About Powerball
Modelled on the highly successful American lottery, Powerball was introduced in Australia in 1996 and quickly became a household name.
The new Australian Powerball since April 2018 draws 7 regular numbers from one pool of 35, with the Powerball drawn from a separate pool of 20 numbers.
Powerball has a guaranteed minimum Division 1 prize pool of $3 million.
How to Play
In Powerball there are two barrels of numbers. 7 balls are drawn from 35 balls numbered 1 to 35 from the first barrel and 1 Powerball is drawn from 20 balls numbered 1 to 20 from the second barrel.
From the first barrel 7 winning numbers are selected. From the second barrel one number, called the Powerball is drawn.
Powerball is drawn Thursday nights at 8:30pm AEST (or 9.30pm during Daylight Saving). In order to win the Division 1 prize, you must match all 7 main numbers and the Powerball number in a single game.
Winning odds
| Match |
Odds |
| 7 Matches + Powerball |
1 in 134,490,400 |
| 7 Matches |
1 in 7,078,443 |
| 6 Matches + Powerball |
1 in 686,176 |
| 6 Matches |
1 in 36,115 |
| 5 Matches + Powerball |
1 in 16,943 |
| 4 Matches + Powerball |
1 in 1,173 |
| 5 Matches |
1 in 892 |
| 3 Matches + Powerball |
1 in 188 |
| 2 Matches + Powerball |
1 in 66 |