New National Lottery game launches in UK with £1.5bn jackpot
A huge jackpot could be won tonight(Image: Merthyr Express)
The world’s biggest lottery has launched with the chance of becoming millionaires
The world’s biggest lottery game has launched in the UK with tickets on sale for £4 for the chance to win a jackpot that has once rolled over to almost £1.5bn. The National Lottery Powerball is US favourite but has now arrived overseas to give Brits the chance to win a huge prize.
With no cap on the prize amount, that is starting at £300m on Wednesday July 21, the cash won will be paid over 30 years allowing winners to receive a higher total prize than they would receive if paid a one off lump sum.
The biggest Powerball jackpot played for in the US to date is $2.04 billion, won on 7th November 2022.
The National Lottery says that the overall odds of winning any prize on Powerball in the UK are 1 in 14 whilst the odds of winning the jackpot prize are around 1 in 292m. For money-saving tips, sign up to our Money newsletter here
As the jackpot is paid over 30 years there is a chance that the winner may die before receiving the entirety of their winnings. In this case the remaining value of the prize will be paid as a lump sum to their estate. A lump sum death benefit will be based on the estimated value of the remaining Annuity Payments.
How to play Powerball
1 – Pick five numbers from one-69 plus one Powerball number from one-26 or go with a Lucky Dip for randomly selected numbers.
2 – Add how many lines you want to play. Your play slip starts with 4 available lines but you can add more or remove lines if you wish.
3 – Choose to play on Monday, Wednesday or Saturday by 11:55pm, or all of them, and then the number of weeks you would like to play for.
4 – Review and confirm your added lines, play preferences and total cost and you’re good to go.
Prizes
Five main numbers plus the Powerball – Jackpot paid over 30 years
Five main numbers – £1,000,000 (fixed prize)
Four main numbers plus the Powerball – £33,000
Four main numbers – £1,100
Three main numbers plus the Powerball – £500.00
Three main numbers – £52.10
Two main numbers plus the Powerball – £30.80
One main number plus the Powerball – £15.30
The Powerball – £11.90
Two main numbers – £8.00 (fixed prize)
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