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1/18/12
$80,000,000
How to play
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Pick your numbers
Pick 5 numbers from 59 and 1 number out of 39 for Powerball.
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Buy your ticket
$1 per play (no cancellations). Players must be at least 18.
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Play multiple drawings
Purchase up to 13 weeks (26 draws) in advance.
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Check your winnings
Check back regularly to find out if you won.
Game details
Drawing days
Wednesdays & Saturdays at approximately 9:00 p.m.
Watch the Powerball drawing live
Visit powerball.com near the time of the drawing and watch it live!
Winning numbers
Have winning numbers sent to your cell phone or email address: sign up for MyLottery. Winning numbers are also available from retailers, your local newspaper, on the late news on some television stations, and right here!
Ticket cost and sales
Ticket buyers must be 18 or older. Powerball tickets cost $1 and are available at most Colorado retailers. Add the Power Play option for an extra $1 per line of play and multiply your winnings up to five times the orginal amount (excluding jackpot)*. The Power Play multiplier (2, 3, 4 or 5) is drawn before the Powerball winning numbers.
Advance Play
Purchase up to 13 weeks (26 draws) in advance.
No ticket sales or redemptions during these times
WED & SAT: 7:30 P.M. - 4:30 A.M
MON - TUE - THU - FRI.: 12:00 A.M. - 4:30 A.M.
SUN: 12:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M.
Odds of winning
Prizes equal 50% of overall sales. Overall odds of winning 1 in 36. Odds of winning jackpot prize 1 in 196 million.
Powerball officials may reduce prize levels for Powerball and/or Power Play, including the Match 5+0 prize, in the event that an unanticipated number of winner claims exceed the available prize fund for a given draw. In such instances the dollars allocated to each prize level impacted will be divided equally among all winners of the prize.
Powerball Payouts
before 1/15/2012
| PowerPlay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match | Prize | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 |
| 5 + PB | Jackpot - starts at $20 million * | ||||
| 5 of 5 | $200,000 | $1,000,000* | |||
| 4 + PB | $10,000 | $20,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | $50,000 |
| 4 of 5 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 |
| 3 + PB | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 |
| 3 of 5 | $7 | $14 | $21 | $28 | $35 |
| 2 + PB | $7 | $14 | $21 | $28 | $35 |
| 1 + PB | $4 | $8 | $12 | $16 | $20 |
| PB | $3 | $6 | $9 | $12 | $15 |
Odds of Winning
before 1/15/2012
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + PB |
Jackpot starts at $20 million |
1 in 195,249,054 |
| 5 of 5 | $200,000 | 1 in 5,138,133 |
| 4 + PB | $10,000 | 1 in 723,145 |
| 4 of 5 | $100 | 1 in 19,031 |
| 3 + PB | $100 | 1 in 13,645 |
| 3 of 5 | $7 | 1 in 360 |
| 2 + PB | $7 | 1 in 788 |
| 1 + PB | $4 | 1 in 124 |
| PB | $3 | 1 in 62 |
