Powerball Australia
Powerball Australia odds and prizes
Powerball Australia is played by choosing 7 numbers from 1 to 35 and 1 Powerball from 1 to 20. There are 134,490,400 possible lines, and each one has exactly the same chance of being drawn. Overall, a line wins a prize of any tier about once in 44 draws.
Powerball Australia odds and prizes
| Match | Odds | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Jackpot · 7 + PB | 1 in 134,490,400 | Paid in one lump sum |
| 7 numbers | 1 in 7,078,442 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
| 6 + PB | 1 in 686,176 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
| 6 numbers | 1 in 36,115 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
| 5 + PB | 1 in 16,943 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
| 4 + PB | 1 in 1,173 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
| 5 numbers | 1 in 892 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
| 3 + PB | 1 in 188 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
| 2 + PB | 1 in 65.2 | Shared between the tier's winners; changes with every draw |
Odds follow from the game's rules: the count of lines that match each tier, out of every possible line.
How Powerball Australia is played
- Price per line
- A$1.40
- Draws
- Thursday, 7:30pm AEST (8:30pm AEDT)
- Sales close
- 7:30pm AEST (8:30pm AEDT) on draw day; at least two games a draw
- Jackpot payment
- Paid in one lump sum
Questions about Powerball Australia odds
What are the odds of winning the Powerball Australia jackpot?
1 in 134,490,400 for each line, in every draw. Playing more lines adds chances one line at a time; no choice of numbers changes the odds of a line.
What are the odds of winning any Powerball Australia prize?
About 1 in 44 per line, counting every prize tier.
Does choosing my own numbers or a random line change the odds?
No. Chosen or random, every line has the same chance. What can differ is how many other players hold the same kind of line, and so how a prize would be shared.
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