- Home
- Premium Memberships
- Lottery Results
- Forums
- Predictions
- Lottery Post Videos
- News
- Search Drawings
- Search Lottery Post
- Lottery Systems
- Lottery Charts
- Lottery Wheels
- Worldwide Jackpots
- Quick Picks
- On This Day in History
- Blogs
- Online Games
- Premium Features
- Contact Us
- Whitelist Lottery Post
- Rules
- Lottery Book Store
- Lottery Post Gift Shop
The time is now 7:14 pm
You last visited
May 17, 2024, 7:14 pm
All times shown are
Eastern Time (GMT-5:00)
Powerball & Mega Millions History
Published:
Updated:
.
Powerball History |
||||||||||||||
Years |
Matrix |
Power Play |
Price |
Jackpot Annuity |
Minimum Jackpot |
Maximum Jackpot |
Lower Tier Payouts |
|||||||
5 + 0 |
4 + 1 |
4 + 0 |
3 + 1 |
3 + 0 |
2 + 1 |
1 + 1 |
0 + 1 |
|||||||
1992-04-22 to 1997-11-01 |
5/45 and 1/45 |
None |
$1.00 |
20 Year |
$2,000,000 |
$111,240,463 |
$100,000 |
$5,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$5 |
$2 |
$1 |
1997-11-05 to 2001-03-03 |
5/49 and 1/42 |
None |
$1.00 |
25 Year |
$10,000,000 |
$295,700,000 |
$100,000 |
$5,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$3 |
2001-03-07 to 2002-10-05 |
5/49 and 1/42 |
BDN x1 - x5 |
$1.00 |
25 Year |
$10,000,000 |
$295,000,000 |
$100,000 |
$5,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$3 |
2002-10-09 to 2005-08-27 |
5/53 and 1/42 |
BDN x2 - x5 |
$1.00 |
30 Year |
$10,000,000 |
$314,900,000 |
$100,000 |
$5,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$3 |
2005-08-31 to 2009-01-03 |
5/55 and 1/42 |
BDN x2 - x5 |
$1.00 |
30 Year |
$15,000,000 |
$365,000,000 |
$200,000 |
$10,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$3 |
2009-01-07 to 2012-01-14 |
5/59 and 1/39 |
CGN x2 - x5 |
$1.00 |
30 Year |
$20,000,000 |
$261,600,000 |
$200,000 |
$10,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$3 |
2012-01-18 to 2014-01-18 |
5/59 and 1/35 |
None |
$2.00 |
30 Year |
$40,000,000 |
$590,500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$10,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$4 |
2014-01-22 to 2015-10-03 |
5/59 and 1/35 |
CGN x2 - x5 |
$2.00 |
30 Year |
$40,000,000 |
$564,100,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$50,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$4 |
2015-10-07 to -Present- |
5/69 and 1/26 |
CGN x2 – x5 |
$2.00 |
30 Year |
$40,000,000 |
$1,586,400,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$50,000 |
$100 |
$100 |
$7 |
$7 |
$4 |
$4 |
x10 (JP < $150 M) |
Mega Millions History |
||||||||||||||
Years |
Matrix |
Megaplier |
Price |
Jackpot Annuity |
Minimum Jackpot |
Maximum Jackpot |
Lower Tier Payouts |
|||||||
5 + 0 |
4 + 1 |
4 + 0 |
3 + 1 |
3 + 0 |
2 + 1 |
1 + 1 |
0 + 1 |
|||||||
1996-09-06 to 1999-01-12 |
5/50 and 1/25 |
None |
$1.00 |
20 Year |
$5,000,000 |
$77,000,000 |
$150,000 |
$5,000 |
$150 |
$100 |
$5 |
$5 |
$2 |
$1 |
1999-01-15 to 2002-05-14 |
5/50 and 1/36 |
None |
$1.00 |
20 Year |
$5,000,000 |
$363,000,000 |
$175,000 |
$5,000 |
$150 |
$150 |
$7 |
$10 |
$3 |
$2 |
2002-05-17 to 2005-06-21 |
5/52 and 1/52 |
None |
$1.00 |
26 Year |
$10,000,000 |
$294,000,000 |
$175,000 |
$5,000 |
$150 |
$150 |
$7 |
$10 |
$3 |
$2 |
2005-06-24 to 2013-10-18 |
5/56 and 1/46 |
None |
$1.00 |
26 Year |
$12,000,000 |
$656,000,000 |
$250,000 |
$10,000 |
$150 |
$150 |
$7 |
$10 |
$3 |
$2 |
2013-10-22 to 2017-10-27 |
5/75 and 1/15 |
BDN x2 - x5 |
$1.00 |
30 Year |
$15,000,000 |
$636,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$5,000 |
$500 |
$50 |
$5 |
$5 |
$2 |
$1 |
2017-10-31 to -present- |
5/70 and 1/25 |
BDN x2 - x5 |
$2.00 |
30 Year |
$40,000,000 |
$1,600,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$10,000 |
$500 |
$200 |
$10 |
$10 |
$4 |
$2 |
Multiplier Selection Method |
BDN - Ball Drawn Number |
CGN - Computer Generated Number |
Payouts should be correct.
As of 2019-01-14 the allocation is:
Powerball |
|||
Match |
Odds |
Prize |
% Allocated to Prize |
5 + 1 |
1 in 292,201,338.0000 |
Jackpot |
68.0131% |
5 + 0 |
1 in 11,688,053.5200 |
$1,000,000 |
8.5558% |
4 + 1 |
1 in 913,129.1813 |
$50,000 |
5.4757% |
4 + 0 |
1 in 36,525.1673 |
$100 |
0.2738% |
3 + 1 |
1 in 14,494.1140 |
$100 |
0.6899% |
3 + 0 |
1 in 579.7646 |
$7 |
1.2074% |
2 + 1 |
1 in 701.3281 |
$7 |
0.9981% |
1 + 1 |
1 in 91.9775 |
$4 |
4.3489% |
0 + 1 |
1 in 38.3239 |
$4 |
10.4373% |
Mega Millions |
|||
Match |
Odds |
Prize |
% Allocated to Prize |
5 + 1 |
1 in 302,575,350.0000 |
Jackpot |
75.3018% |
5 + 0 |
1 in 12,607,306.2500 |
$1,000,000 |
7.9319% |
4 + 1 |
1 in 931,001.0769 |
$10,000 |
1.0742% |
4 + 0 |
1 in 38,791.7115 |
$500 |
1.2889% |
3 + 1 |
1 in 14,546.8918 |
$200 |
1.3749% |
3 + 0 |
1 in 606.1205 |
$10 |
1.6498% |
2 + 1 |
1 in 692.7091 |
$10 |
1.4436% |
1 + 1 |
1 in 89.3818 |
$4 |
4.4752% |
0 + 1 |
1 in 36.6319 |
$2 |
5.4597% |
Comments
Post a Comment
Please Log In
To use this feature you must be logged into your Lottery Post account.
Not a member yet?
If you don't yet have a Lottery Post account, it's simple and free to create one! Just tap the Register button and after a quick process you'll be part of our lottery community.
Register