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Here’s how to get a chance to enter to win a $500 gift card!
Purchase $10 or more of Powerball on a single ticket at a Lottery Vending Machine at one of the stores listed below. You’ll get a trailing entry form. You can use that form to enter online for a chance to win a $500 gift card to the chain where you purchased the ticket.
Participating chains
Entry forms printed: March 1 – 31, 2022.
Entry deadline: April 5, 2022.
Drawing: April 12, 2022.
Odds of winning Powerball estimated annuitized jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338.
Odds of winning a prize in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
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Powerball $500 Drawings
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Powerball $500 Prizes
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Powerball $500 Q & A
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Powerball $500 Rules
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Powerball $500 Tell a Friend
Powerball $500 Giveaway Drawing Details
ONLINE ENTRY PERIOD
March 1, 2022, through April 5, 2022, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
DRAW DATE
April 12, 2022
Powerball $500 Giveaway Prizes
Prizes (# of Prize Winners)
- $500 Sheetz Gift Card (6)
- $500 Wegmans Grocery Gift Card (3)
- $500 Royal Farms Gift Card (2)
- $500 Food Lion Grocery Gift Card (16)
- $500 Kroger Grocery Gift Card (7)
- $500 Weis Markets Grocery Gift Card (2)
Powerball $500 Giveaway Registration and Log in
- My password is not being accepted when I try to log in. What's wrong?
Most likely, you haven't opened a MyGameRoom account. You'll need to open an account to enter your entry form(s). Click Register from the top-right corner of this page to register. Once you’ve completed registration, click the Continue button. - I forgot my password. What should I do?
Click Login in the top-right corner of this page, and follow the instructions to have your password emailed to you. You'll need to use the original email address (even if it is no longer current) you used to open a MyGameRoom account.
Submitting entries from the website for the Powerball $500 Giveaway
- I am not able to enter my entry form(s). When I click on SUBMIT or ENTER TICKETS, I am asked to log in. Why is this happening?
To enter this promotion on the internet, you need a MyGameRoom account. To open an account, click Register in the top-right corner of this page to register. Once you’ve completed registration, click the Continue button. The player must correctly enter both the Powerball $500 Giveaway Number and the 18-digit Serial Number found on the player’s entry form. - Where do I find the numbers that I am supposed to enter?
Players must correctly enter both the Powerball $500 Giveaway Promotion Number and the 18-digit Entry Form Number found on their Entry Form.
- I received a message that says my entry form has already been entered. How can that be if I have the entry form in my possession, and what should I do?
First, check your list of previously submitted entries to verify that the entry form has not been previously entered by you. If it has not, please contact the Lottery by filling out the email form on our Contact Us page. Include all applicable numbers that you tried to enter, and the Virginia Lottery will investigate. - May I enter a drawing more than once?
Yes. You may enter a drawing up to 25 times each day using a different entry form for each entry. However, a player is eligible to win only one prize per drawing. - I have entry forms, but I can't remember whether I have entered them into the drawing. How can I see which entry forms have been entered?
Each time you submit an entry form, a record of the entry appears in your list of entries at the bottom of the page where you submitted your entry form. All of your entries are in that list, so you may cross-reference that list with the entry form(s) you are holding. For this promotion, an unofficial list of winners will be posted on our website no more than 5 business days after the drawing. Winners become official once we've verified they qualify. We check age, identification and entry-form validity. We will contact winners directly to explain how to claim a prize. - Do I need to be a Virginia resident to enter any Virginia Lottery promotion?
No. There are no restrictions for out-of-state players. Anyone who is eligible to purchase Virginia Lottery tickets is eligible to participate in this promotion.
Powerball $500 Giveaway Winners and Prizes
- How do I find out if I have been selected as a winner?
For this drawing, an unofficial list of winners will be posted on our website no more than 5 business days after the drawing. Winners become official once we've verified they qualify. We check age, identification and entry-form validity. We will contact winners directly to explain how to claim a prize. - I submitted several entries into the drawing. Why didn't I win a prize?
The odds of winning a prize in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
Powerball $500 Giveaway Official Rules
This page does not include all official rules. Go here for the complete official rules for the Powerball $500 Giveaway.
Powerball $500 Giveaway General Rules
- The online entry period for our Powerball $500 Giveaway begins 3/1/22 and ends 4/5/22.
- From 3/1/22 to 3/31/22, an entry form for the Powerball $500 Giveaway will print with each Powerball purchase of $10 or more on a single ticket made at a Lottery Vending Machine at a participating retailer. The participating chains are listed below.
- Sheetz
- Wegmans
- Royal Farms
- Food Lion
- Kroger
- Weis Markets
- Players may enter online only.
- This promotion is open to players 18 years of age or older. Players may be required to provide proof of their date of birth.
- A player may enter the promotion up to 25 times per day as long as a different qualifying entry form is submitted. However, a player is eligible to win only one prize in the drawing for this promotion.
- All entries have an equal chance of winning a prize.
- The odds of winning a prize in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entries submitted incorrectly or received before the entry start date or after the Internet end date. Such entries shall be deemed invalid.
- We try to contact winners by email, phone and/or mail. If you want us to reach you quickly, be sure your contact information is up to date in your MyGameRoom account. If we can't reach a winner by the deadline listed in the rules, we will then move on to an alternate.
Powerball $500 Giveaway Internet Entry Information
- To participate, a player must correctly enter both the Powerball $500 Giveaway Number and the 18-digit Serial Number found on the player’s entry form.
- An entry form may be entered only one time.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entry form and/or giveaway numbers that are transposed or entered incorrectly.
