6 Biggest Lottery Jackpots in History

With Powerball setting a new jackpot record, GOBankingRates looked at the top lottery prizes in U.S. history.

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$768.4 Million

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6 Biggest Lottery Jackpots in History

With Powerball setting a new jackpot record, GOBankingRates looked at the top lottery prizes in U.S. history.

$768.4 Million

This 2019 Powerball jackpot amounted to $326 million after taxes.

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$1.05 Billion

This 2021 Mega Millions prize was $776 million after taxes.

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$1.337 Billion

This Mega Millions lotto was dished out in 2022 in a $780.5 million lump sum.

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$1.537 Billion

In 2018, one lucky winner bought this Mega Millions ticket in South Carolina.

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$1.586 Billion

Three winning tickets for this Powerball jackpot were sold in 2016.

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$2.04 Billion

On Nov. 8, one person bought the winning numbers for Powerball's record-setting jackpot.

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