PowerBall
Odds to win PowerBall jackpot
Winning selections | Odds | Prize |
---|---|---|
Match 5 numbers + powerball | 1 in 292,201,338.00 | Jackpot! |
Match 5 main numbers | 1 in 11,688,053.52 | $1,000,000 |
Match 4 numbers + powerball | 1 in 913,129.18 | $50,000 |
Match 4 main numbers | 1 in 36,525.17 | $100 |
Match 3 numbers + powerball | 1 in 14,494.11 | $100 |
Match 3 main numbers | 1 in 579.76 | $7 |
Match 2 numbers + powerball | 1 in 701.33 | $7 |
Match 1 number + powerball | 1 in 91.98 | $4 |
Match the powerball | 1 in 38.32 | $4 |
Powerball is a combined large jackpot game and a cash game. Every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, five white balls out of a drum with 69 balls and one red ball out of a drum with 26 red balls are drawn.
The starting jackpot is $20 million, with minimum rollovers of $5 million.
Players win by matching one of the 9 Ways to Win. The jackpot (won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red PowerBall) is either an annuitized prize paid out over 29 years or a lump sum payment. The overall odds of winning a prize in the game are 1 in 26.
Power Play is a special feature that allows a winner to multiply the original prize amount. Powerball players can multiply their Powerball prizes by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times (does not include the jackpot).
January 2012 format change
On January 15, 2012, the price of each basic Powerball play doubled to $2, while PowerPlay games became $3; the minimum jackpot doubled to $40 million. A non-jackpot play matching the five white balls won $1 million. The red balls decreased from 39 to 35. On January 22, 2014, the variable Power Play option returned (2x-5x) for multiplying non-jackpot prizes.
October 2015 format change
On October 4, 2015, the Powerball format changed again; the white-ball pool increased from 59 to 69 while the Powerball pool decreased from 35 to 26. While this improved the chance of winning any prize to 1 in 24, it also lengthened the jackpot odds to 1 in 292,201,338. The 4+1 prize became $50,000; the 10x PowerPlay became available in drawings with a jackpot of under $150 million. Three months later, the format produced a $1.5 billion jackpot, double the previous record, after 20 consecutive rollovers.
March, 2020 format change
As of March 25, 2020, the Powerball starting jackpot amount will reset from $40 million to a guaranteed $20 million (annuitized prize) with at least a $2 million thereafter when no one wins the jackpot between future subsequent drawings. This response is regarding the coronavirus issue.
(Source: Wikipedia)