Powerball® Multi-Draws Reduced for Upcoming Game Changes

PowerballTo prepare for the upcoming changes to the Powerball game in October 2015, the Nebraska Lottery is temporarily reducing the amount of drawings that can be purchased on a ticket.

Lotto tickets can be purchased in advance with the same numbers for up to 24 consecutive drawings using the multi-draw feature. With the upcoming changes to Powerball, the maximum number of Powerball multi-draws that can be purchased on a ticket will be reduced with each successive drawing starting on July 15. Once the final drawing (October 3) under the game's current matrix has taken place, it will again be possible to purchase multi-draw tickets for up to 24 consecutive drawings.

Date Number of draws left AFTER this draw
July 15, 2015 23
July 18, 2015  22
July 22, 2015 21
July 25, 2015 20
July 29, 2015 19
August 1, 2015 18
August 5, 2015 17
August 8, 2015 16
August 12, 2015 15
August 15, 2015 14
August 19, 2015 13
August 22, 2015 12
August 26, 2015 11
August 29, 2015 10
September 2, 2015 9
September 5, 2015 8
September 9, 2015 7
September 12, 2015 6
September 16, 2015 5
September 19, 2015 4
September 23, 2015 3
September 26, 2015 2
September 30, 2015 1
October 3, 2015 0

Powerball member lotteries voted in May to make improvements to the game starting October 4. The upcoming changes should allow the game to continue to deliver big jackpots while offering significant non-jackpot prizes. There will be better overall odds of winning any prize, a new $50,000 prize for the game’s third prize level, and a chance for players to multiply most winnings by up to 10 times with the Power Play® option. Plays will still cost $2 each, or $3 with the Power Play option.

This is the eighth redesign for the best-known multi-state jackpot game since it was created in 1992. The last change was in January 2014.

Published on 07/07/2015