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US Powerball details & rules
The US Powerball holds the record for the largest Jackpot in the world, sitting at an incredible $1586M.
The main balls and the Powerball are drawn from 2 separate barrels. The main barrel contains numbers from 1 to 69, and the Powerball barrel numbers from 1 to 26. 5 numbers are drawn from the main barrel, and one Powerball is drawn from the Powerball barrel.
For an extra $1 (so $3 per entry instead of $2), players can opt into the PowerPlay option. The PowerPlay option allows players to multiply their dividends, up to a maximum of $2M.
After the main numbers and the Powerball are drawn, the PowerPlay number is drawn from yet another barrel. This barrel contains 42 balls ranging from 2 to 5, with the smaller balls represented more frequently. Here is the breakdown:
| PowerPlay (Multiplier) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balls in barrel | 24 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| Odds of being drawn | 57.14% | 30.95% | 7.14% | 4.76% |
If the Jackpot is below $150M, an extra 10x PowerPlay ball is added to the barrel. When this happens, the odds look like this:
| PowerPlay (Multiplier) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balls in barrel | 24 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Odds of being drawn | 55.81% | 30.23% | 6.98% | 4.65% | 2.33% |
| Match | Odds (1 in..) | Dividends | Average Winners * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Numbers + Powerball | 292,201,338 | Jackpot! currently $0 | 0.10 |
| 5 Numbers | 11,688,054 | $800,000 | 2 |
| 4 Numbers + Powerball | 913,129 | $50,000 | 26.50 |
| 4 Numbers | 36,525 | $100 | 649.80 |
| 3 Numbers + Powerball | 14,494 | $100 | 1,640.20 |
| 3 Numbers | 580 | $7 | 39,372.20 |
| 2 Numbers + Powerball | 701 | $7 | 32,817.40 |
| 1 Number + Powerball | 92 | $4 | 244,187.50 |
| Powerball | 38 | $4 | 570,531.80 |
* Note: The average winners is caculated over the last 10 draws
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