Largest U.S. Lottery Jackpots

Monday, August 22, 2016 posted 03:21 PM EDT

The largest U.S. lottery jackpots have all been won in the past 4-years. Powerball lottery and Mega Millions lottery are the two multi-state lottery games in the United States and as such they always have the largest lottery jackpots.

Powerball changed its rules in 2014 and raised its ticket prices to $2.00 per ticket. This resulted in larger jackpots for the Powerball lottery. The four largest lottery jackpots in U.S. lottery history are reported as follows:

13 January 2016, $1.6 billion Powerball lottery

30 March 2012, $656 million Mega Millions Lottery

17 December 2013, $648 million Mega Millions Lottery

18 May 2013, $590 million Powerball lottery

Powerball and Mega Millions both have two of the top four spots, with Powerball owning the #1 lottery jackpot in U.S. history at $1.6 Billion dollars. You can view current lottery results and lottery jackpot amounts at LottoStrategies website. LottoStrategies lists all current lottery results and past results including lottery jackpot analysis for those interested in learning more about lottery jackpot amounts over time.

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