"The MO Powerball – Wednesdays & Saturdays from the Missouri Lottery"
The Missouri Lottery is 1 of 47 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the Powerball game – in this case the Missouri Powerball – as part of its overall portfolio of lottery games.
Powerball is a Multi-State USA Lottery that is run by the Multi State Lottery Association – MUSL – and is one of the largest lottery games in the world having produced a record jackpot in Janusry 2016 of an incredible US$ 1.586 BILLION. This is the biggest lottery jackpot ever to have been won to date in the history of world jackpot lottery games more than doubling the Mega Millions jackpot record at the time of US$ 656 MILLION.
The very first Powerball draw took place on April 22nd 1992 with 16 USA Lottery companies – who were all members of the MUSL – taking part when the game changed its format and name from Lotto America which had started on February 13th 1988.
The Missouri Powerball began operations on April 22nd 1992 when the Powerball game began – the MO Lottery having already become the 7th member to join the MUSL (Multi State Lottery Association ) who run and syndicate the game across the USA – back on October 16th 1987.
The MO Powerball works in the same way as the Powerball game works in all the States and Districts in the US that offer the game.
Jackpots start off at US$ 40 Million and ROLLOVER after each draw when the top prize is not won – increasing in size by at least US$ 10 Million each time – making for some enormous jackpot figures.
6 numbers are drawn in total for the Missouri Powerball game from 2 separate drawing machines – firstly 5 numbers are drawn from 59 white balls and then 1 number (the Powerball) is drawn from 35 red balls.
Draws for the Missouri Powerball Lottery take place twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.59pm CST (10.59pm EST).
There is also a Powerball prize multiplier option available when playing the Missouri Power Ball which dramatically increases the size of a Powerball win and is called Powerball POWERPLAY...
POWERPLAY…
The Powerball POWERPLAY option is a fixed prize multiplier and will automatically increase the Powerball win to at least double the original amount – and is there to give players of the Missouri Powerball a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the MO Powerball jackpot itself.
With Powerball POWER PLAY – you are very easily able to multiply your winnings on these levels by 2x, 3x or 4x – greatly increasing the amount you will walk away with.
For example – a Powerball non-jackpot 2nd prize of US$ 1 Million will be immediately doubled to US$ 2 Million when playing the MO Power Ball using this Powerball POWERPLAY facility.
The aim when playing is to correctly select as many Powerball winning numbers as possible – and with 9 different ways in which you can win on the Missouri Powerball Lottery – you have a great chance of winning a prize.
There are generally 4 ways you can play the MO Powerball…
1. Pick 5 of your own main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 plus your 1 Power Ball (red ball) number from 1 to 35.
2. Pick 5 of your own main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 and use the Quick Pick option to let the computer choose your Power Ball (red ball) number for you from 1 to 35 – using a computer powered random number generator.
3. Use the Quick Pick option to let the computer pick your 5 main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 using a random number generator – and then select your own Power Ball (red ball) number from 1 to 35.
4. Use the Quick Pick option to let the computer choose both your 5 main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 and also your 1 Power Ball (red ball) number from 1 to 35 using its random number generator.
You can use any of these methods whether you are playing the MO Power Ball in-state or if you Play Powerball Online with an authorized online lottery ticket sales company such as TheLotter.
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POWERPLAY…
For just an extra dollar – you can choose to increase your Missouri Powerball Lottery winnings on all levels except the jackpot – by adding the Powerball POWER PLAY option when you are playing the MO Powerball.
If your chosen MO Powerball numbers match the latest Powerball winning numbers on any of these prize levels – you will immediately increase your winnings by either 2, 3 or 4 times – depending on what Missouri Power Ball prize you have won.
If you are lucky enough to match all 5 of the main Powerball winning numbers – the POWERPLAY multiplier will immediately double your prize to US$ 2 Million.
If you have won a 3rd level prize of US$ 10,000 – your winnings will be quadrupled to a much bigger US$ 40,000 if you play with the Powerball POWER PLAY option.
See the table further on down the page for full details of the extra winnings you can achieve with the POWERPLAY multiplier when playing the Powerball MO.
In the past – you used to have to buy your lottery ticket in Missouri itself to take part in any of the Missouri Lottery games – including the MO Powerball.
Today though – you are able to Play Powerball Online from right around the world due to the presence of genuine and fully authorized online lottery ticket sales companies like TheLotter.
So, if you reside outside of Missouri or the US – but wish to play any of the Missouri State Lottery games including the MO Powerball – this is entirely possible using the appropriate lottery ticket sales companies – where you can find yourself saving a fair amount of time if you choose to buy lottery tickets online.
The Missouri State Lottery require that all players be a minimum of 18 years of age before purchasing any MO Lottery tickets including tickets for the Powerball Missouri.
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The Missouri Lottery Powerball is drawn every week on both Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.59pm CST (10.59pm EST).
You can find the Missouri Powerball Results – plus other Missouri Lottery results – in various different ways to check your ticket – and see if you have been lucky with the MO Powerball winning numbers drawn.
