US lottery jackpots used to never reach $1 billion. They’ve done it 12 times in the last 5 years

The first U.S. lottery jackpot over $1 billion came in 2016, when winners in Florida, California and Tennessee split a $1.586 billion Powerball prize.
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Check your tickets! Powerball numbers drawn for $1B jackpot

All five numbers and the red Powerball must match the winning numbers for a player to win the jackpot. The odds of that ...