Can I buy a Powerball ticket in Michigan?

The Michigan Lottery offers more than 100 different games to play online for cash. The games available include Powerball, Mega Millions

Mega Millions

A mega number, also known as a powerball, mega ball, or bonus ball, is a number drawn in a lottery game that comes from a second number field, rather than among the game's "regular" numbers. As of 2015, forty-six U.S. lotteries offer Mega Millions and Powerball. These games each use two sets of numbers.

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, Lotto 47, Fantasy 5, and Lucky for Life plus instant games and Keno games. New games are added every few weeks.

Can you still buy Powerball tickets in Michigan?

Purchase Times:

In-store and online ticket sales for the current draw are available until 9:45 p.m. on the night of the draw.

What is the cutoff to buy Powerball tickets in Michigan?

In Michigan, Powerball tickets may be purchased until 9:45 p.m. Saturday at retailers throughout the state.

How much does a Powerball ticket cost in Michigan?

In Michigan, in-store and online ticket sales are available until 9:45 p.m. on the night of the draw. Powerball costs $2 to play. For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.

Can I purchase Powerball tickets online in Michigan?

Yes. You can purchase Powerball and Mega Million tickets online directly on the Michigan Lottery website. You can do the auto-select or choose your numbers as well. To buy Powerball and Mega Millions tickets online in Michigan, you need to be a state resident, physically located in the state, and be above 18.

How can I buy Powerball tickets online?

Can you buy Powerball tickets with a debit card in Michigan?

The answer is yes, you can purchase Powerball tickets using your debit card. However, not all states in the US accept the use of debit cards as a form of purchasing Powerball tickets.

Can I play Mega Millions or Powerball online?

In some states, you can. Mega Millions is played in nearly every state, except these five, as well as Washington, D.C. In some, you can purchase Mega Millions tickets online. In some states, Mega Millions players can use third-party service options to purchase tickets.

How do you play Michigan Powerball lottery?

Select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls; then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball. Choose your numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick your numbers. The Powerball jackpot grows until it is won.

Do you win anything if you get the Powerball number only?

The Powerball - $4

If your Powerball matches the one that is drawn you will get your $2 ticket purchase back and a couple bucks more, for a total of $4. The odds of your ticket matching only the Powerball is 1 in 38.

What time is Powerball tonight in Michigan?

Overview of the updated drawing schedule for Powerball. Starting on August 23, 2021, Powerball will now be drawn three days a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. The regular Powerball drawing will take place at 10:59 p.m.

Are your odds better if you buy more Powerball tickets?

Does buying more tickets increase your odds? Yes. If you buy five tickets with different numbers, you are five times more likely to win than buying just one.

Is it better to buy Powerball tickets at different locations?

No matter where you play the lottery, the odds of winning are the same. It's all random. It's all luck, experts said.

How many tickets should you buy to win Powerball?

You need to buy just over 175,223,510 tickets to guarantee a win by buying every single combination. Actually, if you buy all the numbers you'll wind up better than guaranteeing a win. You guarantee multiple wins, since a few of the tickets will have winning combinations of numbers short of the jackpot.

What time do they stop selling Powerball in Michigan?

Mega Millions drawings take place at 11 p.m. EST, but ticket sales in Michigan don't end until 10:45 p.m., meaning you can pick up a ticket almost right up until the drawing takes place.

Where was the 1 million dollar Powerball ticket sold in Michigan?

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A Powerball ticket with the winning numbers for a $1 million jackpot was sold in Lansing on Monday night. The lucky ticket was sold at the Sav-Way Food Center on West Michigan Avenue.

What Michigan Lottery games have the best odds?

Your best chances to win the lottery will be in this order: Instant Tickets, Michigan Lotto, then the Powerball.

What happens if you only get the red Powerball number?

If you correctly select the red 'Powerball number' you are guaranteed to get your money back, with a little extra to boot. Players have to fork out $2 for each ticket they purchase for the chance to win at least $4.

What happens if you win 5 numbers in Powerball?

In order to win the Powerball jackpot, you must correctly match all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball. If you match all five white balls but not the red Powerball, you will win $1 million. Other lesser prizes are available for matching fewer numbers.

What happens if you only get 3 numbers on Powerball?

Match 3 white numbers + Powerball — $100. Match 3 white numbers only — $7. Match 2 white numbers + Powerball — $7. Match 1 white number + Powerball — $4.

How lucky do you have to be to win the Powerball?

No matter which game you play, you have some pretty long odds. For example, the odds of claiming the jackpot in a Powerball drawing are 1 in 292.2 million. 1 To put this in perspective, you have a: 1 in 1,222,000 chance of death or injury from lightning in a given year2.

Is Mega Millions only Michigan?

Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

What is the best way to play Powerball?

Should I buy Powerball or Mega Millions?

Your chances of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are roughly 1 in 302.6 million, or slightly worse than winning the Powerball jackpot.

Is it easier to win Powerball or Mega Millions?

Generally speaking, Mega Millions is easier to win than Powerball. Mega Millions has higher odds of winning, with the current odds of 1 in 302,575,350, while Powerball has odds of 1 in 292 million. The difference in odds is fairly significant, so it does make Mega Millions the better option for winning.

Can you win Mega Millions with just the Powerball?

No, you do not get any money for just one number in Powerball. To win any prize in the game, you must match at least two of the winning numbers from the draw as well as the Powerball number. The smallest prize in the game is $4, which is won for matching just the Powerball (but not any of the other numbers).