The Powerball jackpot continues to gain momentum and value at $1.80 billion, making it the second-largest lottery jackpot in the history of the United States.
If one lucky American matches all five numbers and the Powerball on Saturday, Sept. 6, they can choose a one-time cash payment of $770.3 million.
The weekend drawing is the most lucrative jackpot since April 2024, when a lucky player in California won the top prize of $1.326 billion. The only time in the history of the Powerball that the jackpot has reached $2 billion was back in November 2022.
A look at the top 10 largest lottery drawings in the history of the U.S.
The top 10 lottery jackpots consist of five Mega Millions drawings and five Powerball drawings. Interestingly, eight of the top ten drawings happened this decade, and only two took place in 2016 and 2018.
