Mega Millions followed a similar path. Its first jackpot winner in 2002 took home $28 million. Its record prize — a $1.602 billion jackpot won on Aug. 8, 2023 — ranks as the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

The winning numbers for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.25 billion were drawn on Wednesday. Here are the numbers in order of unveiling: 25, 66, 33, 53 and 62, with a red Powerball 17 and a 4x multiplier.