70 players

|€163.5m

|SuperEnalotto

|October 27, 2016

|10

|€147.8m

|SuperEnalotto

|August 22, 2009

|Sold in Bagnone, Tuscany

|11

|€142.4m

|EuroMillions

|December 9, 2025

|12

|€137.3m

|EuroMillions

|June 13, 2014

|Sold in Parla

|13

|€129.8m

|EuroMillions

|October 8, 2010

|14

|€129.6m

|EuroMillions

|,<br />

|February 12, 2010

|UK ticket won by Nigel Page and Justine Laycock of Cirencester

|15

|€126.2m

|EuroMillions

|May 8, 2009

|Won by an anonymous 25-year-old single mother from Mallorca

|16

|€115.4m

|EuroMillions

|July 29, 2005

|Won by Dolores McNamara

|17

|€102.2m

|EuroMillions

|November 6, 2009

|Won by Les Scadding and a syndicate of 7 call center workers

|18

|€100.0m

|EuroMillions

|February 9, 2007

|Largest single jackpot win of Belgium is 168m

|18

|€100.0m

|EuroMillions

|September 18, 2009

|Sold in Venelles; shared by a syndicate of 15 players; largest single jackpot win of France is 220m

|18

|€100.0m

|EuroMillions

|May 14, 2010

|21

|£42m

|National Lottery

|January 6, 1996

|22

|€38.4m

|State Lottery

|May 10, 2013

|Tax-free lump sum

|23

|€37.7m

|National Lottery

|October 7, 2006

|Won by a nurse; largest single jackpot win of Germany is €48.6m

€371.1 million (US$394.6 million) was the largest single-ticket jackpot in Italy's SuperEnalotto lottery, won on February 16, 2023.
€250.0 million (US$291.2 million/£216.1 million) was the largest jackpot in the Euromillions history in the pan-European EuroMillions, won on August 19, 2025, the ticket was sold in France.
£195.7 million was the largest prize won by a British winner in the pan-European EuroMillions in sterling currency, won on July 19, 2022. was the largest jackpot in Spain's La Primitiva (not to be confused with El Gordo de la Primitiva), won by a single ticket holder on Thursday October 15, 2015. The ticket was purchased in Barcelona.
£66.1 million (US$96 million) was the largest jackpot in the United Kingdom's Lotto, won on January 9, 2016, by two tickets.
CHF 70.1 million was the largest jackpot in Switzerland's Swiss Lotto, won by 3 winning tickets on December 17, 2016.
CHF 64.6 million (US$72.8 million) was the largest winner in Switzerland's Swiss Lotto, won on March 2, 2024.
Kr. 215 million (€22 million, US$30 million) was the largest single-ticket jackpot in Sweden's Lotto of Svenska Spel, won on March 27, 2010.
€19.1 million (US$21.8 million) was the largest jackpot and largest single-ticket jackpot in Ireland's Lotto, won on January 15, 2022.
€16 million (US$19 million) was the largest jackpot in Finland’s Lotto, won on January 31, 2026, by a single ticket.
€13 million (US$17.9 million) was the largest jackpot in Belgium's Loterie Nationale/Nationale Loterij, won in December 2013 by one ticket.
₽358 million (€4.32 million/US$4.77 million) was the largest jackpot in Russia's Gosloto 6 to 45, won in February 2016 by one 1,800 rouble ticket. This is the largest jackpot in Russia.

Spain

The Spanish Christmas Lottery is considered to be the world's largest lottery. The 2011 top prize of €720 million was paid out as €4 million (US$5.2 million) to each of the 180 tickets. In 2012, the first prize was €720 million (then US$941.8 million; $1.215 billion in 2022 dollars), out of a total prize pool of €2.52 billion (US$3.297 billion; $4.255 billion in 2022 dollars). In 2016, the total prize pool was €2.310 billion ($2.414 billion). In 2020, the total prize pool was €2.38 billion ($2.897 billion).

Other

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Prize<br>(local currency)

! Lottery

! style="width:120px;"|Country

! Tickets

! style="width:140px;"|Date

! Notes

|¥570m

|Welfare Lottery (Union Lotto)

|June 12, 2012

|Sold in Beijing; Asia's largest prize (€79.3m, US$87.3m)

|R$635.4m

|Mega-Sena

|December 31, 2024

|Eight winners: Sold two in Brasília (DF), one in Nova Lima (MG), two in Curitiba (PR), one in Pinhais (PR), one in Osasco (SP) and one in Tupã (SP). (R$79.435.770,67 each).

|A$200M

|PowerBall

|February 1, 2024

|Australia's largest jackpot shared by 2 winners

|A$107.6M

|PowerBall

|1 South Korea's largest prize

|₱1.18b

|Ultra Lotto 6/58

|October 14, 2018

|The Philippines' largest prize as of 2020 (US$21.9m)

|₱741m

|Grand Lotto 6/55

|November 29, 2010

|(US$14.5m)

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