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Luckiest States for Winning Powerball

The states with the most Powerball lottery winners are...

The last Powerball top prize was won in California. There are 45 Powerball states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (48 total jurisdictions). We compiled a list of states with the MOST Powerball jackpot winners in the history of the game.

The luckiest of the lucky? Indiana has the most Powerball jackpot winners. The Hoosier State boasts 39 Powerball jackpot wins since 1992, when Powerball got its start.  Read on to see how your state stacks up!

Keep in mind that five states don’t have state lotteries: Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. Mississippi has the *newest* state lottery and began selling Powerball tickets in January 2020.  And, if your state doesn't appear on the list? Not to fear. We'd say your locale could be due for a win.

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Powerball States with the Most Jackpot Wins*

*As of the January 1, 2024 win in Michigan!

Source: Powerball.com
State Number of Jackpots Won Year of Last Win
Indiana 39 2017
Missouri 31 2015
Minnesota* 22 2013
Pennsylvania 19 2022
Wisconsin 19 2022
Kentucky 18 2010
Louisiana 17 2018
Florida 16 2021
Arizona* 14 2022
California 14 2023
New York* 12 2019
Kansas 12 2022
New Hampshire* 11 2018
New Jersey* 11 2021
Washington, D.C.* 11 2009
Delaware 10 2016
Nebraska* 10 2013
Connecticut 9 2022
Iowa 9 2018
West Virginia* 9 2020
Rhode Island 8 2012
Tennessee 7 2019
Georgia 6 2016
Massachusetts* 6 2017
Michigan 6 2024
North Carolina 6 2019
South Carolina 6 2013
Idaho* 5 2005
New Mexico* 5 2008
Oregon* 5 2018
Montana* 4 2010
Oklahoma 4 2009
Colorado* 3 2017
Maryland 3 2021
Ohio* 4 2023
South Dakota 3 2009
Illinois 2 2013
Puerto Rico* 2 2015
Texas* 2 2015
Washington 2 2023
Virginia 2 2023
Arkansas* 1 2010
Vermont 1 2022
Maine 0 N/A
Mississippi 0 N/A
North Dakota 0 N/A
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 N/A
Wyoming 0 N/A

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What is the largest jackpot in U.S. history?

Of all the lucky Powerball jackpot winners, the luckiest was a California man who won $2.04 billion on November 8, 2022. Yep, that's a billion with a B. With the single winning ticket, he didn’t have to share the prize, beating the one in 292 million odds to win. The second largest prize was $1.765 billion, also won in California, from October 11, 2023. 

Unluckiest Powerball states

The states that have yet to win a Powerball jackpot include Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Wyoming. There are several factors that can account for this, including the number of players in these states and how long they have participated in the Powerball lottery game. For example, Mississippi just joined the Powerball lottery game in 2020, whereas Indiana, the state with the most Powerball jackpot winners, has been offering Powerball since the game's inception in 1992.

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