How high can Powerball numbers go?

Players select five numbers from 1 to 69; and one Powerball number from 1 to 26. Players can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times with the Power Play® option for an additional $1 per play.

What is the number range for Powerball?

Select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls; then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. Choose your numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers. The Powerball jackpot grows until it is won. Players win a prize by matching one of the 9 Ways to Win.

What number does Mega Millions go up to?

Mega Millions® tickets cost $2.00 per play. Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers – five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball) – or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.

What are the 3 luckiest numbers?

Luckiest Powerball Lotto Numbers (USA)
  • 23 being drawn on 2.08% of all draws.
  • 32 on 2.05% of all draws.
  • 61 on 1.86% of all draws.
  • 53 and 69 on 1.83% of all draws.
  • 64 on 1.79% of all draws.
  • 3 on 1.72% of all draws.
  • 21, 27 and 62 on 1.68% of all draws.

Do most Powerball winners pick their own numbers?

If you are going strictly by the numbers, more Quick Pickers than self-pickers win lottery jackpots. About 70% of lottery winners used Quick Pick to choose their numbers. But then again, about the same percentage of all lottery players — about 70% – 80% — use Quick Pick to select their numbers.

Are 2 numbers worth anything in Mega Millions?

Players pay $3 for two lines, which would normally cost $4, but they can only win the jackpot. There is no prize for matching anything less than five main numbers and the Mega Ball.

What if you get 1 number on Mega Millions?

If you choose one correct number plus the Mega Ball you’ll bring home $4. The odds more than double to a 1 in 89 chance.

When did Mega Millions change to 70 numbers?

October 31, 2017
Beginning with the October 31, 2017 drawing, the game matrix changed from “1 to 75” white balls to “1 to 70” white balls, and from “1 to 15” Mega Balls to “1 to 25” Mega Balls.

What if you get 4 numbers on Mega Millions?

4 numbers plus the Mega Ball: $10,000 (multiplied by the Megaplier value, if you purchased that option). 4 numbers without the Mega Ball: $500 (multiplied by the Megaplier value, if you purchased that option). 3 numbers plus the Mega Ball: $200 (multiplied by the Megaplier value, if you purchased that option).

What if you get the Mega Ball only?

What happens if you match the Mega Ball only? If you match only the Mega Ball (and don’t match any of the 5 regular numbers), you win a $2 prize and break even on the $2 cost of your Mega Millions ticket.

What does Megaplier mean?

“Megaplier®” means Mega Millions® game feature, known as “Megaplier®“, by which a player, for an additional wager of $1 per play, can increase the guaranteed prize amount or pari-mutuel prize amount, as applicable, excluding the Jackpot Prize by a factor of two, three, four, or five times depending upon the multiplier …

Do you win with 1 number on Powerball?

If your Powerball matches the one that is drawn you will get your $2 ticket purchase back and a couple bucks more, for a total of $4. The odds of your ticket matching only the Powerball is 1 in 38.

Can the Mega Millions be rigged?

IT IS NOT RIGGED. Your problem is severe frustration with extreme odds against achieving a fantasy of magically winning many millions of dollars. The lottery organization’s problem is a failure to adequately demonstrate and publicize that the randomization process of numbered balls is NOT rigged.

How many numbers do you need to win a prize in Powerball?

To win Powerball, you need at least 2 winning numbers from the first barrel as well as the Powerball number from the second barrel. Alternatively, you can win Powerball without getting the Powerball number if you select 5, 6 or 7 of the winning numbers from the first barrel. Your numbers can be in any order.

What do I win if I get 2 numbers on Powerball?

ODDS. Double Play® is a new add-on feature to the Powerball® game that gives players in select jurisdictions another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing with a top cash prize of $10 million. Players can add the Double Play feature to their Powerball ticket for an additional $1 per play.

Is 3 numbers in Powerball a prize?

Each week, if no one matches a Division 1 prize, the jackpot rolls over to a bigger jackpot prize.

Jackpot Prize Levels.
Weeks without jackpotJackpot Prize
1$3 Million
2$8 Million
3$20 Million
4$40 Million