How do you play the Michigan Powerball double play?

If you select Double Play with your ticket purchase, your numbers will be used in a second drawing following the regular Powerball drawing for a chance to win additional prizes up to $10,000,000! View the Powerball Double Play Prize Table. Selecting Double Play costs $1.00 more per panel, per draw.

How do you play double play for Powerball?

Players can add the Double Play feature to their Powerball ticket for an additional $1 per play. Players play the same set of numbers in the main Powerball drawing and Double Play drawing. The Double Play drawing is held after every Powerball drawing on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

What is the difference between PowerPlay and double play?

Power Play multiplies non-jackpot prizes. By adding Power Play for $2 per ticket, a multiplier of 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X (or 10X when the jackpot is $150 million or less) is randomly selected on your ticket. Double Play is an additional drawing following the Powerball drawing.

What does double play mean on Powerball lottery?

Power Play tickets cost an additional $1 per play. Double Play is another add-on feature that gives players the chance to win up to $10 million in an additional drawing held following the Powerball drawing, using the same numbers played on their Powerball ticket. Double Play tickets cost an additional $1 per play.

Is Powerball PowerPlay worth it?

Is it better to play Powerball with PowerPlay? Yes, it is generally better to play Powerball with PowerPlay for several reasons. The first is that it significantly increases the prize amount for winning tickets in all prize levels from the Powerball jackpot downward.

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How much do you win if you hit the Powerplay on Powerball?

However, the Power Play only applies to non-jackpot prizes below $1 million. Any Power Play number doubles the $1 million prize.

What is the difference between Powerball and Powerball power play?

Ask for Power Play® with your Powerball purchase! For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times! The multiplier number is randomly selected just before each drawing.

How do you play double play?

The Double Play drawing will use the same number sets as the Powerball drawing. Players win by matching their numbers to the numbers drawn during the Double Play drawing. prizes shall not be multiplied or increased by the drawn Power Play multiplier.

What happens if you get all 5 numbers but not the Powerball?

If you get all 5 numbers but not the Powerball, you will win a 'Match 5 Prize' in most Mega Millions and Powerball games. This prize is typically the game's second-highest jackpot and is worth between $1 million and $2 million, depending on the game's jackpot size. However, some states offer larger Match 5 prizes.

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

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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 do the numbers mean in a double play?

4-6-3 (second baseman to shortstop to first baseman) or 6-4-3 (shortstop to second baseman to first baseman). Other combinations start with 1 (pitcher), 3 (first baseman), or (5 third baseman), followed by 6-3 or 4-3 depending on which middle infielder is covering second base on the play.

Who gets credited with a double play?

A double play or triple play is credited to one or more fielders when two or three players are put out between the time a pitch is delivered and the time the ball next becomes dead or is next in possession of the pitcher in his pitching position.

Is it worth it to play Powerplay?

The fact that the second-biggest-payout is only doubled, no matter what the Power Play multiplier happens to be, makes this a raw deal any way you slice it. In other words, unless you know you're guaranteed to get either the 5x or 10x multiplier, you should never take the Power Play option.

What states have Powerball double play?

As it stands, the Double Play game is only available in 13 lottery jurisdictions: Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington DC.

Can 2 people win the Powerball at the same time?

If multiple people win the lottery do they split it or do they each get the amount in full? There is only one jackpot, so it's split between winners. It is rare that two winners unknown to each other, come up with the same winning numbers, however the jackpot is split.

What are the odds of not matching any Powerball numbers?

The odds of matching all five of the regular numbers but not matching the Powerball are 1 in 11.69 million, while the odds of matching four of the five regular numbers but not matching the Powerball are 1 in 913,000.

What are the odds of winning Powerball with 5 tickets?

This means that there is only 1 way in which 5 numbers out of 5 numbers drawn from a field of 69 numbers can be chosen correctly. Thus, there is only 1 chance in 11,238,513 of correctly choosing all five numbers drawn in the first portion of PowerBall.

What happens if you get 3 of the Powerball numbers?

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

How much do you win on a double play?

The Double Play add-on feature gives players the chance to win up to $10 million in an additional drawing held following the POWERBALL drawing, using the same numbers played on their POWERBALL ticket. Double Play tickets cost an additional $1 per play.

How long is double play?

No time-study engineer counts fractions of seconds more carefully or works harder at saving them, for a tenth of a second is often the difference between success and failure in a double play. Most double plays take between 3.5 and 4.5 seconds.

What are the different double plays?

Is Double Play Powerball worth it?

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In fact, the Double Play payouts are worth more than the equivalent Powerball payouts for six of the nine prize levels. For example, if you match the Powerball on its own without any of the main numbers, you win $7 in Double Play compared to $4 in the main draw.

What is the benefit to power play in Powerball?

Players can multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 times with the Power Play® option for an additional $1 per play. NOTE: The Match 5 + Power Play prize is always $2 million.

What is the advantage of power play in Powerball?

Powerball's Power Play feature double's the second division prize to $2 million and multiplies winnings from the 3rd to 9th prize divisions up to five times. For example, if you won the $50,000 Powerball third division prize, the Power Play option can increase your winnings to $500,000!

What is the best way to pick Powerball numbers?

Using the most commonly drawn winning numbers can increase your chances of winning. The three most common winning numbers overall are 61, 32 and 63. Other top numbers are 21, 36, 69, 39, 23, 59 and 62. Choosing the most commonly drawn Powerball numbers can increase your odds, namely 24, 18, 4, 10 and 21.