Play Powerball Online

Can You Play Powerball Online?

Yes, you can! Play Powerball online by selecting five main numbers from 1-69 and a single Powerball number from 1-26. When you play online with official lottery tickets, you can choose your Powerball numbers manually, with the Quick Pick option, or use your saved lucky numbers. You’ll receive a scanned copy of your official US Powerball ticket in your private theLotter account before every draw.

US Powerball draws are staged every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 23:00 EST!

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Can You Buy Powerball Tickets Online Outside the US?

Yes! When you play Powerball online at theLotter, you can purchase Powerball tickets worldwide. theLotter's local offices will buy official US Powerball lottery tickets on your behalf from inside the US, and with theLotter’s lottery courier service, you will see a scan of any and all Powerball tickets you buy in your theLotter account before the relevant draw.

What is the Powerball Power Play Option?

Powerball offers an optional multiplier known as the Power Play, which multiplies the seven bottom prize divisions by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times, depending on the draw and jackpot size. Matching five main numbers and the Power Play still makes you a multi-millionaire by doubling Powerball’s second place prize to a staggering $2,000,000! To add the multiplier, simply check the Power Play box when you buy your Powerball tickets online. Get more information on how to play with this incredibly rewarding play option by checking out our Power Play guide.

How to Claim US Powerball Lottery Prizes at theLotter

Win with theLotter and receive automated win notifications via email or SMS. Powerball prizes will go straight into your secure online account results are published and soon after the receipt of the prize from the official lottery operator. If you win a larger prize you will be invited to collect your prize in person in the US with a flight paid for by theLotter! All Powerball wins are subject to state and federal taxes. To see the latest winning numbers and learn more about taxes on US Powerball wins, please go to the US Powerball results page.

How Can I Be Sure I'll Receive My Prize?

From purchase to payoff, theLotter is secure and simple. Per our Terms of Use, theLotter has no legal claim to your tickets whatsoever -- all winnings are 100% yours. When you buy Powerball tickets online, a confirmation email is sent to you as proof of ticket ownership. After the ticket is physically purchased, you will also be able to see a scanned copy of the ticket in your account as proof-of-purchase. 

How Do You Win the Powerball Jackpot?

US Powerball offers an impressive $20 million* starting jackpot and its $2.04 billion record from November 2022 is the all-time biggest jackpot in the world! When all the numbers on your Powerball ticket match the five main numbers and the Powerball, you win the US Powerball jackpot prize! In addition to the jackpot you can win one of eight exciting secondary prizes including a second prize that starts at $1 million! Even when you buy Powerball tickets online you are eligible to win these amazing prizes - if your numbers match those drawn! Learn more about Powerball and other popular US lotteries by checking out our American lotteries guide.

*Officially, the advertised jackpot is determined by game sales and interest rates, and it is announced prior to each draw.

theLotter's US Powerball Online Lottery Winners

Can a non-US citizen win the lottery? Of course you can! This is confirmed not only on the official Powerball website, but also in the stories of some of our biggest US Powerball online lottery winners here at theLotter.

• 2/10/2023 - A.C.M. from Brazil won $50,000.
• A 383-player syndicate won a $50,000 Powerball prize in the 27 September 2023 draw.
• 25/09/2023 - J.D.L. from Uruguay won $1,000,000 playing online with theLotter Group.
• Another lucky winner F.H. from Mexico won $100,000 in the 19 July 2023 draw.
• Brazilian player D.S. won a Powerball prize worth $50,000 on 19 July 2023.
• One lucky Brazilian winner, N.V. took home the $50,000 Powerball prize on 15 July 2023!
• A syndicate ticket made up of 316 players from around the world won $50,000 on 5 July 2023.
• 1/12/2021 - R.R. from Costa Rica won $50,000.
• 27/10/2021 - K.V. from Mexico won $50,000.
• 4/11/2017 - Syndicate with players from all over the world won $106,000.
• 19/10/2016 - G. from Australia won $1 million.
• 27/2/2016 - P. from Quebec won $1 million.
• 13/1/2016 - H. from El Salvador won $1 million.
• 21/4/2012 - B.U. from London won $1 million.

Big Jackpot News

• Another billion-dollar Powerball win by a California player(s)! On 11 October 2023, a $1.765 billion jackpot prize was matched by a single ticket sold in Fraizer Park, California. The lucky winner is now the owner of the world’s second-biggest jackpot ever won!

• On 19 July 2023, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot worth $1.08 billion. The winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and the Powerball 24. The Power Play multiplier was 2X. With a cash value of $558.1 million, the jackpot is the third largest Powerball jackpot and sixth largest U.S. lottery jackpot to date.

• After 40 rollovers, a record-shattering $2.04 billion jackpot prize was finally matched on 7 November 2022 by a single ticket sold in the state of California, and the winner was identified as Edwin Castro in February 2023. This prize is now the biggest jackpot in the world and the largest lottery prize ever won by a single ticket. The draw's winning numbers were 10 33 41 47 56 and the Powerball was 10.

  Due to the excitement surrounding the draw's unprecedented jackpot prize, a total of 11.2 million tickets won $98.1 million in Powerball prizes, including 22 tickets that won the $1 million second place prize!