Current Jackpot US$ 80,000,000

Power Ball Rules – Powerball Lottery

As the Powerball is such a huge lottery and has such a vast base of players right across the United States and the rest of the world – we thought it useful to include a section here on the more basic and important of the numerous Powerball Rules that apply when you play Play Powerball online or offline.

Naturally it would be beyond the scope of this website to cover every single rule that applies to the Powerball Lottery – for an exhaustive list of Power Ball Rules you will need to visit the official Powerball website for the State or country that you reside in or intend to buy lottery tickets from.

Having said that, we think it important that we should look at least look at the most fundamental Powerball rules here and provide a broad understanding of the Powerball Lotto game and the things that you really DO need to be aware of when you buy Powerball tickets and Play Powerball.

Powerball Rules – Powerball Tickets

It is obvious of course, that when we play Powerball that our overriding aim is to win the lottery and preferably be lucky enough achieve a big Powerball win.

Just think what an awful situation it would be if we were to correctly select those Powerball winning numbers one day only to find that were not able to claim our Powerball Prize because we were claiming the prize in a different State or country to where we actually purchased our Powerball tickets.

One of the basic Power Ball rules when playing is that you DO need to claim your Powerball prize in the same State or country to where you bought your Powerball tickets. This is an important point to note when you play Power Ball.

Therefore if, for example, you are away on vacation or on business in a different State when you purchase your Powerball tickets – you will need to check your own Powerball numbers against the Powerball Results in the State that you bought the ticket. Do this BEFORE you return home to your own State and if you are a Powerball winner – claim your Powerball prize in the State that you bought your Powerball Tickets in.

It would be a big shock to have successfully picked the winning Powerball Numbers and miss out on what could potentially be a really huge Powerball Jackpot win simply by not being aware of what is one of the more basic of Powerball rules.

This is one of the Powerball rules that needs to be in place due to the fact that the Powerball Lotto is not particular to any one State but is played right across 47 States and Jurisdictions in the USA and each of those States has its own pool of money to draw from should the Power Ball jackpot or any of the many other Powerball Lotto prizes be won within its boundaries.

It is important to note that this particular Powerball lottery rule will not affect you if you buy lottery tickets online either within the USA or from anywhere around the world. If you play Powerball online your lottery ticket sales company will take care of all ticket purchasing and payments if you are a Power Ball winner.

Powerball Rules – Powerball Prizes

This is another one of the most fundamental Powerball rules that we believe is so important to be aware of that we felt it needed to be included in this section.

Basically when you buy lottery tickets for the USA Lottery – Powerball – keep them in as safe a place as possible because if you lose them your Powerball prize can be claimed by somebody else!

The operators of the Powerball Lotto can accept no responsibility should you mislay your Powerball tickets – this is much the same all over the world with the hundreds of different national lottery operators.

If you should Buy Powerball Tickets and then lose them, it is perfectly legal for someone ELSE to claim what should be YOUR Powerball prize if they subsequently find your lost Powerball lotto ticket and hand it in.

The very simple way you can give yourself some protection here is to sign the back of your Powerball tickets.

Under the Power Ball rules – a Powerball lotto ticket is a “bearer instrument” and that anybody who has possession of the ticket can make a claim unless the lottery ticket is signed.

Therefore it is the person who actually hands in the lottery ticket who is entitled to claim whatever Powerball Prize is due and it is the ticket holder who is deemed to be the lawful owner – not necessarily the person who actually purchased the Powerball tickets.

So losing your Powerball tickets could mean that you may actually miss out quite easily on some huge Power Ball jackpot prize that should rightfully be yours just because someone else has been lucky enough to find the Powerball lotto ticket that you have mislaid.

Powerball Rules – Powerball Jackpot Rollover

One of the really great Powerball rules is that there is no limit to how many times the Powerball jackpot can rollover each time that it is not won.

This one rule means that very frequently the Power Ball jackpot reaches such incredibly high levels that the whole of the lottery playing world is watching it draw after draw.

Explained simply – each time that the Powerball Jackpot is not won the prize fund is added on to the lottery jackpot prize fund for the following draw and so on until there is a Powerball winner of the jackpot prize.

So it is not at all uncommon to see regular Powerball jackpot prizes in the US$ 100 Million to US$ 200 Million range and even up in the US$ 300 Million to US$ 400 Million range – even occasionally between US$ 500 Million and US$ 600 Million.

