Powerball

Draw Date

Jackpot Winners

Match 5 +
Power Play

$2 Million Winners

Match 5

$1 Million Winners

• Winning Numbers
• Past Drawings
• Total Winners

Total Number of Winners

Match

POWERBALL

• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0

Power Play

• N/A
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0

There are 9 ways to win a prize in Powerball®.
All prizes are set cash amounts, except the Grand Prize.
In California, prize payout amounts are pari-mutuel and determined by sales and the number of winners.

Match

Prize

• Grand Prize
• $1 Million
• $50,000
• $100
• $100
• $7
• $7
• $4
• $4

Power Play 2x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $100,000
• $200
• $200
• $14
• $14
• $8
• $8

Power Play 3x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $150,000
• $300
• $300
• $21
• $21
• $12
• $12

Power Play 4x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $200,000
• $400
• $400
• $28
• $28
• $16
• $16

Power Play 5x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $250,000
• $500
• $500
• $35
• $35
• $20
• $20

Power Play 10x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $500,000
• $1,000
• $1,000
• $70
• $70
• $40
• $40

Powerball Prizes

Match

Prize

• Grand Prize
• $1 Million
• $50,000
• $100
• $100
• $7
• $7
• $4
• $4

Power Play 2x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $100,000
• $200
• $200
• $14
• $14
• $8
• $8

Power Play 3x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $150,000
• $300
• $300
• $21
• $21
• $12
• $12

Power Play 4x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $200,000
• $400
• $400
• $28
• $28
• $16
• $16

Power Play 5x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $250,000
• $500
• $500
• $35
• $35
• $20
• $20

Power Play 10x

• Grand Prize
• $2 Million
• $500,000
• $1,000
• $1,000
• $70
• $70
• $40
• $40

Powerball Odds

Match

Prize

• Grand Prize
• $1 Million
• $50,000
• $100
• $100
• $7
• $7
• $4
• $4

• 1 in 292,201,338.00
• 1 in 11,688,053.52
• 1 in 913,129.18
• 1 in 36,525.17
• 1 in 14,494.11
• 1 in 579.76
• 1 in 701.33
• 1 in 91.98
• 1 in 38.32

Odds When 10X Multiplier is Available

POWER PLAY

• 10x
• 5x
• 4x
• 3x
• 2x

PRIZE TIMES POWER PLAY

• Prize Won Times 10
• Prize Won Times 5
• Prize Won Times 4
• Prize Won Times 3
• Prize Won Times 2

• 1 in 43
• 1 in 21.5
• 1 in 14.33
• 1 in 3.31
• 1 in 1.79

Odds When 10X Multiplier is Not Available

POWER PLAY

• 5x
• 4x
• 3x
• 2x

PRIZE TIMES POWER PLAY

• Prize Won Times 5
• Prize Won Times 4
• Prize Won Times 3
• Prize Won Times 2

• 1 in 21
• 1 in 14
• 1 in 3.23
• 1 in 1.75

Powerball® costs $2 per play.

Select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls; then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.

Choose your numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers.

The Powerball jackpot grows until it is won.

Players win a prize by matching one of the 9 Ways to Win.

Where

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands!

Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

Sales cut-off times vary by one to two hours before the drawing, depending on the selling jurisdiction.

To find out where to watch the drawings, click here.

Power Play

Ask for Power Play® with your Powerball purchase!

For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times!

The multiplier number is randomly selected just before each drawing.

The 10X multiplier is only in play when the advertised jackpot annuity is $150 million or less.

The Match 5 prize with Power Play is always $2 million.

Multi-Draw

Play the same set of numbers in multiple drawings!

Select the number of consecutive drawings you want to play in the Multi-Draw or Advance Play section of your play slip or tell the retailer how many drawings you wish to play.

The number of Multi-Draws or Advance Plays available for purchase is dependent on the selling jurisdiction.

How TALL

A Powerball jackpot of $40 million may not seem like much, but ask yourself this – is $40 million really a small amount of money? Is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. a small building?

If you were to stack $100 bills, take a look at the heights the money would reach at each estimated jackpot amount.

Powerball

Looking for the most or least common Powerball numbers? Check out our statistics below based on all Powerball draws since and including Draw 1144 (Thu, 19 Apr 2020).

It’s important to note that Powerball is a game of chance where all numbers are drawn randomly. Each number has an equal chance of being drawn.

Powerball Numbers

Hot and Cold Numbers

Five Hot Numbers

• 1
• 33
• 41
• 65
• 68

Five Cold Numbers

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 11
• 14

One Hot Powerball Number

One Cold Powerball Number

Jackpot History

Prize and Odds

Power Play Prizes

Power Play Odds

Schedule

10 Biggest Jackpots

Things to Know

Here’s a quick summary of the game.

