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.

• 23/12/2023 - M.O. from New Zealand won $50,000.
• 2/10/2023 - A.C.M. from Brazil won $50,000.
• 27/9/2023 - A 383-player syndicate won $50,000.
• 25/09/2023 - J.D.L. from Uruguay won $1 million.
• 19/7/2023 - F.H. from Mexico won $100,000.
• 19/7/2023 - D.S. from Brazil won $50,000.
• 15/7/2023 - N.V. from Brazil won $50,000.
• 5/7/2023 - A 316-player syndicate won $50,000.
• 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

• A lucky Michigan player rang in 2024 with a life-changing $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on 1 January 2024! The winning ticket correctly guessed all six numbers from the New Year's Day draw, which were  12  21  42  44  49 and Powerball 1. This exciting prize is now the fifth-biggest Powerball jackpot ever awarded and the tenth-largest jackpot in US lottery history.

• Another billion-dollar Powerball win from California! On 11 October 2023, a $1.765 billion jackpot prize was won by a single ticket sold in Fraizer Park, California. Theodorus Struyck, the representative of the lucky group, came forward to claim the second-largest jackpot of all time!

• On 19 July 2023, California resident Yanira Alvarez matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, which was valued at $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, this 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.