Updated with lottery retailer that sold the winning ticket
By Todd Northrop
One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Washington won the ninth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Monday night.
The lucky numbers for the $754.6 million jackpot were 5, 11, 22, 23, and 69, with Powerball number 7. The Power Play multiplier was 2. The top prize was adjusted upwards from the initial estimate of $747 million after all proceeds were counted Monday night.
The lump sum payout for the single winning ticket is a jaw-dropping $407.2 million.
The winning ticket was sold at the Fred Meyer located at 801 Auburn Way N in Auburn. The retailer who sold the winning ticket will receive a selling bonus of $50,000.
It's the second time a Powerball Jackpot has been won in the state of Washington. The first time was when a woman won the $90 million jackpot back in 2014 after buying a lottery ticket for the first time — she then went on to quit her job at plane maker Boeing Co and buy a new Subaru.
Monday night's Powerball win is the ninth-largest US lottery jackpot in history, and the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot. The cash value is the 13th-largest ever awarded. (See the complete top 25 lists below.)
The jackpot winner has the choice to take the $754.6 million paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or the $407.2 million lump sum payment all at once. The annuity payments increase by 5% each year. All prize amounts are subject to federal taxes, the results of which can be seen on the Powerball Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega. Washington has no state tax on lottery prizes.
Lottery winners in Washington cannot claim prizes anonymously. Although they can claim a lottery prize through a trust, that will not prevent anyone from learning the name(s) of the winner(s). According to the Washington Lottery, "As a public agency, all documents held by Washington's Lottery are subject to the Public Records Act. Lottery prizes may be claimed in the name of a legally formed entity, such as a trust. However, in the event of a public records request, the documents forming the artificial entity may be released, thereby revealing the individual names of winners."
The winner has 180 days in which to claim their jackpot.
The Powerball jackpot had grown since November, when a ticket sold in Kansas won a $92.9 million jackpot. The Feb. 6 drawing was the 34th since that last winner.
The Powerball jackpot resets to its starting point of $20 million for Wednesday's drawing.
The odds of hitting Monday's grand prize was 1 in about 292 million. But Powerball says 1 in every 24.87 tickets wins a prize, starting at $4.
In the Monday Powerball drawing, 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Michigan, 3 from New York, and 1 from Texas.
Only one of the second-prize winners — the ticket sold in Texas — purchased the Power Play option for an extra $1 per play, doubling their prize to $2 million.
Also in the Monday drawing, 72 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $50,000. Of those tickets, 16 were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $100,000, and 6 of the tickets were sold in California, where the prize was worth $18,550 this drawing.
When a Powerball ticket is purchased with the Power Play option for an extra $1 per ticket, a second-prize win is doubled and any other non-jackpot prize is multplied by the Power Play number drawn that evening.
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.
A full chart of payout amounts and the official drawing video can be found on the Powerball Drawing Detail page at USA Mega, as well as on the Powerball Prize Payouts page at Lottery Post.
The Monday Double Play drawing results were 14, 19, 58, 59, and 68, with Powerball number 16. Double Play is a game option currently available in 14 states that lets you play your numbers in a second drawing for $1 per play, with a chance to win up to $10 million in cash. See How to Play Powerball at USA Mega for more information about Double Play.
The next Powerball drawing will take place Wednesday night at 10:59 pm Eastern Time.
Powerball is played in 45 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2 each.
Powerball lottery results are published within minutes of the drawing at USA Mega (www.usamega.com). The USA Mega Web site provides lottery players in-depth information about the United States's two biggest multi-state lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball.
Top 25 United States lottery jackpots of all time
Monday's Powerball jackpot was the 9th-largest lottery jackpot of all time in the United States, and the 5th-largest Powerball jackpot ever.
