By Todd Northrop
One ticket sold in the Hoosier State won Wednesday's $435.3 million Powerball lottery jackpot, which had been accumulating for 18 consecutive draws without a winner.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Super Test at 1609 Sagamore Parkway South, in Lafayette. Lafayette is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
The cash value lump sum is $263.4 million.
The ticket holder should ensure their ticket is in a secure place, consider meeting with a financial advisor and contact Hoosier Lottery customer service at 1-800-955-6886 for specific claim instructions.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot was the largest since one winning ticket was purchased by an anonymous family from a Hannaford supermarket in Raymond, New Hampshire for a $487 million jackpot on July 30, 2016.
There had been 18 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner since a ticket sold in Shelby, Delaware, matched all six numbers in the $121 million Powerball jackpot drawing on December 17. That ticket was purchased by a Pennsylvania couple, who was able to retain anonymity.
The biggest jackpot ever happened about a year ago in January 2016. The payout reached a record $1.6 billion — the one and only time it has crossed the billion dollar mark. But it also got above $400 million in May, July, and November of last year.
The winning numbers for the Wed., Feb. 22, 2017, Powerball drawing were 10, 13, 28, 52, 61, with Powerball number 2. The Power Play multiplier was 2.
The final jackpot tally rose significantly from its initial estimate of $403 million with a cash option of $243.9 million, established early Sunday morning. By the time all proceeds were counted right before draw time, the annuity jackpot rose to $435.3 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $263.4 million. Those figures propelled Wednesday's Powerball jackpot into the top-10 jackpots of any game in US history. (See top 25 annuity and cash values below.)
In addition to the Indiana jackpot winner, 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Kansas, 2 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, and 1 from Texas.
Of the seven second-prize tickets, only the New Jersey ticket was purchased with the Power Play option for an extra $1 per play, doubling their prize to $2 million.
Power Play is not available in California, because the fixed nature of the prize increase offered in Power Play is not compatible with California's pari-mutuel payouts. By law, California awards all prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, meaning the prizes will change each drawing based on the number of tickets sold and the number of tickets that won at each prize level.
76 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $50,000. Of those tickets, 5 were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $100,000, and 10 of the tickets were sold in California, where the prize was worth $17,710 this drawing.
Since nobody won the $1,094,043 prize pool available in California for the second prize, that amount will roll into the future Powerball drawings until one or more players hits second prize (matching 5 numbers without the Powerball) and split the prize. Each of California's prize levels works that way, like a mini jackpot that rolls into the next drawing if nobody wins that prize level.
Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Powerball jackpot resets to $40,000,000 for the next drawing to be held Sat., Feb. 25.
Top 25 United States lottery jackpots of all time
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot finished its run as the 10th-largest lottery jackpot of all time — four positions higher than when the initial estimate of $403 million was announced early Sunday morning.
- Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 - California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Mega Millions: $636 million, Dec. 17, 2013 - California, Georgia
- Powerball: $590.5 million, May 18, 2013 - Florida
- Powerball: $587.5 million, Nov. 28, 2012 - Arizona, Missouri
- Powerball: $564.1 million, Feb. 11, 2015 - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
- Mega Millions: $536 million, Jul. 8, 2016 - Indiana
- Powerball: $487 million, Jul. 30, 2016 - New Hampshire
- Powerball: $448.4 million, Aug. 7, 2013 - Minnesota, New Jersey (2)
- Powerball: $435.3 million, Feb. 22, 2017 - Indiana
- Powerball: $429.6 million, May 7, 2016 - New Jersey
- Powerball: $425.3 million, Feb. 19, 2014 - California
- Powerball: $420.9 million, Nov. 26, 2016 - Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $414 million, Mar. 18, 2014 - Florida, Maryland
- Powerball: $399.4 million, Sep. 18, 2013 - South Carolina
- Mega Millions: $390 million, Mar. 6, 2007 - Georgia, New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $380 million, Jan. 4, 2011 - Idaho, Washington
- Powerball: $365 million, Feb. 18, 2006 - Nebraska
- The Big Game: $363 million, May 9, 2000 - Illinois, Michigan
- Powerball: $340 million, Oct. 19, 2005 - Oregon
- Powerball: $338.3 million, Mar. 23, 2013 - New Jersey
- Powerball: $337 million, Aug. 15, 2012 - Michigan
- Powerball: $336.4 million, Feb. 11, 2012 - Rhode Island
- Mega Millions: $336 million, Aug. 28, 2009 - California, New York
- The Big Game: $331 million, Apr. 16, 2002 - Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey
The number of jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Powerball: 16
- Mega Millions: 7
- The Big Game: 2
The Big Game is the original name of Mega Millions, from the game's first drawing on Sep. 6, 1996 through May 14, 2002. The name was changed to Mega Millions starting with the May 17, 2002 drawing.
