The Ultimate Guide To American Lotteries

If you didn't know, US lotteries are renowned throughout the world for giving away some of the largest lottery prizes in the world.

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Learn more about American lotteries and how to play a few of them online at the Lotter by continuing to read!

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What American lottery offers the largest first jackpot?

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Powerball and Mega Millions top the charts by each offering players starting jackpots of $20 million.

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These start jackpots are also the largest in the globe. In terms of state lotteries, California Superlotto takes first place with a top reward starting at $7 million, followed by Lotto Texas at $5 million.

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What Are the Biggest Jackpot Prizes in America?

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The largest top reward granted by any lottery was a $1.586 billion jackpot won by US Powerball in 2016, making it the most popular lottery in the world.

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While the $1.537 billion Mega Millions top prize paid in 2018 is the greatest lottery prize ever claimed, Powerball currently holds the record for the largest reward ever recorded in history.

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A 4-member lottery club in the state of Michigan won the third-largest US lottery prize in January 2021 when they purchased a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

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In the US, lotteries are split between state lotteries and multi-jurisdictional lottery games

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