The overall Powerball record jackpot to date being an incredible US$ 1.586 BILLION that was won on January 13th 2016.

Powerball Rules – Annuity or Cash Lump Sum?

If you find yourself to be one of the lucky Powerball winners of a jackpot prize you will be able to claim your prize in one of two ways…

1. An annuity payment payable over a 30 year period.

2. A cash lump sum.

The time at which you have to make the choice between taking your Powerball jackpot prize as either a cash payment or an annuity depends upon which State you are claiming your Powerball prize in – full details on this are listed below.

Other aspects of claiming a Powerball jackpot prize also vary slightly from State to State. If you have a look at the table below you will see the individual criteria for claiming Powerball prizes for each of the US State Lottery companies.

Powerball Rules – Powerball Prize Claims

Here is a complete A to Z list that illustrates the criteria in place for claiming a Powerball prize from each of the different US State Lotteries.

Please note that if you have won a Powerball prize that can be claimed from a Lottery Retail agent this can generally also be claimed from the Lottery Company’s Regional Offices or the Lottery HQ of the company concerned.

Arizona Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Over $600 up to and including Powerball jackpot to be claimed at Arizona Lottery HQ
Up to $600 can be claimed at Arizona Powerball Lotto Ticket Sales retailer / agent.

Arkansas Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball jackpot to be claimed at Arkansas Lottery HQ.
More than $500 to be claimed at Arkansas Lottery District Office.
Up to $500 can be claimed from Arkansas Powerball Lotto Ticket Sales retailer.

California Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from California Lottery HQ.
More than $599 to be claimed from CA Lottery District Office or CA Lottery HQ.
Up to $599 can be claimed from any California Lottery Ticket retailer..

Colorado Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made at the date of your claim.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from Colorado Lottery HQ.
More than $599 to be claimed from Colorado Lottery Office or Colorado Lottery HQ.
Up to $599 can be claimed at Colorado Powerball Lotto Ticket Sales retailer.

Connecticut Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $5,000 or jackpot to be claimed from CT Lottery HQ.
Between $600 and $5,000 to be claimed from High Tier Claim Center or CT Lotto HQ.
Up to $599 can be claimed at Connecticut Powerball Lotto Ticket Sales retailer.

Delaware Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made at time of ticket purchase.
Powerball prize of $5,001 or more including jackpot to be claimed at DE Lottery HQ.
Between $600 and $5,000 to be claimed from DE Lottery Division of Revenue Offices.
Up to $599 can be claimed at any Delaware Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

DC Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Prizes of $600 or more including jackpot to be claimed from DC Lottery Claim Center.
Up to $599.50 can be claimed at any DC Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

Florida Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
$1,000 or more can be claimed from FL Lottery District Offices or FL Lottery HQ.
Up to $599.99 can be claimed at Florida Powerball Lotto Ticket Sales retailer or HQ.

Georgia Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Any Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from Georgia Lottery HQ.
More than $600 (except jackpot) can be claimed at District Office or GA Lottery HQ.
Up to $600 can be claimed at Georgia Powerball Lotto Ticket retailer or District Office.

Idaho Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of $600 or more including jackpot to be claimed at Idaho Lottery HQ.
Up to $599.99 can be claimed at Idaho Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

Illinois Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed at Illinois Lottery Claims Office.
From $600 & $1 Million to be claimed by validating ticket at retailer & mailing form in.
Up to $25,000 can be claimed at Illinois Lottery Prize Center.
Up to $600 can be claimed at Illinois Powerball Lotto retailer.

Indiana Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $50,000 or jackpot to be claimed at Hoosier Lottery HQ.
Between $600 & $49,999 to be claimed from a Regional Office or Hoosier Lottery HQ.
Up to $599 can be claimed at Indiana Powerball Lotto retailer, Regional Office or HQ.

Iowa Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from Iowa Lottery HQ.
More than $600 to be claimed from Iowa State Lottery office with Claim Form.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any Iowa Lottery retailer if there are sufficient funds.
Up to $100 can be claimed at any Iowa Powerball Lotto retailer.

Kansas Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $25,000 or jackpot to be claimed at Kansas Lottery HQ.
Between $5,001 and $25,000 to be claimed from a Kansas Lottery Regional Office.
Between $600 and $5,000 can be claimed from Cashing Agent or by mail.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any Kansas Powerball Lotto retailer.

