The second-largest jackpot in the game's history had a cash option worth $410.2 million.
The Powerball jackpot for 10/29/22 was $825 million. It's the second-largest jackpot in the game's history.Powerball: 23Saturday night's 10/29/22 Powerball jackpot was worth $825 million, with a cash-value option worth $410.2 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing.
The previous grand prize ticket before that was won on 01/05/22 for a $630 million jackpot. There were two winning tickets—one each in California and Wisconsin—that split the prize. Previous to the last four winners, the last winning Powerball ticket was sold on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, in Maryland for the $730 million jackpot. It was the fourth-largest jackpot in the game's history. The previous winning ticket was sold back on August 12, 2020 for a jackpot worth $169 million. That ticket was sold in Florida.
The odds of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338, regardless of the jackpot size—according to Powerball's website.