The same can’t exactly be said for other states. So if a winning ticket is sold in any of these areas, it’ll not only be their first but their largest. Only five of these jurisdictions have never sold a Powerball jackpot-winning ticket: Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, Wyoming, and the U.S. Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. These are the best, worst states to win the lottery inĭepending on where the winning ticket (or tickets) is sold, it could also become a state’s largest-ever Powerball jackpot.
It’s also the third-largest in 2023, coming in behind a $754.6 million jackpot won in Washington in February, and a $1.08 billion prize won by a ticket in California in July ( which has yet to be claimed). The newest jackpot now sits roughly $6 million behind the seventh-largest jackpot, a $731.1 million prize won in Maryland two years ago. (NEXSTAR) - Without a winner Wednesday, yet another record-setting Powerball jackpot is brewing, building to an estimated $725 million ahead of the next drawing.Īt its current size, the Powerball jackpot stands as the eighth-largest in the game’s history.