- Powerball: $2.0401 billion, Nov. 7, 2022 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
- Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - South Carolina
- Mega Millions: $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023 (25 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Maine
- Mega Millions: $1.337 billion, Jul. 29, 2022 (29 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Illinois
- Mega Millions: $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (36 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Michigan
- Powerball: $768.4 million, Mar. 27, 2019 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Wisconsin
- Powerball: $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Massachusetts
- Powerball: $754.6 million, Feb. 6, 2023 (33 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Washington
- Powerball: $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021 (35 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Maryland
- Powerball: $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
- Powerball: $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018 (21 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Iowa, New York
- Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 (18 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Mega Millions: $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013 (21 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - California, Georgia
- Powerball: $632.6 million, Jan 5, 2022 (39 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California, Wisconsin
- Powerball: $590.5 million, May 18, 2013 (13 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Florida
- Powerball: $587.5 million, Nov. 28, 2012 (15 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Arizona, Missouri
- Powerball: $564.1 million, Feb. 11, 2015 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
- Powerball: $559.7 million, Jan. 6, 2018 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $543 million, Jul. 24, 2018 (22 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California
- Mega Millions: $536 million, Jul. 8, 2016 (34 rollovers, starting at $15 million) - Indiana
- Mega Millions: $533 million, Mar. 30, 2018 (23 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $522 million, Jun. 7, 2019 (24 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California
- Mega Millions: $516 million, May 21, 2021 (26 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Pennsylvania
- Mega Millions: $502 million, Oct. 14, 2022 (21 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California, Florida
The number of jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Powerball: 13
- Mega Millions: 12
Top 25 cash value jackpots
The Monday Powerball jackpot ranks as the 13th-largest cash value in U.S. history.
- Powerball: $997.6 million cash, Nov. 7, 2022 ($2.0401 billion annuity) - California
- Powerball: $983.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2016 ($1.5864 billion annuity) - California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $877.8 million cash, Oct. 23, 2018 ($1.537 billion annuity) - South Carolina
- Mega Millions: $780.5 million cash, Jul. 29, 2022 ($1.337 billion annuity) - Illinois
- Mega Millions: $776.6 million cash, Jan. 22, 2021 ($1.05 billion annuity) - Michigan
- Mega Millions: $723.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2023 ($1.348 billion annuity) - Maine
- Powerball: $546.8 million cash, Jan. 20, 2021 ($731.1 million annuity) - Maryland
- Powerball: $496 million cash, Oct. 4, 2021 ($699.8 million annuity) - California
- Powerball: $480.5 million cash, Aug. 23, 2017 ($758.7 million annuity) - Massachusetts
- Powerball: $477 million cash, Mar. 27, 2019 ($768.4 million annuity) - Wisconsin
- Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Powerball: $450.2 million cash, Jan. 5, 2022 ($632.6 million annuity) - California, Wisconsin
- Powerball: $407.2 million cash, Feb. 6, 2023 ($754.6 million annuity) - Washington
- Powerball: $396.2 million cash, Oct. 27, 2018 ($687.8 million annuity) - Iowa, New York
- 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
- Powerball: $352 million cash, Jan. 6, 2018 ($559.7 million annuity) - New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $349.3 million cash, May 21, 2021 ($516 million annuity) - Pennsylvania
- Mega Millions: $347.6 million cash, Dec. 17, 2013 ($648 million annuity) - California, Georgia
- Powerball: $341.7 million cash, Jul. 30, 2016 ($487 million annuity) - New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $340 million cash, Jun. 7, 2019 ($522 million annuity) - California
- Mega Millions: $324 million cash, Mar. 30, 2018 ($533 million annuity) - New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $320.5 million cash, Jul. 24, 2018 ($543 million annuity) - California
The number of jackpot cash values in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Powerball: 14
- Mega Millions: 11
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It was Bill Gates...he won...he plans on blowing it all on one big party to celebrate his win.
I'm glad it's not an anonymous state...we'll get to find out who cheated.
First California.....Then Maine......Now Washington........Dare I say... Florida?
Still holding out for TN
Where in Washington?
I really don't understand why you are not banned yet. You contribute nothing but paranoia, delusion and conspiracy theories on every post. What is going on with admin
On the North West Border of the United States of America!
Exactly what I was thinking, Dickblow always post negative and conspiracy theory type posts. He should be banned from this site
The ticket was sold on Sunday Feb. 5 at the Fred Meyer located at 801 Auburn Way North, Auburn WA.
Interesting that the only other Powerball jackpot ever won ($90 million) in WA was also sold in Auburn in 2014
Lottery winners in Washington cannot claim prizes anonymously. Although they can claim a lottery prize through a trust, that will not prevent anyone from learning the name(s) of the winner(s). According to the Washington Lottery, "As a public agency, all documents held by Washington's Lottery are subject to the Public Records Act. Lottery prizes may be claimed in the name of a legally formed entity, such as a trust. However, in the event of a public records request, the documents forming the artificial entity MAY be released, thereby revealing the individual names of winners."
The key is in the word "MAY" Which given the size of the prize and security I am guessing if the winners form a trust their names will not be released or the lawyers will get a judge to say because of the word MAY in the law, will order the names not be revealed. I think a judge in New Hampshire did that when the winner requested it because of the word MAY or might be released.
too bad