States With the Most and Least Lottery Winners: How Lucky Is Your State?

Winning the lottery all comes down to luck, but some states seem to be luckier than others. Bonus.com analyzed lottery data over the last decade to find the states with the most and least Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot winners from 2012 to 2022.

While one state boasts 11 Powerball wins and 16 Mega Millions wins, there are also 11 states with zero winners over that time period.

Here’s a look at the most and least “lucky” states for lottery winners.

These states boast four or more jackpot winners from 2012 to 2022.

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• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 4

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 5

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• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 5

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 6

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 7

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 7

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• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 8

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 8

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 9

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 9

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• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 14

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 19

• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 22

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• Jackpot wins 2012-2022: 27

The following states had zero jackpot winners from 2012 to 2022:

• Arkansas
• Idaho
• Kentucky
• Maine
• Mississippi
• Montana
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota
• Wyoming

All data is sourced from Bonus.com’s “The Luckiest States in the U.S.”

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