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Get into the game with Powerball! If you enjoy playing for big cash prizes then Powerball - with a minimum jackpot of $40 million – is definitely the game for you!

game play

  • Choose your own numbers on a play slip. Select five different numbers from 1 through 59, then select one Powerball number from 1 through 35.
  • Or you can play Easy Pick and let the computer choose your numbers.
  • Or you can use a combination of these play methods - pick some of your favorite numbers and let the computer fill in the rest.
  • Each play (six numbers) costs $2.00.
  • Powerball draws are held Wednesday and Saturday at 11:00 p.m.
  • All prizes, except the jackpot, are fixed dollar amounts. The jackpot total is dependent on the amount of money in the draw's total prize pool.

winning

Match all six numbers and you win the Powerball jackpot! But that's not all - check out the chart for all NINE ways to win a prize in Powerball. If you do win the Jackpot, you will need to choose either an annual payout or cash option when you claim your prize.

lottery distribution
Match Prize Prize with Power Play Chances
5 white balls + 1 powerball jackpot jackpot 1 in 175,223,510
5 white balls $1,000,000 $2,000,000 1 in 5,153,633
4 white balls + 1 powerball $10,000 $40,000 1 in 648,976
4 white balls $100 $200 1 in 19,088
3 white balls + 1 powerball $100 $200 1 in 12,245
2 white balls + 1 powerball $7 $14 1 in 706
3 white balls $7 $14 1 in 360
1 white ball + 1 powerball $4 $12 1 in 111
1 powerball $4 $12 1 in 55
Overall chances of winning any prize: 1 in 32

power up your play with power play

Power Play® is a powerful add-on feature that allows you to win even more money. Power Play can increase your winnings up to $2,000,000! Check the chart to see how adding Power Play® increases any non-jackpot win. Add Power Play® to any Powerball ticket for just $1 per play. Add Power Play® and match five numbers without the PowerBall, and you automatically win $2 million — guaranteed!

two chances to win per week

Powerball draws are held Wednesday and Saturday at 11:00 p.m. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you play Powerball:

  • We stop selling Powerball tickets at 10:00 p.m. on draw nights - so get your tickets early!
  • Virginia's Powerball tickets cannot be canceled and all sales are final…sorry! We recommend using a play slip to ensure that your numbers are correct.
  • When using optional plays, make sure you tell your clerk which option(s) you prefer – Multi- Draw, Future, or Repeat.
  • Any winning tickets bought in Virginia must be redeemed in Virginia.

watch the draws

You can watch Powerball Draws LIVE on Wednesday and Saturday at 11:00 p.m. by clicking the View Winning Numbers tab at the top of the page or check us out on Facebook. You can even watch them later…they stay on our site!

Draws are also broadcast on the TV stations listed below - check your local listing for times.

  • WRIC-TV -- Richmond
  • WDBJ-TV -- Roanoke
  • WAVY-TV -- Hampton Roads
  • WJLA-TV -- Northern VA
  • WHSV-TV -- Harrisonburg
  • WFDC-TV -- Northern VA

play options

It's always great to have options, so mark the OPTIONAL PLAYS box on your play slip for any of the following.

  • Want to play the same numbers for more than one draw on a single ticket? Well, you can! A MULTI-DRAW ticket lets you play up to 26 consecutive draws on one ticket. Please keep in mind that the ticket price increases for each draw you add.
  • Thinking ahead to a special date? You can buy a ticket for a future draw date. It's called a FUTURE draw and you can play up to 26 draws in the future.
  • Love those numbers so much you want them on more than one ticket? You can REPEAT your play and have the same numbers printed on more than one ticket up to 20 times.

Simply tell your store clerk which option you want when you present your play slip. Keep in mind that playing in more than one draw increases the ticket price by the number of draws you choose.

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Janice Vick of Portsmouth was on her lunch break at work when she found out she'd won $250,000. Her co-workers got to share the excitement. "Nobody could believe it," she said. "It was just a great day!" Read more.
Glenn Petke was driving through Virginia when he stopped for gas at Mr. B's Welcome Center in Harrisonburg. The Stoneville, North Carolina, man also bought some Powerball tickets and continued on to see family members in Connecticut. Read more.
Aletrice Scott of Upper Marlboro Maryland is a very lucky person. She matched five numbers plus the Free Ball in the November 3 Win for Life drawing to win the game's second prize of $52,000. Read more.
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