As the Powerball jackpot grows closer to becoming one of the biggest jackpots in game history, a lottery player in Kansas recently claimed one of the smaller prizes.
In the July 27 drawing, someone who bought a Powerball ticket in northeast Kansas won $50,000.
Now that the winner has claimed their prize, Kansas Lottery officials shared the name of the retailer and city where the winning ticket was sold.
The Powerball ticket was sold at QuikTrip, 1020 E. 23rd St., in Lawrence.
To win $50,000, the ticket matched four of the white balls and the Powerball number. The numbers drawn that night were 6, 26, 46, 58 and 65 with a Powerball of 25.
Powerball jackpot grows larger
The Aug. 3 Powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $748 million with a cash value of about $325.1 million.
Nobody has won the grand prize since May 2, making Monday evening’s drawing the 40th in this jackpot run.
“The Powerball jackpot continues its impressive climb and is now drawing closer to becoming one of the top ten largest jackpots in game history,” lottery officials said. ” … It is the largest Powerball jackpot since a $1.817 billion prize won in Arkansas on Christmas Eve 2025, which remains the second-largest jackpot ever won in the game.
“If the jackpot continues to grow, it could soon join an elite list of Powerball prizes that have reached historic heights,” lottery officials continued.
These are the 10 largest Powerball jackpots, including when and where they were won:
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$2.04 billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – California
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$1.817 billion – Dec. 24, 2025 – Arkansas
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$1.787 billion – Sept. 6, 2025 – Missouri, Texas
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$1.765 billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – California
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$1.586 billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – California, Florida, Tennessee
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$1.326 billion – April 6, 2024 – Oregon
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$1.08 billion – July 19, 2023 – California
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$842.4 million – January 1, 2024 – Michigan
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$768.4 million – March 27, 2019 – Wisconsin
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$758.7 million – Aug. 23, 2017 – Massachusetts
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