how to play Powerball
Imagine what you could change if you won Powerball this Thursday. With a minimum of division one prize pool of
$3 million every Thursday and jackpots of up to $50 million, Powerball could give you the power to change it all.
Every Thursday night, 5 balls are drawn at random from forty five balls numbered 1 to 45. A second draw is conducted using a separate draw machine to select one Powerball from 45 balls numbered 1 to 45”
To win fist division you need to match all 5 winning numbers plus the Powerball in a single game.
Powerball is drawn Thursday nights and is broadcast at approximately 8:45pm on Channel Seven in Queensland, and affiliated regional stations (check your local TV guide).
buy Powerball online or at a Golden Casket Outlet
Buy Powerball online right here at goldencasket.com. Join up using our fast and easy registration process and you'll be able to deposit funds, choose your numbers and put your entries in - all via the internet. Or you can visit your local Golden Casket Outlet.
download the "Let's Play" Powerball Guide
ways to play Powerball
QuickPick Entries are perfect if you're in a rush or playing lotto for the first time because your numbers are generated at random for you. QuickPick Entries are available in the following sizes:
- REGULAR QuickPick - 12 Games
- SUPER QuickPick - 18 Games
- MEGA QuickPick - 24 Games
- JUMBO QuickPick - 36 Games
If you've got numbers that are really special to you they could mean more to you when you play lotto. Just follow these simple steps:
- Grab a Powerball coupon at your local Golden Casket Outlet or select your numbers when you buy Powerball online
- Mark 5 numbers in the first panel + 1 number in the Powerball panel*
- Play 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 game panels
* The second game panel is marked with a "P" to indicate the Powerball panel.
Winners Circle card members can store up to 20 sets of favourite games and numbers on their Winners Circle card. Just present your card at your local Golden Casket Outlet and ask to play a Favourite. You can record any marked coupon or QuickPick as a favourite, or as an online member you can save Favourites when buying lotto online. That means you can play your Favourites anytime! Favourites recorded online can only be played online, not in a Golden Casket shop.
A System Entry gives you the option to play more numbers per game for a greater chance to win. For example, to win Division 1 in Powerball, you need all five winning numbers plus the Powerball. To increase your chances of winning, you could play a System 9 which means you get to choose nine numbers for that game rather than the usual five (plus the Powerball) which is equivalent to 126 standard games. Just follow these simple steps:
- Grab a Powerball coupon at your local Golden Casket Outlet or select your numbers when you buy Powerball online
- Mark 7 - 20 numbers in each game panel (e.g mark 9 numbers for a System 9 Entry etc)
- Play 1 - 12 game panels (for System 14 to 20 entries you can play a maximum of 4 game panels per coupon)
- Mark 1 number in the Powerball panel. Powerball panel is indicated by a "P".
- Mark the "System" check box on your coupon or select this option when you buy Powerball online
Playing a PowerHit Entry guarantees you the winning Powerball number.
So with a PowerHit, to win first division, you just need to match the first five winning numbers! A one game PowerHit entry is equivalent to 45 standard Powerball games.
You can play a PowerHit entry with your favourite numbers on a marked coupon, as a QuickPick, or as a System entry.
- Grab a Powerball coupon at your local Golden Casket Outlet or select your numbers when you buy Powerball online
- For a marked PowerHit entry select 5 numbers in the first panel (you can play 2 - 12 game panels)
- For a PowerHit QuickPick entry, you can play 1 game panel
- Mark the "PowerHit" check box on your coupon or select PowerHit when you buy Powerball online
Going on holidays? Out of town for work? If you're away and don't want to miss getting your entry in, grab a Multi-week entry! It allows you to play the same numbers in your favourite game for five or ten weeks at a time.
Got your eye on a special draw coming up? Maybe you've got a good feeling about a particular date? Entries for specific draws are
available up to 10 weeks prior to any lotto draw date so why not buy early to avoid the rush.
