These are your chances of winning the Powerball Lottery when the new matrix becomes effective on October 4, 2015. Note that although the number of powerballs dropped, your chances of winning the Jackpot was reduced by 171 million because the number of white balls were increased.
Current Powerball Odds
Match | Balls Prize
| Odds | (5/69+1/26) 5 + pb
| Jackpot ($40M min)
| 1:292,201,338.00
| 5
| 1,000,000
| 1:11,688,053.52
| 4 + pb
| 50,000
| 1:913,129.18
| 4
| 100
| 1:36,525.17
| 3 + pb
| 100
| 1:14,494.11
| 3
| 7
| 1:579.76
| 2 + pb
| 7
| 1:701.33
| 1 + pb
| 4
| 1:91.98
| pb
| 4
| 138.32
| Overall 1 : 24.87
| Source: Powerball Prizes
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These are your chances of winning the Powerball Lottery between January 2012 and October 2015
January 2012 - October 2015
Match | Balls Prize
| Odds | (5/59+1/35) 5 + pb
| Jackpot
| 1:175,223,510
| 5
| 1,000,000
| 1:5,153,632.65
| 4 + pb
| 10,000
| 1:648,975.96
| 4
| 100
| 1:19,087.53
| 3 + pb
| 100
| 1:12,244.83
| 3
| 7
| 1:360.14
| 2 + pb
| 7
| 1:706.43
| 1 + pb
| 4
| 1:110.81
| pb
| 4
| 1:55.41
| Overall 1:31.9
| Source: Powerball Prizes
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These are your chances of winning the Powerball Lottery between January 2009 and January 2012
January 2009 - January 2012
Match | Balls Prize
| Odds | (5/59+1/39) 5 + pb
| Jackpot
| 1:195,249,054
| 5
| 200,000
| 1:5,138,133
| 4 + pb
| 10,000
| 1:723,145
| 4
| 100
| 1:19,030
| 3 + pb
| 100
| 1:13,644
| 3
| 7
| 1:359
| 2 + pb
| 7
| 1:787
| 1 + pb
| 4
| 1:123
| pb
| 3
| 1:62
| Overall 1:35.1
| Source: Powerball Prizes
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