Overview
- The drawing is scheduled for 7:59 p.m. PT, with winning numbers to be published after the draw.
- Each play costs $2 to pick five white numbers (1–69) and one red Powerball (1–26), and a $1 Power Play can multiply non-jackpot prizes.
- Jackpot winners may choose a 30-payment annuity over 29 years or a lump-sum cash option, with federal taxes applied and no California state income tax on lottery prizes.
- California pays non-jackpot prizes on a pari-mutuel basis, so secondary prize amounts vary by sales and number of winners.
- State law makes winners’ names, purchase locations, and prize amounts public, and the Lottery cautions that requests for upfront fees or bank details are scams.