Prizes vary from $4 for the matching the Powerball to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California) to the jackpot for matching all six balls. You can check all the prize payouts on the Powerball website here. You can play the game in 45 states plus the Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Powerball lottery drawings are 11 pm EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. Jackpot for Jan. 25, 2025, was a whopping $46 million