Kentucky Lottery
Any Powerball lotto prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $25,000 or jackpot to be claimed from KY Lottery HQ.
Between $5,001 and $25,000 can be claimed from KY Lottery Regional Offices.
Between $600 and $5,000 to be claimed from Cashing Agent or KY Lottery HQ.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any Kentucky Powerball Lotto retailer.

Louisiana Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $510,000 or jackpot to be claimed from LA Lottery HQ.
More than $600 to be claimed from any LA Lottery Regional Office or by mail.
Up to $600 can be claimed at most Louisiana Powerball Lotto retailers or by mail.

Maine Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Any Powerball prize to be claimed either at retailer or by mail to ME Lotto HQ.

Maryland Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 182 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball lotto jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim.
Powerball prize of more than $5,000 or jackpot to be claimed at Maryland Lottery HQ.
From $600 to $5,000 to be claimed at MD Lottery Claim Center or Retailer+ location.
Less than $600 can be claimed at Maryland Powerball Lotto retailer or Claim Center.

Massachusetts Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Powerball prize of more than $50,000 or jackpot to be claimed at Mass Lottery HQ.
Between $601 & $49,999 can be claimed at Massachusetts Lottery Regional Office.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any Massachusetts Powerball Lotto retailer.

Michigan Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made at time of ticket purchase.
Powerball prize of more than $50,000 or jackpot to be claimed at MI Lottery HQ.
Between $601 & $50,000 to be claimed at MI Lottery Regional Office or Lottery HQ.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any Michigan Powerball Lotto retailer.

Minnesota Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $30,000 or jackpot to be claimed at MI Lottery HQ.
More than $600 to be claimed from MN Lottery Regional Office or by mail.
Up to $599.99 can be claimed at any Minnesota Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

Missouri Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Power Ball jackpot to be made within 60 days of draw date.
Power Ball jackpot prize to be claimed at a Missouri Lottery Office.
More than $600 to be claimed at Missouri Lottery Office or by mail.
Less than $600 can be claimed at Missouri Powerball Lotto retailers or by mail.

Montana Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 6 months from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Power Ball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $599 or jackpot to be claimed at Montana Lottery HQ.
Up to $599 can be claimed at any Montana Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

Nebraska Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Any Powerball prize over $20,000 or jackpot to be claimed at Nebraska Lottery HQ.
Between $501 & $19,999 to be claimed at NE Lottery Regional Center or by mail.
Up to $500 can be claimed at any Nebraska Powerball Lotto retailer.

New Hampshire Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Any Powerball prize of over $600 including jackpot to be claimed at NH Lottery HQ.
Up to $599.99 can be claimed from most NH Powerball Lotto retailers or by mail.

New Jersey Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Power Ball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from New Jersey Lottery HQ.
More than $599.50 to be claimed at an NJ Lottery retailer or NJ Lottery HQ.
Up to $599.50 can be claimed at any NJ Powerball Lotto retailer.

New Mexico Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 90 days from date of draw.
Powerball prize more than $100,000 or jackpot to be claimed from NM Lottery HQ.
Between $601 and $99,999 to be claimed from New Mexico Lottery HQ.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any NM Powerball retailer or by mail to NM Lottery HQ.

New York Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 1 year from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Power ball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
More than $1/2 Million to be claimed at Regional Customer Service Centers.
Between $601 & $1/2 Million at Regional Customer Service Centers or by mail.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any New York Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

North Carolina Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Any Powerball prize of more than $100,000 or jackpot to be claimed from Lottery HQ.
From $600 to $99,999.99 to be claimed at NC Lottery Office, NC Lotto HQ or by mail.
Up to $599.99 can be claimed at any North Carolina Powerball Lotto retailer.

North Dakota Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Power Ball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
More than $599 including jackpot to be claimed at ND Lottery HQ or by mail.
Up to $599 can be claimed at any North Dakota Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

Ohio Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
More than $5,000 or jackpot can be claimed from Ohio Lottery Regional Office.
Between $600 and $5,000 to be claimed from OH retailers with claim form.
Up to $599 can be claimed at any Ohio Powerball Lotto retailer.

