Biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history

Powerball's latest jackpot, for the May 15 drawing, is worth $350 million, making it the seventh biggest annuity prize ever in the United States.

The cash jackpot of $222.8 million ranks even a little higher, at No. 6 all-time.

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 Here's the list of the Top 15 annuities - 25 annual payments in Mega Millions, 30 in Powerball - with cash payouts included (and ranked in parentheses), since almost all winners take the cash.

The jackpots are all from three multistate games: Powerball, Mega Millions, and its precursor, the Big Game.

1. $656 million, Mega Millions, won March 30, 2012, by three tickets, sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. Cash: $471 million (No. 1 for total cash all-time).

2. $587.5 million, Powerball, won Nov. 28, 2012, by two tickets, sold in Missouri and Arizona. Cash (2): $384.7 million (No. 1 all-time total cash for Powerball).

3. $390 million, Mega Millions, won March 6, 2007, by 2 tickets, in Georgia and New Jersey. Cash (4): $233.1 million.

4. $380 million, Mega Millions, won Jan. 4, 2011, drawing, in Idaho and Washington State. Cash (3): $240 million.

5. $365 million, Powerball, won Feb. 18, 2006, in Nebraska. Cash (15): $177.3 million. Record annuity for Powerball, record annuity with a single winner for any U.S. lottery.

6. $363 million, Big Game, won May 9, 2000, by 2 tickets, in Illinois and Michigan. Cash (14): $180 million.

7. $350 million, Powerball, for May 15, 2013 drawing. Cash (6): $222.8 million.

8. $340 million, Powerball, won Oct. 19, 2005, in Oregon. Cash (22): $164.4 million.

9. $338.3 million, Powerball, won March 23, 20013, in New Jersey. Cash (8): $211 million.

9. $337 million, Powerball, won Aug. 15, 2012, in Michigan. Cash (5): $224.6 million. Most cash paid to a single winner for any U.S. lottery. (Four higher totals were all split.)

10. $336.4 million, Powerball, for Feb. 11, 2012, drawing. Cash (9): $210 million.

11. $336 million, Mega Millions, won Aug. 28, 2009, by two tickets, in New York and California. Cash (7): $214 million.

12. $331 million, Big Game, won April 16, 2002, by three tickets, in Georgia, Illinois and New Jersey. Cash (16): $176.7 million.

13. $330 million, Mega Millions, won Aug. 31, 2007, by four tickets, in New Jersey, Maryland, Texas and Virginia. Cash (12): $194.4. million.

14. $320 million, Powerball, jackpot for March 23, 2013, drawing. Cash (11): $198.3 million.

15. $319 million, Mega Millions, won March 25, 2011, in New York. Cash (10): $202.8 million. Biggest Mega Millions annuity won by a single ticket.

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Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com.