how many people won the powerball
Over the entire history of the game, a little over 400 people have won a Powerball jackpot in the United States.
Quick answer
- From 1992 through 2025, there have been 413 jackpot-winning tickets recorded in the U.S. Powerball game.
- Each winning ticket is often referred to as a “winner,” although some jackpots are shared by multiple people when a group or pool claims the prize.
By the numbers
- A state-by-state breakdown shows a total of 413 jackpot wins nationwide over that period.
- Indiana has the most jackpot wins (39), followed by Missouri (31) and Minnesota (22).
Simple state overview (jackpot winners)
Here is a small snapshot of how those 413 jackpot wins are distributed:
| State | Number of jackpot wins |
|---|---|
| United States (total) | 413 | [1]
| Indiana | 39 | [1]
| Missouri | 31 | [1]
| Minnesota | 22 | [1]
| Pennsylvania | 20 | [1]
Important nuance
- The question “how many people won the Powerball” can mean:
- How many jackpot-winning tickets there have been (about 413 since 1992).
* Or how many **individual people** shared those tickets (which is higher, because some tickets are owned by groups or pools, and that detailed breakdown is not fully published).
So, in everyday terms, when people ask this, the commonly quoted figure is that a little over 400 jackpot wins have occurred since Powerball began.
Information gathered from public data available on the internet and portrayed here.