How to Play Powerball from Ohio
You can play Powerball by visiting an authorized Ohio Lottery retailer, or by ordering tickets online. To enter online, start by heading over to our Tickets page.
Follow these steps to enter Powerball:
- Select five main numbers between 1 and 69
- Choose a Powerball number from 1 to 26
- Decide whether you want to add Power Play so you can multiply your non-jackpot prizes
- Go for the "Multi-Draw" option if you want to enter the same set of numbers in more than one drawing. You are allowed to enter up to 10 consecutive drawings
If you don’t know which numbers you should choose, you can ask your lottery retailer for an "Auto Pick" ticket. Alternatively, try the Powerball number generator, a useful tool which will generate a random set of numbers in just a few seconds.
Each play costs $2. You can also add the Power Play option for $1 per play. Ticket sales end at 10:00 PM EST on the draw day, so make sure you purchase your tickets before that time.
Power Play Option
The Power Play option allows you to increase your winnings in the lower prize categories. You can multiply the amount 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times. When the advertised annuitized jackpot is worth $150 million or less, the 10X Power Play multiplier is made available.
Adding the Power Play option to your ticket will cost you an extra $1. You just need to indicate on your playslip that you want to include it.
Below you can find the frequency with which the Power Play number is chosen:
- 24 - 2X
- 13 - 3X
- 3 - 4X
- 2 - 5X
- 1- 10X
The Power Play second-prize tier Match Five (5+0) has a fixed amount of $2 million regardless of the Power Play number selected. The rest of the non-grand prizes will still be multiplied by the Power Play number selected.
How to Win
You need to match all the numbers to win the jackpot, but there are prizes on offer for matching fewer numbers, starting off with a payout just for matching the Powerball on its own. Go to the Odds and Prizes page to learn more.
When to check the results?
You can find out the winning numbers right after the draws take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 PM EST. Make sure you carefully check your Powerball tickets so you don’t miss out on a great prize.