Until what time can I buy Powerball tickets? This is the deadline to play
The Powerball jackpot continues to rise and now amounts to $1.73 billion. If you want tickets for the next drawing, know until what time you can buy them.
After 35 consecutive drawings without registering any takers, the accumulated Powerball purse amounts to $1.73 billion dollars. The winner would have the option of collecting $756.6 million in cash if they decide to claim the prize in a single payment. Otherwise, the entire amount will be distributed over 30 annual payments.
The current jackpot represents the second largest in the history of the famous lottery. Drawings are held three times a week: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, promptly at 10:59 p.m. ET / 9:59 p.m. CT / 7:59 p.m. PT.
When is the next Powerball drawing?
According to the draw schedule, these are the next games for the month of October:
- Wednesday, October 11
- Saturday, October 14
- Monday, October 16
- Wednesday, October 18
- Saturday, October 21
- Monday, October 23
- Wednesday, October 25
- Saturday, October 28
- Monday, October 30
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Until what time can I buy Powerball tickets? This is the deadline to play
If you want to try your luck and be a participant in the next Powerball drawing, you can buy your ticket on the same day of the game. However, do keep in mind that there is a deadline for purchasing tickets, which varies depending on the state in which you reside.
Below is the list of deadlines to purchase Powerball tickets, depending on the state in which you play and its respective time zone:
- Arizona: 6:59 pm MDT
- Arkansas: 8:59 p.m. CT
- California: 7:00 p.m. PT
- North Carolina: 9:59 p.m. ET
- South Carolina: 9:50 p.m. ET
- Colorado: 7:30 p.m. MDT
- Connecticut: 10:00 p.m. ET
- North Dakota: 8:58 p.m. CT
- South Dakota: 9:00 p.m. CT
- Delaware: 9:45 p.m ET
- District of Columbia: 9:45 p.m. ET
- Florida: 10:00 p.m. ET
- Georgia: 10:00 p.m. ET
- Idaho: 7:54 p.m. MDT
- Illinois: 8:59 p.m. CT.
- Indiana: 9:59 p.m. ET
- Iowa: 8:59 p.m. CT
- Kansas: 8:59 p.m. CT
- Kentucky: 9:00 p.m. CT
- Louisiana: 9:00 p.m. CT
- Maine: 9:50 p.m. ET
- Maryland: 10:00 p.m. ET
- Massachusetts: 9:50 p.m. ET
- Michigan: 9:45 p.m. ET}
- Minnesota: 9:00 p.m. CT
- Missouri: 8:59 p.m. CT
- Montana: 8:00 p.m. MDT
- Nebraska: 9:00 p.m. CT
- New Hampshire: 9:50 p.m. ET
- New Jersey: 9:59 p.m. ET
- New Mexico: 8:00 p.m. MDT
- New York: 10:00 p.m. ET
- Ohio: 10:00 p.m. ET
- Oklahoma: 8:59 p.m. CT
- Oregon: 7:00 p.m. PT
- Pennsylvania: 9:59 p.m. ET
- Rhode Island: 9:50 p.m. ET
- Tennessee: 9:00 p.m. CT
- Texas: 9:00 p.m. CT
- Vermont: 9:50 p.m. ET
- Virginia: 10:00 p.m. ET
- Washington: 6:45 p.m. PT
- West Virginia: 9:59 p.m. ET
- Wisconsin: 9:00 p.m. CT
- Wyoming: 7:59 p.m. MDT
*Virgin Islands: 10:00 p.m.
*Puerto Rico: 10:59 p.m.
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The lottery is officially valid in 45 states in the country, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The cost of a Powerball ticket is $2 dollars. To play, you must choose a number from 1 to 69 for the five white balls and one from 1 to 26 for the Powerball or red ball. The winner of the jackpot will be the one who manages to hit all the numbers.