US Powerball

Last 10 Results
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Drawn on: Wednesday, 05th July 2017
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Drawn on: Saturday, 17th June 2017
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Drawn on: Wednesday, 14th June 2017
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Drawn on: Saturday, 10th June 2017
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Drawn on: Wednesday, 07th June 2017
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If you are the type of lotto player who dreams of winning big, then the US Powerball is perfect for you. It is worth noting that this lottery is the one that awards the biggest jackpots in the entire world. The prizes are so enormous that they typically exceed US$100 million! As a matter of fact, the biggest jackpot win ever was in January 2016 when the prize amounted to a whopping US$1.5 billion! Your odds of winning the main Powerball jackpot? One in almost 300,000,000.

Offered by 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the Powerball is a non-profit organisation managed by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MSLA). In April 1992, the first Powerball draw in the US was held and it introduced radical changes to how the American version of the game is played. This resulted in the opportunity of ever more enormous jackpots. Since this game has a starting jackpot of $40 million, it quickly became the world’s most exciting and rewarding lottery. What’s even better is the fact that a ticket costs as little as $2.

Draws for the Powerball are held twice every week on Wednesday and Saturday nights at approximately 10:59 PM EST. Whenever a player purchases a Powerball ticket for a particular draw, a massive 50% goes directly to the prize money available (20% to the jackpot and 30% towards the other tier prizes). The remaining cash goes to the operating costs, retailers costs as well as to certain good causes.

Your prize amount depends on the amount available for a particular draw, how many numbers your selection has matched and how many people has won in the same tier. Keep in mind that the more numbers you can match, the bigger the prize pool available.

How to Play the Powerball

It is easy to play the Powerball. Keep in mind that there are 69 numbers in the main ball pool (the white ball pool), and 26 in the Powerball pool (the red ball pool). All you have to do is choose five number from that main pool (1-69) and one Powerball (from the 1-26 ball pool). Basically, five white balls plus one red ball will be drawn.

On the other hand, coming up with the perfect number combination is difficult. It is true that Powerball is absolutely a game of chance, but there are some strategies you can employ to tip the odds a bit in your favour. To come up with the ideal number combination, you can check the most common Powerball numbers as well as other lotto number statistics online. However, if you want to avoid the hassle of coming up with a number combination, you can opt for the Quick Pick feature and let the computer generate random numbers for you. Alternatively, you can use a Powerball number generator which you can easily find online. Tools of this kind are typically free to use and they make number selection easier for you.

You can also opt for the Power Play feature. Doing so will multiply the prize amounts available for you to win. Basically, when you activate the Power Play option, it multiplies the winnings you earn when you match from one number and up to five numbers. For example, a basic regular game $4 prize for matching the Powerball can be multiplied and it can increase to $40 with the Power Play. It also applies to bigger prizes, so a $1 million prize can become $2 million or even more! However, Power Play won’t multiply the jackpot prize. But it is worth noting that it will increase your winnings if you are lucky enough to win on any of the other prize tiers. By spending an extra dollar on the Power Play feature, you can multiply your potential winnings by two, three, four and so on!

Do remember that when you reach the ten times multiplier (the highest level you can buy), your prize will only be multiplied when the jackpot is below $150 million or if the prizes are $50,000 or less.

How Powerball Prizes are Paid Out

If you are the very lucky winner of the massive Powerball jackpot, you can opt to receive your prize money in annuity for 30 years. This payment option will also allow you to invest your annuities pre-tax. Moreover, your annual payment will increase by 5% every year to keep up with the cost of living. On the other hand, you can still opt to receive your prize as a lump sum, less any taxes.

It is true that the odds of winning the jackpot are very slim. However, your odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87 which is not bad at all. Once you win, you can claim your prize the following day. However, do remember that need to claim your winnings within the specified timeframe.

Playing the US Powerball Anywhere from the Around the World

You do not have to be physically located in the US just to play its local Powerball. There are online lottery shops which feature this game. Needless to say, you do not even have to step out of your home just to buy Powerball tickets. As long as you have a mobile device or a computer and an Internet connection, you can enter draws for this lottery contest. The online lottery shop will purchase the ticket for you, scan it and then upload it to your account. In case you win a minor prize, they will notify you via SMS or email. In some cases, they will arrange for you to claim your prize in person if you win the massive jackpot. As you can see, you can be located in South Africa, the UK or any part of the world and still have the chance of winning the US Powerball!


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