Oz Powerball

THE AUSTRALIAN POWERBALL LOTTERY (OZ POWERBALL)

History Of Oz Powerball:

Known in Australia as simply ‘Powerball’ we refer to it as Australian Powerball (or ‘Oz Powerball’) to distinguish it from the American Powerball game on which it is based. Australian Powerball is the second big Oz lottery game offered on PlayEuromillions.com and has certainly also seen its fair share of giant jackpots. 6 numbers and 1 Powerball will have you retiring rich well before your time!

How To Play Oz Powerball:

To play the Australian Powerball game lottery players need to select a total of 7 numbers.

- 6 from a possible 40 (the standard numbers)
- 1 from a possible 20 (the Powerball number)

To win the jackpot players need to match all 7 numbers.

Oz Powerball Record Jackpots:

The biggest jackpot prize won on the Australian Powerball is currently AUD$80 million Australian Dollars. This giant jackpot prize was shared between two ticket holders, one from Victoria and the other, New South Wales. This record jackpot was won on 30 July 2009 and at the time was the biggest jackpot ever won in Australia. Shortly thereafter the Oz Lotto jackpot reached AUD$106 million and broke this record.

Changes implemented on the 1st March 2013 mean that the jackpot will increase in increments estimated at AUD$10 million once the jackpot has reached or passed the AUD$10 million mark.

Oz Powerball has a limit of 25 consecutive draws at which point, if the jackpot is still not won, the funds will be awarded to the second prize tier.

When To Play Oz Powerball:

This Australian lottery takes place once a week on Thursday. The lotto draw takes place in Melbourne and is shown live on TV Channel 7 at 8.45pm (AEST).The cut-off time for purchasing tickets on Playeuromillions.com is 06:30 or 07:30 AM GMT on the day of the draw (depending on UK daylight savings time)  Tickets for the Oz Powerball are purchased by agents in Melbourne, Australia.

Oz Powerball Prize Structure:

Australian Powerball offers 8 prize divisions, also known as prize tiers. The minimum requirement to win a prize is to match 2 regular balls plus the Powerball. The top prize requires a player to match all 7 numbers (6 standard numbers plus the Powerball).