How to Play Powerball
Jackpot starts at $20 million and grows until won!

Easy to Play, $1 per Play!

Choose 5 numbers from 1 to 59 and 1 Powerball® number from 1 to 39 on a Powerball play slip or just ask for a "Quick Pick".

Get a Power Play® for just $1 more! Ask for a Power Play or check the Power Play box on your play slip. Prize-winning matches, except the jackpot, will be multiplied 2 to 5 times!+ The "Match 5" prize with the Power Play option now has a set 5X multiplier, pushing the second prize with the Power Play option to $1 million.**

Win by matching your numbers to the numbers drawn in 1 of 9 different ways (see chart below).
Match: Win: Apprx. odds per $1 play:
Match 5 white balls + Powerball Jackpot* 1 in 195,249,054
Match 5 white balls $200,000** 1 in 5,138,133
Match 4 white balls + Powerball $10,000** 1 in 723,144.64
Match 4 white balls $100** 1 in 19,030.12
Match 3 white balls + Powerball $100** 1 in 13,644.24
Match 3 white balls $7** 1 in 359.06
Match 2 white balls + Powerball $7** 1 in 787.17
Match 1 white ball + Powerball $4** 1 in 123.48
Match Powerball $3** 1 in 61.74

Overall odds of winning a prize are approximately 1:35.1

* Jackpot prize is estimated and will be divided equally among all winning tickets.
** All set prizes, including Power Play prizes, may be reduced if claims exceed available prize fund.
+ Multiplier may increase from time to time due to special promotions.

How Do I Choose My Numbers?
Play your own lucky numbers, choose a Quick Pick, or both! Your play slip allows you to play as many as ten times! For each play, choose five numbers from 1 to 59 in the upper play area, then choose your Powerball number from 1 to 39 in the lower play area. Or, mark QP (Quick Pick) in one or both areas and your numbers will be randomly selected. And, whether you play your own numbers or choose Quick Picks, you can also choose to play up to five additional quick picks by marking one of the boxes under the ADDITIONAL QP heading.

Each play slip has five plays. You may play up to five different sets of numbers on one play slip at $1 for each play.

How Do I Play More Than One Drawing? MULTI DRAW  
Whether you choose to play your favorite numbers or Quick Picks, your play slip allows you to play up to ten advance draws in a row. Simply mark the appropriate box next to MULTI DRAW ($1.00 per play per draw).

Match 5 Bonus Prize
When the Grand Prize reaches a new high annuitized amount through a procedure as determined by the Multi-State Lottery Group (MUSL), the maximum amount to be allocated to the Grand Prize pool from the Grand Prize percentage shall be the previous high amount plus $25 million (annuitized) or as otherwise set by MUSL. Any amount of the Grand Prize percentage, which exceeds the $25 million (annuitized) increase, shall be added to the Match 5 Bonus pool. The Match 5 Bonus prize pool is hereby created, and shall accumulate until the Grand Prize is won, at which time the Match 5 Bonus prize pool shall be divided equally by the number of game boards winning the Match 5 prize. If there are no Match 5 winners on the draw when the new high Grand Prize is won, then the Match 5 Bonus prize pool shall be divided equally by the number of game boards winning the Match 4+1 prize. “Match 5 Bonus” prizes are awarded independent of the Power Play option and are not multiplied by the Power Play multiplier.

When Are The Drawings?  
Drawings can be seen live on KOB TV 4, the official station of the New Mexico Lottery, Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 8:59 p.m. Tickets can be purchased until 8:00 p.m. (MT) for that night’s drawing. Winning numbers are also available in many newspapers, at all Lottery retailers, on our player hotline at (505) 342-PLAY (7529) or by clicking here.

How Do I Claim a Prize?

General Information About Powerball

Official Rules for On-Line Games

You must be at least 18 years old to purchase and/or redeem tickets. Please play responsibly.


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