Powerball general information about the lottery
Powerball Basic game
Powerball lottery game is played using two lottery drums. One game lottery drum contains 69 balls white, in the second - 26 balls of red. During the game, a winning combination falls out of the lottery drum, which includes 5 white balls and one red (additional).
When buying a lottery ticket, the player must mark 5 main game numbers, in the range 1-69, and one additional number of the combination from the matrix 1-26. The choice of a game combination can be done with your own hands or you can entrust this task to a random number generator.
When buying lottery tickets, consider, that sales close for 60 minutes before the start of the draw.
According to the rules of the Powerball lottery, the player must be of legal age. For some states, enough 18 years, others do not allow persons to play, not reached 21 of the year. Before starting the game, this point should be clarified.
If the player's playing combination completely coincides with the winning combination of the draw, then he becomes the owner of the main prize of the game - the jackpot. On that, to collect your prize, the player is given 180 days from the date of the draw, in which he became the winner. If you do not declare yourself, then the entire prize amount will be transferred to the organization of social state programs.
PowerPlay
Power Play is a special feature of the Powerball lottery game, which allows you to increase your winnings several times. The option is valid at all prize levels, except for the main prize. If you win the jackpot, then your Power Play feature does not apply to it.