The U.S. has seen 10 lottery jackpot prizes exceed $1.1 billion since 2016. The record prize was $2.04 billion in November 2022.

The winner purchased that ticket at a Los Angeles-area gas station. California has been the luckiest state, producing multiple huge winners, including a $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot in 2023 and a $1.26 billion Mega Millions prize in 2024.

Other huge wins have been recorded in Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Maine, Illinois, Oregon and New Jersey.

Here is a look at the largest U.S. jackpots won and the places where the winning tickets were sold:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022. The winning ticket was sold at a Los Angeles-area gas station .

2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in a

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