• There are nine exciting ways to win the Powerball lottery.
• Eight of the Powerball prize categories are a fixed value, with the exception of California.
• Currently, the Powerball jackpot does not have a minimum starting value. The starting value of the jackpot depends entirely on ticket sales and interest rates.
• 48 jurisdictions participate in the Powerball lottery. This includes 45 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
• You must be 18 years old or older to play, with the following exceptions. In Louisiana, Iowa, and Arizona you must be 21 years or older and in Nebraska players must be 19 years or older.
• You can claim a Powerball jackpot prize as a lump sum or as an annuity payment over a certain amount of years.
• The advertised jackpot amount is always the annuity sum, before tax.
• The Power Play option was introduced to the game in 2001.

How to Play

1. Pick five numbers from 1 to 69
2. Pick a Powerball number from 1 to 26
3. You have the option to add Power Play for an extra $1
4. Check if you’ve won

Ticket Cost

• $2 per play
• $1 to add Power Play

History

Powerball is one of the most well-known games in the U.S., regularly boasting up to 10-figure jackpots.

End of 1987 West Virginia, Iowa, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Oregon, Kansas and Missouri formed the Multi-State Lottery Association. February 1988 Launched in 1988, under the name Lotto*America. August 1989 – January 1991 Eight more states joined the game: Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Indiana, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Delaware. April 1992 Renamed to Powerball. New game format: 5/45 + 1/45. Starting jackpot is now $2 million. First official Powerball draw took place on April 22. April 1994 – October 1996 Six more states joined the game: Arizona, Nebraska, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New Mexico. November 1997 New game format: 5/49 + 1/42. Starting jackpot increases to $10 million. Annuity increases from 20 to 29 years. Lump Sum Cash option is added March 2001 Power Play feature is added – a wheel with 12 slots. Available multipliers ranging from 1x to 5x. August 2001 – June 2002 Colorado and Pennsylvania joined the game. October 2002 New game format: 5/53 + 1/42. Power Play wheel has 15 slots. South Carolina joined the game. July 2003 – July 2004 Four more states joined the game: Vermont, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Maine. August 2005 New game format: 5/55 + 1 /42. Starting jackpot increases to $15 million. Power Play wheel uploaded to 16 slots. January 2006 – May 2006 Oklahoma and North Carolina joined the game. January 2009 New game format: 5/59 + 1/39. Starting jackpot increases to $20 million. Power Play drawn using a Random Number Generator. Florida joined the game. October 2009 – November 2020 13 more states joined the game: Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Massachusetts, Ohio, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. January 2020 New game format: 5/69 + 1/35. Starting jackpot increases to $40 million. Match 5 prize category is now $1 million. April 2020 – September 2020 Two more states and an additional jurisdiction joined the game: California, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico. October 2020 New game format: 5/69 + 1/26. 4 + 1 prize category prize is now $50,000. 10x Power Ball multiplier added to jackpots under $150 million. January 2020 $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot sets world record for largest jackpot. January 2020 Mississippi joined the game. March 2020 Starting jackpot decreases to $20 million. Minimum roll increase between drawings set to $2 million. April 2020 Starting jackpot and minimum jackpot roll increase between drawings are removed. They now depend entirely on ticket sales and interest rates.

1. When do Powerball draws take place?

Drawings occur every Wednesday and Saturday at around 10:59 p.m. ET. at the Multi-State Lottery Association head office which is in Tallahassee, Florida.

2. Where can you play Powerball in the U.S.?

Powerball is played in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

3. What is the Powerball Quick Pick option?

The Quick Pick option is the fastest way to pick a new line to play. The line is generated automatically by the lottery system using a random number generator.

4. What is Power Play?

Power Play multiplies all non-jackpot winnings by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 times. The 10 times multiplier becomes available when the jackpot is $150 million or less.

Power Play is available in all states except California.

5. How old do I have to be to play Powerball?

The age required to play depends on the state. Minimum age to play Powerball is 19 in Nebraska and 21 in Arizona, Iowa, and Louisiana. For all the other states the minimum age is 18.

6. Can I purchase tickets in advance?

Yes, this option is available in all participating states. The exact number of draws can be different depending on the state you’re playing in but can be anywhere between 10 and 20.

7. What’s the difference between a cash lump sum and an annuity?

All jackpot winners have the option to receive their prize as an annuity or as a cash lump sum. If you choose the annuity option, your prize is split into 30 installments over a period of 29 years. The lump sum is a one-off cash payment which is lower than the stated jackpot.

8. What happens if the winner dies before the annuity payments are completed?

The remaining payments will be paid to the winner’s designated beneficiary or estate.

9. How can I check if I’ve won anything on Powerball?

You can check the past results on our Powerball Year page.

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