For Powerball (or Thursday Lotto), 2 sets of numbers are drawn from 2 barrels containing 45 balls, numbered from 1 to 45 inclusive. For a standard game, you choose 5 numbers and 1 Powerball which is drawn from the second barrel of 45 numbers. In total, the machine draws 6 numbers: 5 from the first barrel and 1 Powerball from the second barrel. There are 7 prize divisions in Powerball. To win a prize, all you need to do is pick 3 winning numbers (this can be three straight numbers or two numbers and the Powerball). Powerball is drawn weekly at (AEST) on Thursday nights.
Powerball gives you nine ways to win. In the popular Powerball Lottery five balls are chosen at random without replacement from a container containing 49 white balls, numbered 1 to 49, and then a sixth ball, the powerball, is chosen from a second container containing 42 red balls, numbered 1 to 42. To play, a person chooses five white numbers and a powerball number. Payoffs are made depending on how many white numbers match the player's choices and whether or not the powerball is matched, according to a powerball payoffs schedule. The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 120 million.
a specific number of balls are picked at random without replacement from a container, the digits are numbered according to the lottery's rules (typically 1 to 49). Then, a sixth ball, called the powerball, is chosen from a second bin containing a certain number of balls. To play, a person chooses five primary numbers and a powerball number. Payoffs are made depending on how many original numbers match the player's choices and whether or not the powerball is the same.