Powerball Odds and Prizes

The Powerball jackpot starts at $20 million and rolls every time it is not won, so it can quickly build up to nine or even 10 figures. It even reached $2 billion in November 2022.

While you have to match all five main numbers and the Powerball to land the jackpot, you can also win with fewer matches. In fact, there’s a $4 payout just for getting the Powerball on its own.

All the prizes are fixed values apart from the jackpot, which is split if there are multiple winners. The table below shows all the prize categories, the odds of winning for each one, and how much is on offer.

Numbers Matched	Odds of Winning	Prize
5 + Powerball	1 in 292,201,338	Jackpot
5	1 in 11,688,053	$1 million
4 + Powerball	1 in 913,219	$50,000
4	1 in 36,525	$100
3 + Powerball	1 in 14,494	$100
3	1 in 579	$7
2 + Powerball	1 in 701	$7
1 + Powerball	1 in 91	$4
Powerball	1 in 38	$4

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87.

Go to the Winners page to find out about some of the big Powerball jackpots that have gone to New Jersey players, including the eight members of one family who teamed up for a $429 million payday.

Power Play Prizes

If you add the Power Play option to your ticket, any non-jackpot prize you win will be increased. A multiplier is selected at random - either 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x - and payouts are boosted by the value of that multiplier. The exception is the Match 5 prize, which is always doubled to $2 million irrespective of the Power Play multiplier.

See the table below for all the prizes you can win with Power Play.

Prize Level	2X Power Play	3X Power Play	4X Power Play	5X Power Play	10X Power Play
Match 5 + Powerball	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot
Match 5	$2 million	$2 million	$2 million	$2 million	$2 million
Match 4 + Powerball	$100,000	$150,000	$200,000	$250,000	$500,000
Match 4	$200	$300	$400	$500	$1,000
Match 3 + Powerball	$200	$300	$400	$500	$1,000
Match 3	$14	$21	$28	$35	$70
Match 2 + Powerball	$14	$21	$28	$35	$70
Match 1 + Powerball	$8	$12	$16	$20	$40
Match Powerball	$8	$12	$16	$20	$40

The 10x multiplier is only available in the draw when the advertised jackpot is less than to $150 million. Use the following table to check the odds of each multiplier being selected, whether the 10x Power Play is in use or not.

Power Play	Odds of Being Drawn
	Jackpot under $150m	Jackpot over $150m
10x	1 in 43	-
5x	1 in 21.5	1 in 21
4x	1 in 14.33	1 in 14
3x	1 in 3.31	1 in 3.23
2x	1 in 1.79	1 in 1.75

Double Play Odds and Prizes

You can also play Powerball Double Play in New Jersey, where your numbers are entered into a separate draw that takes place on the same night. Again, five main numbers are drawn from 1 to 69, plus a Powerball number between 1 and 26. You can win prizes in all the same ways, from matching just the Powerball to getting all six numbers.

The odds of winning are therefore exactly the same as for the main draw, but the payouts are actually worth more in most of the prize levels. However, the jackpot in Double Play is fixed, unlike the main game – it will always be valued at $10 million for every draw. Find out all the Double Play prizes and odds in this table.

Numbers Matched	Payout	Odds of Winning
Match 5 + Powerball	$10 million	1 in 292,201,338
Match 5	$500,000	1 in 11,688,054
Match 4 + Powerball	$50,000	1 in 913,129
Match 4	$500	1 in 36,525
Match 3 + Powerball	$500	1 in 14,494
Match 3	$20	1 in 580
Match 2 + Powerball	$20	1 in 701
Match 1 + Powerball	$10	1 in 92
Match Powerball Only	$7	1 in 38

Claiming Prizes

If you win a prize, the next step is to claim your money before the one-year deadline. Depending on the value of your payout, there are various Ways to Claim but it is always a straightforward process. Prizes above $5,000 will be taxed at a federal level starting at 24%, plus state taxes ranging from 5% to 8%.