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.

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.

(Source: Wikipedia)