The winning combination was 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, and the golden Mega ball: 16. This would be the sixth time in the last 22 years in the history of the game that the prize has exceeded $1 billion.
The winner can take home $461 million in cash if he opts for a single payment. The last time someone hit the jackpot was December 8th. And the largest jackpot in US lottery history was a Powerball ticket in California worth $2.04 billion in November 8, 2022.