The Missouri Powerball winning numbers will be broadcast on the following television stations – KQFX FOX Channel 22 in Columbia, WGEM FOX Channel 18 in Hannibal / Quincy IL, WDAF FOX Channel 4 in Kansas City and KTVI FOX Channel 2 in St.Louis.
The winning Missouri Powerball numbers will also be displayed on the official website of the Lottery MO – molottery.com – shortly after the draw has been made.
You can find out the latest Missouri Powerball Results on various radio stations and in newspapers across the state plus you can come back to Global Lottery Review any time to check the Missouri Powerball results – any Previous Powerball Results – plus any other MO Lottery results that you may wish to look up.
With 9 different ways of winning – and therefore a great chance of winning something on the Powerball Missouri – the odds vary greatly from 1 in 175.22 million for matching all the correct MO Powerball winning numbers – right down to just 1 in 55 for matching only 1 correct number.
The overall odds of winning any prize on the Missouri Powerball are 1 in 31.85.
Here is an easy-to-read calculation table that shows you the odds of winning the MO Powerball, the number of matches needed and the prizes you can win – on all different levels of the MO Powerball including prizes to be won when playing with the Powerball Powerplay option…
Missouri POWERBALL ODDS and PRIZES |
Prize |
Number of Matches |
Winning |
Prize with |
Odds |
1 |
5 Main + Power Ball |
Jackpot |
Jackpot |
1 in 175,223,510 |
2 |
5 Main |
$ 1,000,000 |
$ 2,000,000 |
1 in 5,153,632.65 |
3 |
4 Main + Power Ball |
$ 10,000 |
$ 40,000 |
1 in 648,975.96 |
4 |
4 Main |
$ 100 |
$ 200 |
1 in 19,087.53 |
5 |
3 Main + Power Ball |
$ 100 |
$ 200 |
1 in 12,244.83 |
6 |
3 Main |
$ 7 |
$ 14 |
1 in 360.14 |
7 |
2 Main + Power Ball |
$ 7 |
$ 14 |
1 in 706.43 |
8 |
1 Main + Power Ball |
$ 4 |
$ 12 |
1 in 110.81 |
9 |
Power Ball Only |
$ 4 |
$ 12 |
1 in 55.41 |
OVERALL odds of winning ANY prize are 1 in 31.85 |
The biggest jackpot win to date on the Missouri Powerball has been a half share of the record US$ 587.5 Million jackpot won on November 28th 2012 by 2 tickets from Missouri and Arizona.
Cindy and Mark Hill were the lucky Powerball winners from Dearborn, Missouri who scooped a massive US$ 293.75 Million with the winning powerball numbers of 5, 16, 22, 23, 29, and a Powerball of 6. The same amount again was won by Matthew Good from Arizona who shared this historic win.
This unimaginable jackpot figure is the 3rd biggest ever to have been won in the history of jackpot lottery games around the world.
The 2nd largest jackpot to have been won on the Missouri Power Ball so far has been the US$ 258.5 Million won by Christopher Shaw from Marshall on April 21st 2010.
The 3rd largest MO Power Ball jackpot prize to date has been the very impressive sum of US$ 254 Million which was won on January 24th 2007 by the Wilson family from St.Louis.
April 12th 2006 saw the 4th largest MO Power Ball jackpot win take place when US$ 224.2 Million was won by the Lucky 13 State Workers from Florissant.
The very first MO Powerball win was on December 23rd 1992 when US$ 5.2 Million was won by Ruth House from St.Ann – a record, of course, at the time.
If you have won an MO Powerball jackpot – you will be able to claim your prize as either a cash lump sum or as an annuity payment – you will need to make this choice within 60 days from the date of the draw.
If you choose the annuity option – your Missouri Powerball winnings will be paid to you in 30 installments over a 29 year period.
For all prizes on the MO Powerball – you will have 180 days from the date of the draw taking place – to make your claim before your MO Powerball ticket will become invalid.
If your win on the Missouri Powerball Lottery is less than US$ 600 – you should be able to claim your winnings at most Missouri Lottery retailers and also from Lottery MO offices or by mail.
If you’ve had a win of more than US$ 600 on the MO Powerball – you will need to complete an Missouri Lottery winners claim form and claim your prize at one of the Lottery Missouri offices or by mail.
If you are the lucky winner of a Missouri Lottery Powerball jackpot – you will need to make your claim at an MO Lottery office.
You needn’t worry if you play lottery online with one of the genuine and authorized online lottery ticket sale companies like TheLotter – as part of their role is to look after all these details for you – making sure that you receive your winnings directly and in a timely manner.
As well as the MO Powerball – the Missouri Lottery offers various other games – some of which are played just within Missouri itself like Pick 3, Pick 4, Show Me Cash, Club Keno, Lucky Dough plus numerous MissouriLottery Scratchers.
Other Missouri Lottery games such as the highly popular jackpot lottery game – the Missouri Lotto – and the massive Multi-State Mega Millions game can be played from anywhere in the world.
We have fully reviewed the MOLottery – Missouri Lotto – which you can read about in great detail here and also the huge rival Mega Millions game – which the MissouriLottery has now been selling since January 31st 2010 as a direct result of the recent cross-selling agreement between the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the Mega Millions consortium.
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