In case you are hoping to win Saturday’s $400 million Powerball jackpot, the percentages aren’t for your want.
Successful the jackpot — the most important since $632,600,000 was once claimed in January — calls for a price tag with six matching numbers from the draw. That works out to a 1 in 292,201,338 probability of successful.
Thankfully, you’ll be able to additionally win cash through matching lower than six numbers. The bottom quantity you’ll be able to win is $4. Here is a take a look at how the opposite payouts paintings:
- $1 million prize: Fit 5 numbers (1 in 11,688,054)
- $50,000 prize: Fit 4 numbers and the Powerball (1 in 913,129)
- $100 prize: Fit 4 numbers (1 in 36,525)
- $100 prize: Fit 3 numbers and the Powerball (1 in 14,494)
- $7 prize: Fit 3 numbers (1 in 580)
- $7 prize: Fit two numbers and the Powerball (1 in 701)
- $4 prize: Fit one quantity and the Powerball (1 in 92)
- $4 prize: Fit the Powerball handiest (1 in 38)
Every price tag prices $2, even supposing you’ll be able to pay an extra $1 for the Energy Play possibility, which multiples any non-jackpot winnings through two, 3, 4, 5 or 10 instances the quantity. An exception to that is the Energy Play prize for matching 5 numbers, as this is all the time doubled to $2 million when you win.
As with every playing, you must handiest bet what you are keen to lose, since successful a big payout is very not likely.
The drawing is ready for Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. If anyone wins, the jackpot is reset to $20 million. If the numbers do not fit a price tag, the jackpot finances will rollover to the following draw, which is Monday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
Should you do by hook or by crook finally end up successful large, here is what to do together with your winnings.
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