How To Play POWERBALL

• Visit any D.C. Lottery agent throughout the District and pick up a POWERBALL® bet slip.
• Choose your own numbers on the bet slip. Select five numbers from 1 through 59, then select one POWERBALL® number from 1 though 35.
• Or, let the computer choose your numbers with the Quick Pick option.
• Each POWERBALL® wager costs $2.00.
• Play up to five wagers on one bet slip.
• Purchase your POWERBALL® tickets in advance for 1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18, and 20 consecutive draws.
• You must purchase your POWERBALL® ticket by 9 p.m. on the day of the drawing.
• Check your tickets carefully. POWERBALL® tickets cannot be canceled.

Power Play

• Power Play costs an additional $1 for each $1 bet.
• If you win a POWERBALL® prize, your winnings will be increased! See Prize Chart for dollar amounts.
• To play Power Play, mark YES on the POWERBALL® bet slip or ask your agent for Power Play.  Power Play applies to all boards on the bet slip.

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Payment Options

• Jackpot winners can decide how they want to receive their prize.
• Cash Option: You can select to receive your POWERBALL® jackpot prize in one payment. The cash option pays approximately one half of the Jackpot share (minus withholding tax).
• Annuity Option: You can select to receive your POWERBALL® jackpot prize in 30 graduated payments made over 29 years when the prize is claimed, or within 60 days of entitlement to the prize.