Powerball adding Monday night jackpot drawings in August
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Illinois lottery system announced the additional Monday night drawing on August 23. The other 48 lottery systems will continue to draw on Wednesday and Saturday. The jackpot for the Powerball game will remain the same.
Powerball is adding Monday night jackpot drawings in August. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Starting on August 23, the drawings will also take place on Mondays.
There is a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning any of the prizes when the advertised jackpot is $40 million. The odds of wining the jackpots is 1.2 million to 1, and the odds to win $1 million are 1 to 11.7 million, according to Powerball.
Powerball is adding Monday night jackpot drawings in August. It costs $2 per play in Kentucky. Power plays multiply your Powerball winnings.
In Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, you can buy a Powerball ticket at local gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets. In Ohio, polls close at 10 p.m. and in Kentucky you get tickets online on the Kentucky Lottery website.
How do you pick numbers? Select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls and one number from 1-26 for red Powerball.
The Powerball jackpot winner can choose to receive their prize in 30 graduated payments over 29 years or a lump-sum payment.
Players can claim a prize up to $600 at any licensed lottery retailer in the jurisdiction where they bought the ticket. Prizes over $6,000 can be claimed at some lottery offices and at lottery headquarters.
