On Sept. 6, a $1.787 billion prize was split by ticketholders in Missouri and Texas. That jackpot was the second-largest in Powerball history, surpassed only by the Nov. 7, 2022, jackpot of $2.04 billion, a world national lottery record.

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.

Who won the largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history? Who have been Ohio's biggest winners? Here are some things to know about Powerball winners, Mega Millions winners, those (other) billion-dollar drawings and a list from lowest total to highest.