When is the next Powerball drawing held and where can you buy tickets?

Nobody claimed the last prize, so the current estimated Powerball jackpot now sits at $46 million, so everyone is back in with a chance of the big win, or one of the many smaller prizes. Do you now feel lucky?

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The Powerball jackpot for the next drawing will be held on Monday April 15.

How to play the Powerball lottery

The Powerball lottery begins with a jackpot of $20 million, just like the Mega Millions, and it increases every time a draw is made without a winner. Entrants must choose six numbers, including one Powerball, and must match all six to the numbers drawn that week.

Five of the number chosen must be between 1 and 69, and the sixth ‘Powerball’ number is between 1 and 26. The Powerball selection can be same as one of the first five numbers because the Powerball number is drawn from a separate pool.

You can pick up a Powerball ticket at any lottery retailer; you can locate your nearest sales point on the Lottery Places app. Each play typically costs $2, with an additional service fee for some online retailers.

Players can also choose to activate the Power Play feature for an extra $1 per ticket. Once added, a multiplier worth up to 10x is added to the jackpot, when the jackpot it $150 million or less. For full details on how the Power Play feature works, check out the guidance on USA Mega.

What was the largest lottery jackpot ever won?

Despite all the headlines generated by the massive Mega Millions drawings, the record for the largest ever jackpot win in the US actually goes to Powerball. On November 7 2022 a jackpot worth $2 billion was won by a lucky ticket-holder in California.

The 8 August 2023 Mega Millions jackpot was only the fifth to have exceeded the $1 billion mark in Mega Millions history – we’re now up to six – and at $1.58 billion became the biggest to be won since the lottery began.