This exciting multi-state game offers jackpots starting at
$15 million!
- Visit any D.C. Lottery agent throughout the District and pick up a POWERBALL® bet slip.
- Choose your own numbers on the bet slip. Select five numbers from 1 through 55, then select one POWERBALL® number from 1 though 42.
- Or, let the computer choose your numbers with the Quick Pick option.
- Each POWERBALL® wager costs $1.00.
- Play up to five wagers on one bet slip.
- Purchase your POWERBALL® tickets in advance for 1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18, and 20 consecutive draws.
- You must purchase your POWERBALL® ticket by 9 p.m. on the day of the drawing.
- Check your tickets carefully. POWERBALL® tickets cannot be canceled.
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Nine Ways to Win
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| POWERBALL WITHOUT Power Play |
POWERBALL WITH Power Play |
| MATCH |
PRIZE |
ODDS |
5x |
4x |
3x |
2x |
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JACKPOT |
1:146,107,962 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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$200,000 |
1:3,563,608 |
$1,000,000 |
$800,000 |
$600,000 |
$400,000 |
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$10,000 |
1:584,431 |
$50,000 |
$40,000 |
$30,000 |
$20,000 |
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$100 |
1:14,254 |
$500 |
$400 |
$300 |
$200 |
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$100 |
1:11,927 |
$500 |
$400 |
$300 |
$200 |
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$7 |
1:290 |
$35 |
$28 |
$21 |
$14 |
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$7 |
1:745 |
$35 |
$28 |
$21 |
$14 |
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$4 |
1:126 |
$20 |
$16 |
$12 |
$8 |
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$3 |
1:68 |
$15 |
$12 |
$9 |
$6 |
| Overall odds of winning are approximately 1 in 36.6066 | |
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Power Play
1. Multiplies prizes of $3 to $200,000 by 2,3,4, or 5!
2. Power Play costs an additional $1 for each $1 bet.
3. At the end of each POWERBALL® drawing, a Power Play number between 2 and 5 is randomly selected.
4. If you win a POWERBALL® prize, your winnings will be multiplied by the Power Play number selected.
5. To play Power Play, mark YES on the POWERBALL® bet slip or ask your agent for Power Play. Power Play applies to all boards on the bet slip.
Match 5 Bonus Prize Feature
The Match 5 Bonus takes effect only during record jackpots and when there is a jackpot winner.
1. When the prize money collected exceeds the record advertised prize, the additional prize money will accumulate and be placed in a pool.
2. The prize money will be divided equally among Match 5 winners.
3. If a Match 5 winner played Power Play, the amount multiplied will be based on the $200,000 prize. The Bonus Prize will be in addition to the Power Play prize.
More Details
Payment Options
Jackpot winners can decide how they want to receive their prize.
Cash Option: You can select to receive your POWERBALL® jackpot prize in one payment. The cash option pays approximately one half of the Jackpot share (minus withholding tax).
Annuity Option: You can select to receive your POWERBALL® jackpot prize in 30 graduated payments made over 29 years when the prize is claimed, or within 60 days of entitlement to the prize.
Drawings
POWERBALL® drawings are broadcast on Wednesday and Saturday nights at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on NewsChannel 8.
