The Powerball game in the UK
Everything you need to play Powerball in the UK: how to pick your 5 numbers and the Powerball, what a line costs, how the shared jackpot grows and how it's paid, what each of the 10 UK prize tiers pays, the rules, the ticket and where you can buy one.
How to play Powerball in the UK
Pick 5 numbers and a Powerball or take a Lucky Dip, choose your draws and pay £4 a line by 11.55pm the night before. Every step, from your first line to claiming a prize.
The Powerball jackpot in the UK: how it grows and how it's paid
Shared with the US, advertised in pounds after tax and paid over 30 years: how the jackpot grows, why the UK figure is lower and what happens if you win it.
Powerball prizes in the UK: the full prize breakdown
Ten prize tiers, from £8 for two main numbers to the shared jackpot: the odds, what each tier pays in the UK and why most amounts change from draw to draw.
Powerball rules in the UK
Who runs it, who can play, what counts as an entry, how winners are decided and paid, and how long you have to claim: the official procedures, explained simply.
The Powerball ticket in the UK
Filling in a play slip online or in a shop, Lucky Dip and Multi-Draw tickets, what's printed on your ticket, how to check it and what to do if it's lost or damaged.
Where to buy Powerball tickets in the UK
The National Lottery website, app and around 43,500 shops sell Powerball tickets in the UK, and Lottofy takes bets on the US result. What each option offers and what visitors need to know.
How Powerball works in the UK
Powerball is a 5/69 + 1/26 game: each £4 line is five numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball from 1 to 26, or a Lucky Dip. The draw is the American one, at 3.59am UK time on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and sales close at 11.55pm the night before. Step by step in how to play Powerball.
There are 10 ways to win in the UK, from a fixed £8 for Match 2 to the jackpot, which is shared with the US and paid over 30 years. Match 5 pays a fixed £1 million; the other prizes depend on UK sales and winners. They're all in Powerball prizes and the Powerball jackpot.
The rest of this section covers the rules, the ticket and where to buy. After the draw, check your numbers in the ticket checker and see the winning numbers in results.