Since most winners take a lump-sum payout, cash figures are included, with a separate ranking in parentheses.
1. $656 million, Mega Millions, won March 30, 2012, by three tickets, sold in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas. Cash: $471 million (No. 1 for cash all-time).
2. $390 million, Mega Millions, won March 6, 2007, by 2 tickets, in Georgia and New Jersey. Cash payout: $233.1 million (No. 3 cash all-time).
3. $380 million, Mega Millions, won Jan. 4, 2011, drawing, in Idaho and Washington State. Cash payout: $240 million (2).
4. $365 million, Powerball, won Feb. 18, 2006, in Nebraska. Cash: $177.3 million (11). Record annuity for Powerball, record annuity with a single winner for any U.S. lottery.
5. $363 million, Big Game, won May 9, 2000, by 2 tickets, in Illinois and Michigan. Cash: $180 million (10).
6. $340 million, Powerball, won Oct. 19, 2005, in Oregon. $164.4 million cash (18).
7. $337 million, Powerball, won Aug. 15, 2012, in Michigan. Cash: $223.7 million (4). Most cash ever for Powerball.
8. $336.4 million, Powerball, for Feb. 11, 2012, drawing. Cash: $210 million (6).
9. $336 million, Mega Millions, won Aug. 28, 2009, by two tickets, in New York and California. Cash: $214 million (5).
10. $331 million, Big Game, won April 16, 2002, by three tickets, in Georgia, Illinois and New Jersey (12).
11. $330 million, Mega Millions, won Aug. 31, 2007, by four tickets, in New Jersey, Maryland, Texas and Virginia. Cash: $194.4. million (8).
12. $319 million, Mega Millions, won March 25, 2011, in New York. Cash: $202.8 million (7). Biggest Mega Millions annuity won by a single ticket.
For more on lotteries, go to www.philly.com/philly/news/lottery, www.powerball.com or www.megamillions.com.
Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com. 
