And just like that, we have another billion-dollar lottery jackpot!
After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Wednesday, Aug. 27, Powerball drawing, the Powerball grand prize jumped to $950 million. A day before the Saturday, Aug. 30, drawing, Florida Lottery announced the game reached $1 billion jackpot.
It is the 13th time in history that a Mega Millions or Powerball lottery jackpot reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once in history did a grand prize reach $2 billion (see below). The total recently made the Top 10 biggest Powerball lottery jackpots of all-time after a months of rollovers.
Below is what to know about the billion-lottery jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions, where the winning tickets were sold and who won the biggest lottery prizes in U.S. history.
How long has Powerball rolled over?
After weeks of rollovers, the last Powerball streak ended Saturday, May 31, 2025, when a ticket in California matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win an estimated $207 million jackpot. That prize had a cash option of $92.7 million, according to the Powerball website.
Tickets purchased in Florida and New Hampshire also won big, they both matched 5 plus the Power Play for $2 million prizes. The Florida Quick Pick ticket came from Peacock Liquor, 270 N.W. Peacock Blvd., Port St. Lucie.
Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize.
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When is the next Powerball drawing? What are the chances of winning Powerball lottery?
Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
The next Powerball drawing will be Saturday, Aug. 30.
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What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history? Which state sold largest Powerball prize tickets?
Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Aug. 29, 2025:
When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are biggest lottery jackpots in history? Who won?
As of Aug. 29, 2025, there have been 13 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
(This story was updated to add new information.)
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Lottery jackpot hits $1 billion for a 13th time. What to know about next Powerball drawing
Reporting by Jennifer Sangalang and Lianna Norman, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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