Overview
- Drawings occur Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. Eastern.
- Tickets cost $2 per play, and the optional $1 Power Play multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2X to 10X depending on the draw.
- Powerball is sold in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- A Double Play add-on is offered in select jurisdictions, providing a separate drawing with a top cash prize of $10 million and currently available in 13 states including Pennsylvania and Michigan.
- On Jan. 22, a North Carolina ticket won $209 million, with the claimant choosing a $95.3 million lump sum, taking home $68.6 million after withholdings and remaining temporarily anonymous under state law.