How to buy Powerball tickets online for the $1.9 billion jackpot drawing on 11/07/22
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LANSING, MI -- As of Monday morning, more than 1.7 million Powerball tickets have been sold in Michigan ahead of Monday night’s world-record $1.9 billion drawing. Lottery officials expect that millions more will be purchased throughout the day as the anticipation continues to build for Nov. 7 drawing.
Many people are buying their tickets at the more than 10,500 lottery retail locations in Michigan, however some people may not be able to make it to their local gas stations, convenience store or restaurant today to buy tickets.
Have no fear, even if you’re unable to get to a store you can still get in on the action though the Michigan Lottery website by creating an account and buying your tickets online. For that reason we’ve compiled this quick guide to walk you through how to create an account, deposit money and buy your tickets.
Powerball drawings take place at 11 p.m. EST every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. In Michigan, you can purchase tickets for the drawing until 9:45 p.m.
First, you need to create an account by visiting the Michigan Lottery website and clicking “register” near the top of the page. From there you’ll enter your email address, name, birthdate, social security number and other information that the state will use to verify your age (players must be 18 or older) and identity. This also helps the Lottery contact you in case you win a large prize.
Once you’ve created your account, you can now deposit funds via credit/debit cards, paypal, online bank transfer and more. The minimum deposit is $10.
After the money is deposited in your account, you can search for the Powerball game and click on Powerball to start buying tickets. You can select your own set of special numbers or use the autofill option and a set of computer generated numbers will be selected for you.
You can choose to play several tickets at once or one ticket at a time, but keep in mind that you must purchase at least $6 worth of tickets in an online purchase. Tickets are $2 per set of numbers. Players select five white numbers that range from 1-69 and a single gold number between 1-26.
In order to win the jackpot, you must match all five white numbers and the red Powerball. However, players can also win prizes for matching as few as one white ball and the Powerball or you can win double your money back by just matching the Powerball. The more numbers you match, the larger your prize will be.
You can also choose to add the Power Play and Double Play options, but those are not required add-ons. After you’ve decided on your tickets, add them to your cart, checkout and your tickets will be stored in your account.
That’s it! You’re done and the daydreaming can begin. And while the odds of you winning a jackpot prize are slim-to-none, if you do win a smaller amount, your winnings will be deposited right back into your Lottery account. If you win a prize that you’d like to withdraw from your account, there are several ways to do so and can be found in your newly created Michigan Lottery account.
