Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024. See more big winners here. And if you do end up cashing a jackpot, here’s what experts say to do first.

Florida Lotto was $13 million for Jan. 7, 2026, after Murphy USA in Cabot, Arkansas, sold Powerball ticket worth $1.817 billion for Christmas Eve draw

Marvin and Mae Acosta bought $1.586 billion Powerball ticket at a California 7-11, said they would dedicate some prize money to a trust and charities.

An Omaha lottery player is holding a Powerball ticket worth $100,000 after the latest drawing. A lucky Powerball lottery winner in Omaha has one particular reason to be excited about. One of the tickets sold for the Monday lottery drawing is now worth $100,000.

Tens of millions in South Carolina lottery prize money goes unclaimed every year. The largest unredeemed winning ticket was for $1 million.