The Largest Lottery Win in Every State: Full List

Lottery jackpots have reached incredible heights in recent years, turning everyday tickets into life-changing fortunes. While billion-dollar prizes are still uncommon, they've become much more frequent thanks to game changes, higher ticket prices, and growing jackpots.

Biggest Lottery Wins to Remember

• 🎉 $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in California (2022) — the largest lottery prize ever claimed in U.S. history.
• 💰 $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot won by a single ticket last year, making it the second-biggest lottery jackpot ever awarded.
• 📈 The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing has climbed to an estimated $707 million, giving players another shot at a massive payday.

Winning tickets across the country have ranged from a few hundred thousand dollars to life-changing billion-dollar jackpots. To highlight those incredible victories, Jackpocket ranked the biggest single-ticket lottery prize won in every state.

Not every state appears on the list, however. Alabama, Alaska, and Hawaii were excluded because they do not operate state lotteries.

Here’s a look at the biggest lottery win ever recorded in each participating state.