Oklahoma Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
More than $5,000 or jackpot can be claimed from Oklahoma Lottery HQ.
Between $600 and $5,000 to be claimed from Oklahoma Lottery HQ or by mail.
Up to $599.99 can be claimed at any OK Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

Oregon Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice between cash/annuity for jackpot to be made within 60 days of validating ticket.
More than $600 or Powerball lotto jackpot can be claimed from Oregon Lottery HQ.
Up to $600 can be claimed at most OR Powerball Lotto retailers or by mail.

Pennsylvania Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball lotto jackpot prize to be claimed from PA Lottery HQ.
Between $601 & $2,500 to be claimed at any PA Lottery retailer using a Claim Form.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any PA Powerball Lotto retailer.

Puerto Rico Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of draw date.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from Puerto Rico Lottery HQ in San Juan.
$25,001 and over to be claimed at Puerto Rico Lottery HQ in San Juan.
Up to $25,000 can be claimed at any Puerto Rico Powerball Lotto retailer.

Rhode Island Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of draw date.
Powerball prize of more than $600 or a jackpot to be claimed from RI Lottery HQ.
Up to $599 can be claimed at any RI Powerball Lotto retailer.

South Carolina Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date printed on your ticket.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of draw date.
Prizes of more than $100,000 or a jackpot to be claimed at SC Lottery Office.
Between $501 and $100,000 to be claimed by mail using an SC Lottery Claim Form.
Up to $500 can be claimed at any SC Powerball Lotto retailer.

South Dakota Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Any Powerball lotto jackpot prize to be claimed from South Dakota Lottery HQ.
$100 or more to be claimed from SD Lottery Offices or by mail.
Up to $100 can be claimed at any South Dakota Powerball Lotto retailer or by mail.

Tennessee Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $200,000 or a jackpot to be claimed at TN Lottery HQ.
From $600 to $199,999 from a TN Lotto District Office, TN Lotto HQ or by mail.
Up to $599 can be claimed at a TN Lotto retailer, District Office, Lottery HQ or mail.

Texas Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made at time of ticket purchase.
Powerball prize of more than $1 Million or a jackpot to be claimed at TX Lottery HQ.
From $600 to $1 Million to be claimed at Local Claim Center, TX Lotto HQ or by mail.
Up to $599 from any TX Lotto retailer, Local Claim Center, TX Lottery HQ or by mail.

Vermont Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 365 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball prize of more than $5,000 or jackpot to be claimed at Vermont Lottery HQ.
Between $500 and $5,000 can be claimed at any Chittenden Bank or VT Lottery HQ.
Up to $499 can be claimed at any Vermont Powerball Lottery retailer or VT Lottery HQ.

Virgin Islands Lottery
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball lotto jackpot prize to be claimed from Virgin Islands Lottery HQ.
More than $1,200 to be claimed at VI Lottery Office in Barbel Plaza on St.Thomas
More than $1,200 at Sunny Isle Shopping Center Lottery Office on St.Croix
Up to $1,199 can be claimed at any Virgin Islands Powerball Lotto retailer.

Virginia Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball lotto jackpot prize to be claimed from Virginia Lottery HQ.
$601 or more to be claimed from VA Lottery Office or by mail.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any Virginia Powerball Lottery retailer.

Washington Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Prize of more than $100 Million or jackpot to be claimed at the WA Lottery HQ.
From $601 to $100 Million can be claimed at a Washington Lottery Regional Office.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any WA Powerball retailer or by mail to WA Lottery HQ.

West Virginia Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Prize of more than $601 or jackpot to be claimed at Regional Office or Lottery HQ.
Up to $600 can be claimed at any WV Powerball Lottery retailer.

Wisconsin Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of claim date.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from Wisconsin Lottery HQ.
$600 or more to be claimed at WI Lottery Office or by mail.
Up to $599 can be claimed at most Wisconsin Powerball Lotto retailers.

Wyoming Lottery
Any Powerball prize to be claimed within 180 days from date of draw.
Choice of cash/annuity for Powerball jackpot to be made within 60 days of draw date.
Powerball jackpot prize to be claimed from Wyoming Lottery HQ.
$600 or more to be claimed at Wyoming Lottery Headquarters.
Up to $599 can be claimed at any WyoLotto retailers or the Wyoming Lottery Office.

Powerball Rules – Age Restrictions

The age limit at which you can play Powerball also varies from State to State – the most common age limit is 18 years of age for most USA Lottery companies but as there are a few variations that occur between the Powerball States we have decided to include a full list below of the State Lotteries and their own individual age restrictions.

