Mega Millions and Powerball are two biggest multi-jurisdictional lottery games in the US. They both offer in 44 states, the District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands. Mega Millions is drawn on Tuesday and Friday while Powerball has Wednesday and Saturday.
The largest jackpot for Mega Millions history was $1.537 billion for October 23, 2018 drawing. For Powerball, the record was $1.58 billion in Jan 2016.
Due to different drawing combinations, Mega Millions has the wining odds of 1 in 258,890,850. Powerball has the winning odds of 1 in 292,201,338. In comparison, the Super Lotto Plus, a California's lottery game has the winning odds of 1 in 42 millions.
The number of jackpot winners found in certain states are higher than the others:
State Jackpot Winners % of Total Jackpot Winners
Indiana 39 10.5%
Missouri 31 8.3%
Minnesota 22 5.9%
Kentucky 18 4.8%
Pennsylvania 18 4.8%
Louisiana 17 4.6%
Wisconsin 16 4.3%
Arizona 13 3.5%
Florida 12 3.2%
Washington DC 11 3%
Kansas 11
New Hampshire 11
Nebraska 10 2.7%
Delaware 10
New York 10
Iowa 9
New Jersey 8 2.2%
Connecticut 8
California 8
Rhode Island 8
West Virginia 8
The rest of the statistics is listed in the following link
https://www.powerball.net/winners
Powerball so far has 364 jackpot winners. Mega Millions despite better odds, only has 200 jackpot winners. The current Mega Millions jackpot is at $348 million. Powerball latest winning drawing was for $294 millions. A single winning ticket was sold at a gas station in Brooklyn, NY.
The largest jackpot for Mega Millions history was $1.537 billion for October 23, 2018 drawing. For Powerball, the record was $1.58 billion in Jan 2016.
Due to different drawing combinations, Mega Millions has the wining odds of 1 in 258,890,850. Powerball has the winning odds of 1 in 292,201,338. In comparison, the Super Lotto Plus, a California's lottery game has the winning odds of 1 in 42 millions.
The number of jackpot winners found in certain states are higher than the others:
State Jackpot Winners % of Total Jackpot Winners
Indiana 39 10.5%
Missouri 31 8.3%
Minnesota 22 5.9%
Kentucky 18 4.8%
Pennsylvania 18 4.8%
Louisiana 17 4.6%
Wisconsin 16 4.3%
Arizona 13 3.5%
Florida 12 3.2%
Washington DC 11 3%
Kansas 11
New Hampshire 11
Nebraska 10 2.7%
Delaware 10
New York 10
Iowa 9
New Jersey 8 2.2%
Connecticut 8
California 8
Rhode Island 8
West Virginia 8
The rest of the statistics is listed in the following link
https://www.powerball.net/winners
Powerball so far has 364 jackpot winners. Mega Millions despite better odds, only has 200 jackpot winners. The current Mega Millions jackpot is at $348 million. Powerball latest winning drawing was for $294 millions. A single winning ticket was sold at a gas station in Brooklyn, NY.
