{"id":137408,"date":"2025-09-06T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/137408\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:00:07","slug":"what-are-the-10-largest-us-lottery-jackpots-ever-won-boston-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/137408\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won? – Boston News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

At a whopping $1.8 billion, the\u00a0Powerball jackpot on Saturday<\/a>\u00a0will be the second largest in history. Here is a look at the largest U.S. jackpots won and the places where the winning tickets were sold:<\/p>\n

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022. The winning ticket was sold at a\u00a0Los Angeles-area gas station<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in a\u00a0tiny California mountain town<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a\u00a0supermarket in Neptune Beach, Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016. The winning tickets were sold at a\u00a0Los Angeles-area convenience store<\/a>, a\u00a0Florida supermarket<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0Tennessee grocery store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018. The winning ticket was sold at a\u00a0South Carolina convenience store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a\u00a0Maine gas station<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022. The winning ticket was sold at a\u00a0Chicago-area gas station<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8. $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024. The winning ticket was sold at an\u00a0Oregon convenience store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

9. $1.269 billion, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024. The winning ticket was sold at a\u00a0gas station in Northern California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

10. $1.13 billion, Mega Millions, March 26, 2024. The winning ticket was sold at a\u00a0liquor store in New Jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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