- Winners who do not respond to their winner notification will forfeit their prize, and an alternate will be selected.
Powerball $500 Giveaway Tell a Friend
Would you like to tell a friend or family member about our Powerball $500 Giveaway Promotion?
To send them an email, complete the details below and click Send Email.
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Powerball $500 Drawings
Powerball $500 Giveaway Drawing Details
ONLINE ENTRY PERIOD
March 1, 2022, through April 5, 2022, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
DRAW DATE
April 12, 2022
Powerball $500 Prizes
Powerball $500 Giveaway Prizes
Prizes (# of Prize Winners)
- $500 Sheetz Gift Card (6)
- $500 Wegmans Grocery Gift Card (3)
- $500 Royal Farms Gift Card (2)
- $500 Food Lion Grocery Gift Card (16)
- $500 Kroger Grocery Gift Card (7)
- $500 Weis Markets Grocery Gift Card (2)
Powerball $500 Q & A
Powerball $500 Giveaway Registration and Log in
- My password is not being accepted when I try to log in. What's wrong?
Most likely, you haven't opened a MyGameRoom account. You'll need to open an account to enter your entry form(s). Click Register from the top-right corner of this page to register. Once you’ve completed registration, click the Continue button. - I forgot my password. What should I do?
Click Login in the top-right corner of this page, and follow the instructions to have your password emailed to you. You'll need to use the original email address (even if it is no longer current) you used to open a MyGameRoom account.
Submitting entries from the website for the Powerball $500 Giveaway
- I am not able to enter my entry form(s). When I click on SUBMIT or ENTER TICKETS, I am asked to log in. Why is this happening?
To enter this promotion on the internet, you need a MyGameRoom account. To open an account, click Register in the top-right corner of this page to register. Once you’ve completed registration, click the Continue button. The player must correctly enter both the Powerball $500 Giveaway Number and the 18-digit Serial Number found on the player’s entry form. - Where do I find the numbers that I am supposed to enter?
Players must correctly enter both the Powerball $500 Giveaway Promotion Number and the 18-digit Entry Form Number found on their Entry Form.
- I received a message that says my entry form has already been entered. How can that be if I have the entry form in my possession, and what should I do?
First, check your list of previously submitted entries to verify that the entry form has not been previously entered by you. If it has not, please contact the Lottery by filling out the email form on our Contact Us page. Include all applicable numbers that you tried to enter, and the Virginia Lottery will investigate. - May I enter a drawing more than once?
Yes. You may enter a drawing up to 25 times each day using a different entry form for each entry. However, a player is eligible to win only one prize per drawing. - I have entry forms, but I can't remember whether I have entered them into the drawing. How can I see which entry forms have been entered?
Each time you submit an entry form, a record of the entry appears in your list of entries at the bottom of the page where you submitted your entry form. All of your entries are in that list, so you may cross-reference that list with the entry form(s) you are holding. For this promotion, an unofficial list of winners will be posted on our website no more than 5 business days after the drawing. Winners become official once we've verified they qualify. We check age, identification and entry-form validity. We will contact winners directly to explain how to claim a prize. - Do I need to be a Virginia resident to enter any Virginia Lottery promotion?
No. There are no restrictions for out-of-state players. Anyone who is eligible to purchase Virginia Lottery tickets is eligible to participate in this promotion.
Powerball $500 Giveaway Winners and Prizes
- How do I find out if I have been selected as a winner?
For this drawing, an unofficial list of winners will be posted on our website no more than 5 business days after the drawing. Winners become official once we've verified they qualify. We check age, identification and entry-form validity. We will contact winners directly to explain how to claim a prize. - I submitted several entries into the drawing. Why didn't I win a prize?
The odds of winning a prize in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
Powerball $500 Rules
Powerball $500 Giveaway Official Rules
This page does not include all official rules. Go here for the complete official rules for the Powerball $500 Giveaway.
Powerball $500 Giveaway General Rules
- The online entry period for our Powerball $500 Giveaway begins 3/1/22 and ends 4/5/22.
- From 3/1/22 to 3/31/22, an entry form for the Powerball $500 Giveaway will print with each Powerball purchase of $10 or more on a single ticket made at a Lottery Vending Machine at a participating retailer. The participating chains are listed below.
- Sheetz
- Wegmans
- Royal Farms
- Food Lion
- Kroger
- Weis Markets
- Players may enter online only.
- This promotion is open to players 18 years of age or older. Players may be required to provide proof of their date of birth.
- A player may enter the promotion up to 25 times per day as long as a different qualifying entry form is submitted. However, a player is eligible to win only one prize in the drawing for this promotion.
- All entries have an equal chance of winning a prize.
- The odds of winning a prize in this promotion depend on the total number of entries received.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entries submitted incorrectly or received before the entry start date or after the Internet end date. Such entries shall be deemed invalid.
- We try to contact winners by email, phone and/or mail. If you want us to reach you quickly, be sure your contact information is up to date in your MyGameRoom account. If we can't reach a winner by the deadline listed in the rules, we will then move on to an alternate.
Powerball $500 Giveaway Internet Entry Information
- To participate, a player must correctly enter both the Powerball $500 Giveaway Number and the 18-digit Serial Number found on the player’s entry form.
- An entry form may be entered only one time.
- The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entry form and/or giveaway numbers that are transposed or entered incorrectly.
- Winners who do not respond to their winner notification will forfeit their prize, and an alternate will be selected.
Powerball $500 Tell a Friend
Powerball $500 Giveaway Tell a Friend
Would you like to tell a friend or family member about our Powerball $500 Giveaway Promotion?
To send them an email, complete the details below and click Send Email.
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