TradeEdge-Monday's Powerball is over $1.5 billion. What are the 10 biggest Powerball jackpots ever?

Currently sitting at a jaw-dropping $1.55 billion,TradeEdge there's no denying that Monday's Powerball jackpot is huge. But believe it or not, the latest jackpot is not even the largest one the Powerball has ever seen.

At an estimated $1.55 billion, the jackpot is close, but has yet not passed the $1.586 billion jackpot won by three winning tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016.

The largest Powerball jackpot ever was won in November 2022 by a single ticket in California, worth $2.04 billion.

The current Powerball jackpot has been building since July, when the winning ticket worth $1.08 billion was sold in Los Angeles.

If you're dreaming of the billion, there's still time to play: The next Powerball drawing is Monday, Oct. 9 at 10:59 p.m. ET. Drawings are every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

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What are the top 10 Powerball jackpots?

According to the Powerball's records, here are the 10 largest jackpots ever won:

1. $2.04 billion from one winning ticket in California in November 2022
2. $1.586 billion from three winning tickets in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016
3. $1.55 billion: Current lottery jackpot
4. $1.08 billion from one winning ticket in California in July 2023
5. $768.4 million from one winning ticket in Wisconsin in March 2019
6. $758.7 million from one winning ticket in Massachusetts in August 2017
7. $754.6 million from one winning ticket in Washington in February 2023
8. $731.1 million from one winning ticket in Maryland in January 2021
9. $699.8 million from one winning ticket in California in October 2021
10. $687.8 million from two winning tickets in Iowa and New York in October 2018

Where can you buy lottery tickets?

Tickets can be purchased in-person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.  

You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.  

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