Largest Lottery Payouts Ever

Largest Lottery Payouts Ever

These are the largest payoffs in American lottery history:

1.     $365 million - Powerball - On February 18, 2006, the jackpot worth $365 million was won by a single ticket sold in
Lincoln, Nebraska. That single ticket was shared by eight meat plant workers. This is the largest Powerball prize (per ticket).

2.     $340 million - Powerball - A grand prize won on October 19, 2005 worth $340 million was awarded to the West family in
Jacksonville, Oregon. The family won less than two months after the rules were changed to promote larger payouts. Steve West, who purchased the ticket, put in $20 for tickets, along with another $20 from his in-laws. The family planned to split the prize among themselves.

3.     $314 million - Powerball - Jack Whittaker of West Virginia was the claimant to the biggest jackpot. He won $314 million on Christmas Day, 2002.

4.     $314 million - Powerball - On August 25, 2007, a jackpot worth $314 million was won by a retired auto worker from Ohio.

5.     $390M - Mega Millions - On March 6, 2007, two ticket holders won the world's largest jackpot

6.     $363M - Mega Millions - On May 9, 2000, two ticket holders won the largest Big Game prize

7.     $330M - Mega Millions - On August 31, 2007, four ticket holders won the largest shared MM prize

8.     $315M - Mega Millions - On November 15, 2005, a single person won the largest single winning ticket prize