Top 25 cash value jackpots
Since many lottery winners collect their winnings in cash, the lump-sum payout is an important measure of what a winning ticket could be worth.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot ranks as the 10th-largest lump-sum cash value jackpot in history — two positions higher than when the initial cash value estimate of $243.9 million was announced early Sunday morning.
- Powerball: $983.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2016 ($1.5864 billion annuity) - California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Powerball: $384.7 million cash, Nov. 28, 2012 ($587.5 million annuity) - Arizona, Missouri
- Powerball: $381.1 million cash, Feb. 11, 2015 ($564.1 million annuity) - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
- Mega Millions: $378 million cash, Jul. 8, 2016 ($536 million annuity) - Indiana
- Powerball: $370.9 million cash, May 18, 2013 ($590.5 million annuity) - Florida
- Mega Millions: $347.6 million cash, Dec. 17, 2013 ($636 million annuity) - California, Georgia
- Powerball: $336.8 million cash, Jul. 30, 2016 ($487 million annuity) - New Hampshire
- Powerball: $284 million cash, May 7, 2016 ($429.6 million annuity) - New Jersey
- Powerball: $263.4 million cash, Feb. 22, 2017 ($435.3 million annuity) - Indiana
- Powerball: $258.2 million cash, Aug. 7, 2013 ($448.4 million annuity) - Minnesota, New Jersey (2)
- Powerball: $254.7 million cash, Nov. 26, 2016 ($420.9 million annuity) - Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $240 million cash, Jan. 4, 2011 ($380 million annuity) - Idaho, Washington
- Mega Millions: $233.1 million cash, Mar. 6, 2007 ($390 million annuity) - Georgia, New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $230.9 million cash, Mar. 18, 2014 ($414 million annuity) - Florida, Maryland
- Powerball: $227.8 million cash, Feb. 19, 2014 ($425.3 million annuity) - California
- Powerball: $224.7 million cash, Aug. 15, 2012 ($337 million annuity) - Michigan
- Powerball: $223.3 million cash, Sep. 18, 2013 ($399.4 million annuity) - South Carolina
- Mega Millions: $214 million cash, Aug. 28, 2009 ($336 million annuity) - California, New York
- Powerball: $211 million cash, Mar. 23, 2013 ($338.3 million annuity) - New Jersey
- Powerball: $210 million cash, Feb. 11, 2012 ($336.4 million annuity) - Rhode Island
- Mega Millions: $202.9 million cash, Mar. 25, 2011 ($319 million annuity) - New York
- Mega Millions: $197.5 million cash, Nov. 4, 2014 ($321 million annuity) - New York
- Powerball: $197.4 million cash, Sep. 30, 2015 ($310.5 million annuity) - Michigan
- Mega Millions: $194.4 million cash, Aug. 31, 2007 ($330 million annuity) - Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia
The number of jackpot cash values in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Powerball: 15
- Mega Millions: 10
Congrats to that winner. Wait and see when they come forward.
Think that should be Selbyville Delaware, in the "Lower slower"
1 lucky person today nice
california didn't steal it this time.
Indiana again, huh? It's rigged...
Must be nice, good luck to them, let's see if they will stay anonymous.
According to the powerball winners stories http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_stories.asp Indiana won powerball twice back in 2011. You are thinking of mega millions. http://www.megamillions.com/winners-gallery
Edit: Indiana appears to lack winning mega millions as well.
I was thinking of Tennessee, what with the Robinsons. anyway, if it's not me it's not me.