If you need to know at what age you can legally play Powerball in any of the Power Ball States just refer to the following list.

Arizona
You must be at least 21 years of age to Play Powerball with the Arizona Lottery.

Arkansas
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Arkansas Lottery.

California
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the California Lottery.

Colorado
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Colorado Lottery.

Connecticut
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Connecticut Lottery.

Delaware
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Delaware Lottery.

DC – Washington
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the DC Lottery.

Florida
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Florida Lottery.

Georgia
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Georgia Lottery.

Idaho
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Idaho Lottery.

Illinois
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Illinois Lottery.

Indiana
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Hoosier Lottery.

Iowa
You must be at least 21 years of age to Play Powerball with the Iowa Lottery.

Kansas
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Kansas Lottery.

Kentucky
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Kentucky Lottery.

Louisiana
You must be at least 21 years of age to Play Powerball with the Louisiana Lottery.

Maine
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Maine State Lottery.

Maryland
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Maryland Lottery.

Massachusetts
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Mass Lottery.

Michigan
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Michigan Lottery.

Minnesota
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Minnesota Lottery.

Missouri
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Missouri Lottery.

Montana
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Montana Lottery.

Nebraska
You must be at least 19 years of age to Play Powerball with the Nebraska Lottery.

New Hampshire
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the NH Lottery.

New Jersey
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the New Jersey Lottery.

New Mexico
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the NM Lottery.

New York
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the New York Lottery.

North Carolina
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the NC Lottery.

North Dakota
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the ND Lottery.

Ohio
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Ohio Lottery.

Oklahoma
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Oklahoma Lottery.

Oregon
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Oregon Lottery.

Pennsylvania
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the PA Lottery.

Puerto Rico
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with Loterias de Puerto Rico.

Rhode Island
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the RI Lottery.

South Carolina
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the SC Lottery.

South Dakota
Youmust be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the SD Lottery.

Tennessee
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Tennessee Lottery.

Texas
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Texas Lottery.

Vermont
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Vermont Lottery.

Virgin Islands
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the VI Lottery.

Virginia
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Virginia Lottery.

Washington
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Washington Lottery.

West Virginia
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the WV Lottery.

Wisconsin
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Wisconsin Lottery.

Wyoming
You must be at least 18 years of age to Play Powerball with the Wyoming Lottery.

Powerball Rules – Sharing a Powerball Prize

Many lottery players across the USA and the rest of the world like to Play Powerball as part of a group or as part of their own Power Ball syndicate.

It is perfectly ok for a group of people to share a Powerball prize according to the Powerball rules and they can share the cost and decide on how they wish to share the prize when they make their winning claim.

Once again the rules vary on this slightly from State to State across the 47 USA Powerball States & Jurisdictions and it is always wise to check with the particular State Lottery where the Powerball tickets were purchased to find out their criteria for claiming Powerball prizes as a group.

For example the Multi State Lottery Association – MUSL – is able to handle requests relating to the division of Powerball prize payments for Power Ball syndicate members including whether the member wishes to be paid by cash or annuity.

Powerball Rules – Play Powerball Online

Now that we’ve covered in detail the most fundamental of the Powerball rules, it is worth noting that if you decide to play Powerball Online you will not have to be concerned about the majority of them.

If you buy lottery tickets online with a recognised and official lottery ticket sales agency such as TheLotter, Jackpot.com, WinTrillions, Lottokings or the PlayUSALotteries – everything is fully taken care of for you and the restrictions that apply when you buy lottery tickets locally do not exist.

You can play Powerball online without having to worry about which country or State you live in and you have no worries about what would happen if you were to lose your Powerball tickets as they are all recorded for you electronically.

Your chosen lottery ticket sales company will purchase your lottery tickets on your behalf in the country where the game takes place – in this case the United States of America – and will notify you of the very latest Powerball Lottery Results and Power Ball winning numbers – paying you promptly if you are a Powerball winner.

Many people these days buy lottery tickets online for the Powerball Lottery simply because it is quicker, easier and takes away any of the potential risks involved when they buy lottery tickets from a local store or lottery ticket agent.

Powerball Lotto Rules – Summary

Here is a quick recap on the various Powerball rules that we have covered...

It is always possible that there may be additions and alterations to the Powerball rules and regulations and if we learn of any changes to these we will be sure to keep you informed and write about them here.

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