PLAYING POWERBALL
How to Play
Every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:59 PM, Powerball numbers are drawn from two sets of numbers. Five white balls are drawn from one set of 55 numbered balls. One red power ball is drawn from a second set of 42 numbered balls.
Pick
your own numbers or say, “I’d like a Powerball Quick Pick ticket.” You
can also pick up a Powerball game slip and fill it out. Give your completed
Powerball game slip to your Lottery retailer, or insert it into a player-operated
terminal along with money to buy your ticket.
Sign your ticket! Be sure to sign the back of your ticket when you buy it to ensure you can claim any prize you may win!
Drawing Break
There is a period of time on drawing days that Powerball tickets cannot be
purchased or validated. That time is every Wednesday and Saturday,
from 6:29-8:15 PM.
Did I Win?
Match your numbers to those drawn by the Lottery to win cash prizes! Win by having any one of these nine combinations (applies to Powerball tickets on or after August 28, 2005):
Overall odds of winning a prize are 1:36.6
*Some or all of the preset prizes may become pari-mutuel under certain circumstances as defined in the game rules.
# These prizes can be multiplied by adding the Power Play Multiplier option.
Please make your selections carefully. Powerball tickets can’t be canceled.
+Players with a winning Powerball jackpot prize ticket have the option of receiving their prize as a single payment. This choice must be made within 60 days of the date the winning ticket is validated.
The cash prize can vary, but in general, is approximately one half of the advertised jackpot amount, less federal and state withholding taxes.
Powerball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday evening at 7:59 PM. Here are some ways to find out if you've won:
- Take your ticket to a Lottery retail location
- Use the "Did You Win?" terminal
- Call the toll-free number:
1-866-DIDIWIN
(1-866-343-4946)
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Claim Prize
At a Lottery Retailer
All Lottery retailers can pay you for Powerball prizes up to and including
$600.
At the Lottery Office in Salem
All Powerball game prizes over $600 are paid at the Lottery office in Salem. On-line game prizes over $600 may be collected at the Lottery office in Salem beginning the day after the drawing or those prizes may be claimed via mail.
Via Mail Using Winner Claim Form
If you want to claim prizes over $600 via mail, you must read and complete the
Winner Claim Form.
Please print the claim form and complete all information. The original ticket
and completed Winner Claim Form must be claimed via mail or in person at the
Oregon Lottery office in Salem.
Winner Claim Forms may not be faxed or
e-mailed to the Lottery .
Power Play
Win up to $1 Million with Power Play Multiplier
For a chance to multiply any cash prize you win from 2 to 5 times (excludes jackpot prize) and win up to $1 million, add an extra $1 per set of Powerball numbers you play.
How Power Play Multiplier Works
As part of the Powerball drawing, a Power Play multiplier will be randomly drawn (from 2 times to 5 times). If you win a cash prize on Powerball ($3-$200,000) and have added Power Play, your cash prize will be multiplied for that drawing by the Power Play Multiplier number drawn. Your Powerball ticket with the Power Play Multiplier will look like the ticket below.
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A $2 Powerball ticket with Power Play
($1 Powerball ticket plus the $1 Power Play) |
Power Play Payout Table
Payout Options (Cash/Annuity)
When Powerball jackpot prize winners come to the Lottery to claim their prize, they have the option of choosing between cash or annuity payments. The one-time cash payment will be approximately half the advertised jackpot amount. The annuity payment is paid in 30 annual installments.
Official Rules
