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How to Play Powerball®

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  1. Choose 5 numbers from 1 to 69 and 1 Powerball number from 1 to 26 on a Powerball play slip or just ask for a “Quick Pick.”
  2. Power Play® is a way to multiply your prize by 2, 3, 4, 5 or even 10 for an extra $1 per play! If you want to add the Power Play option, mark the appropriate box indicated on the play slip.
  3. Win by matching your numbers to the numbers drawn in 1 of 9 different ways.

Tickets cost $2 per play per drawing.

Exciting News! Powerball Double Play® is now available!

Double Play® is a new multi-state add-on feature for Powerball®. For an additional $1 per play, players will have a chance to match their Powerball numbers in a second drawing for a chance to win up to $10,000,000. The drawing will occur after the Powerball draw on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Learn more about Double Play!

Nine Ways to Win!

Match Prize Odds 1 in
5 White Balls + Powerball
JACKPOT/GRAND PRIZE 292,201,338
5 White Balls
$1 Million 11,688,053
4 White Balls + Powerball
$50,000 913,129
4 White Balls
$100 36,525
3 White Balls + Powerball
$100 14,494
3 White Balls
$7 579
2 White Balls + Powerball
$7 701
1 White Ball + Powerball
$4 91
Powerball
$4 38
Overall odds of winning a prize are approximately 1 in 25

 

Increase your Prizes with Power Play!

If you want to add the Power Play option, mark the appropriate box indicated on the play slip. Power Play is a way to multiply your prize by 2, 3, 4, 5, or even 10 for an extra $1 per play!

Prizes with Power Play® indicated with red multipliers

Match Prize Amount 2X 3X 4X 5X 10X*
5 White Balls + Powerball JACKPOT/
GRAND PRIZE
5 White Balls
$1 Million $2 Million $2 Million $2 Million $2 Million $2 Million*
4 White Balls + Powerball
$50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $500,000*
4 White Balls
$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $1,000*
3 White Balls + Powerball
$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $1,000*
3 White Balls
$7 $14 $21 $28 $35 $70*
2 White Balls + Powerball
$7 $14 $21 $28 $35 $70*
1 White Ball + Powerball
$4 $8 $12 $16 $20 $40*
Powerball
$4 $8 $12 $16 $20 $40*

*IMPORTANT: The 10X multiplier is only in play when the Jackpot is $150 million or less. During the drawing, a single multiplier number will be randomly selected and announced. All prizes of $50,000 or less are multiplied by the number selected for all players who played Power Play. The Match 5 prize with Power Play is always $2,000,000.

A New Way to Play with Double Play®!

Double Play® is a new multi-state add-on feature for Powerball®. For an additional $1 per play, players will have a chance to match their Powerball numbers in a second drawing for a chance to win up to $10,000,000. The drawing will occur after the Powerball draw on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Match Prize Amount
5 White Balls + Powerball $10 Million
5 White Balls
$500,000
4 White Balls + Powerball
$50,000
4 White Balls
$500
3 White Balls + Powerball
$500
3 White Balls
$20
2 White Balls + Powerball
$20
1 White Ball + Powerball
$10
Powerball
$7

Play Up to 20 Drawings with Multi-Draw

Whether you play your favorite numbers or choose Quick Picks, you can play up to twenty drawings in a row. Simply mark the appropriate box next to MULTI DRAW on your play slip or ask the clerk for a Multi-Draw ticket ($2 per play per drawing).

Cash vs. Annuity

The advertised Jackpot/Grand Prize is an estimated amount which is paid as an annuity of 30 payments over 29 years or, at the election of the winner, in a single lump sum payment of the cash value of the annuity prize (subject to State and Federal taxes).

If the winner chooses the annuity, the annual payments will be increased each year by a percentage set out in the Powerball Group Rules. Annuity payments are paid pursuant to Powerball Group Rules and New Mexico State Law.

The Jackpot shall be divided equally among winning Jackpot plays. Each Jackpot Prize share that has a cash value of $2,000,000 or less is paid in a single payment. Any Jackpot Prize not won will be added to the next drawing’s Jackpot Prize.

Please Note

  • Jackpot/Grand 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 and may become pari-mutuel.
  • NOTE: The advertised jackpot is an estimate of the actual Jackpot and is pari-mutuel. Some or all of the preset prizes may become pari-mutuel under certain circumstances as defined in the Powerball Group Rules.