Actually Indiana has won more jackpots than any other state! We lead with 39 jackpot winners that is both Powerball and Mega combined. I would like to have jackpot #40.
Yeah, California, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Tennessee, or Georgia can't even catch a break anymore! LOL
When a jackpot is won I always wonder if it might be a LP member.
Congratulations to the winner(s)!!!
PowerBall has been won and so another round begins and the draw-by-draw increase in the size of the Jackpot: What it will Grow To: Nobody Knows!
3,2,1
Indiana always wins!
but I figured someone would do it soon enough
Congratulations to the winner"S" in Lafayette. Whoever it is will start telling little white lies.
"NO, I did not win it". I am sure that the local news media is all over this today.
Their lives will have changed forever.
Was it a quick pick? What did they do first after seeing that they held a piece of paper worth hundreds of million of dollars?
Just like cash,"It is a small piece of paper that carries a lot of weight." anonymous quote. Not mine.
Each one of us dreamers wished that it belong to an LP member.
Congrats to the winner/s!!!
Now we can get on with trying to win the MM jackpot.
LOL.
Well, I never stopped trying to win it!
Got a ticket every draw.
It's slower lower.
HA! A top 10 Jackpot and Michigan can't even get a second prize winner!
Once again indicating the odds are just too high!
Michigan is in the top 10 states for overall spending on lottery too!
I say HA! Again.
Congratulations to the Winner(s)
I think it rolled more than 18 times in Texas. 1.6 BILLION had 21 rolls so what happen sales too low.
Ok, thanks for that, a fine distinction...but an important one, don't want to say it wrong when I'm down there.
Might be waiting a long time, Indiana allows winners to be anonymous.
Think, When I think of past Michigan winners I think of Julie Leach and Donald Larson. Search for them here on Lottery Post. Donald won his in Lapeer, Michigan. They were both single winners, no sharing with other winners. Keep on playing!
I know. That was all on the old matrix/odds though. Since the odds were changed we have not had a Jackpot winner in Michigan.
Also, in the over three years since Mega Millions changed their matrix/odds we have had only one Jackpot winner in Michigan. Three Years!!!
Going over Three Years with only one Jackpot winner is a record for Michigan. I can only imagine how the smaller states feel.
Come on, the odds are too high.
Keep on playing you say?
I have been playing for several decades and there comes a point where you have to put your foot down. If they want to keep jacking the odds up I will just play less and less. The next time the odds go up I am quitting.
If you were pushing a boulder up a hill and the hill just kept getting higher and higher why would you keep pushing???
I like your wisdom, "If you were pushing a boulder up a hill and the hill just kept getting higher and higher why would you keep pushing?"
Time for a little hibernation for the next 2 and a half months until the next big jackpot.
See you all in late april.....toodles
If I lived in Michigan I would forgo the 2 big national games until the JP hit half a billion dollars, and stick to playing the state 6/47 game. You guys had a nice JP going there of over $25 million until somebody hit it a week ago.
YEP!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER(S)!
Be Safe, Have FUN & ENJOY
I thought ONLY CALIFORNIANS WON THE LOTTERY? WOW! LOL
If you lived in Michigan you would know that it took 8 months to get up that high. It wont hit $6Mil until June so we have a 4 month wait before it starts to take off again.
Too many games/too long to roll the Jackpots.
I hope the PB winner fully realizes what they beat.
I was 100% ready to win this Powerball .
I had my plans into action !!!
And other things ready !!!!
In Calif, they have 2 state lottery drawings a week and it goes up a million each time. Still, last year we went without a winner for 8 months and the year before no winner for 6 months. The odds are better than PB or MM but people are not winning. It's a big state so a lot of tickets are sold, too. So, even tho I tell myself I shd stick to the better odds of the state lottery, I'm not convinced. I'm of the mindset that the better practice is to have one ticket in all drawings, i.e., PB/MM/State.
I guess too many people buy PB or MM instead of SuperLotto+.
Personally if I had a state game with odds like SuperLotto I would focus on that and only buy PB/MM in case of big jackpots.
People are buying Superlotto. It's just that no one is winning it. It was up to $72 million before someone finally won it. That was 8 months without a winner.