“Classic” Powerball^®
(tickets purchased for draw dates through Jan. 14, 2012)

Powerball changed on Jan. 15, 2012. For information on the new Powerball, please refer to our current Powerball page. Jackpots for the "classic" Powerball started at $20 million and kept growing until somebody won. $1 per play for a chance to win millions. Jackpot winners of the "classic" Powerball can be paid in 30 annual payments over 29 years or in one lump-sum cash payment. If players choose the annuity, the annual payments will be increased each year by a percentage set out in the Powerball game procedures. Jackpot winners have 60 days after they claim their prize to determine how they want to be paid. Overall odds of winning a "classic" Powerball prize are approximately 1 in 35.1. Odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are approximately 1 in 195.2 million.

Power Play is purely optional. The prizes for those winning Powerball tickets that did not include the Power Play option remain the same as always. Powerball tickets cannot be canceled.

Prizes and Odds of Winning

The approximate overall odds of winning a "classic" Powerball prize are 1 in 35.1.

The Power Play option multiplies your non-jackpot prize by up to 5 times the prize amount.

* The set prize amounts listed above are based on the expected number of winners sharing in the prize pool. In some cases, these prizes may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis and will be lower than these listed prize levels. Refer to the official game procedures for a detailed explanation of the optional pari-mutuel payment. The jackpot prize will be divided equally among all players who correctly match all 5 white balls plus the red powerball. Jackpot winners have 60 days after claiming that prize to choose how to be paid -- in 30 annual payments or in one lump sum payment (approx. 1/2 the annuitized amount).