According to powerball.com, the following are the top ten Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots in American history
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$1.586 billion, Powerball Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
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$1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
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$1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois
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$1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
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$768.4 million, Powerball
Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin
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$758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
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$731.1 million, Powerball Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland
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$699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California
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$687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
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$656 million, Mega Millions — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland
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