5 Biggest Lottery Jackpots Of All Time

1. Powerball (January 13, 2016)

Number of Winning Tickets: 3 

Cash Value: $983.5 Million

Jackpot: $1.58 Billion

On January 13, 2016, the biggest jackpot of all time in the history of U.S. lottery games and U.S. Powerball games was won by 3 ticket holders that belonged to California, Florida, and Tennessee. The jackpot was valued at $1.58 billion and the cash prize was estimated at $983.5 million. The odds of winning the jackpot were 1 in 292 million, an extremely low probability of winning. However, the 3 ticket holders were in possession of the lucky numbers which were white balls 4, 8, 19, 27, and 34, and the Powerball 10, and were entitled to roughly $327.8 million each. According to lottery officials, the winning tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven store in Chino Hills, California, a Publix grocery in Melbourne Beach, Florida, and a Naifeh’s Food Mart in Munford, Tennessee.

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