Powerball
Basic game
The minimum Powerball bet is $2. In each game, players select five numbers from a set of 69 white balls and one number from 26 red Powerballs; the red ball number can be the same as one of the white balls.

Powerball

Section Title: Basic game
Table Section Text: The minimum Powerball bet is $2. In each game, players select five numbers from a set of 69 white balls and one number from 26 red Powerballs; the red ball number can be the same as one of the white balls.

Starting date	Pick 5 of	Pick 1 of	Jackpot chance	Power Play multipliers

April 22, 1992	45	45	1:54,979,154	none†

November 5, 1997	49	42	1:80,089,127	none†

March 7, 2001	49	42	1:80,089,127	1×–5×

October 9, 2002	53	42	1:120,526,769	2×–5×

August 28, 2005	55	42	1:146,107,961	2×–5×

January 7, 2009	59	39	1:195,249,054	2×–5×

January 15, 2012	59	35	1:175,223,510	none

January 19, 2014	59	35	1:175,223,510	2×–5×

October 7, 2015	69	26	1:292,201,338	2×–5×; 10×‡

Sentence(s)

Since October 7, 2015, the Powerball game has used a 5/69 (white balls) + 1/26 (Powerballs) resulting 1 in 292,201,338 of winning a jackpot.
The Powerball game resulting of 1 in 292,201,338 of winning a jackpot per play.
Since October 7, 2015, the Powerball Basic game has used a combination of 5/69 (white balls) + 1/26 (Powerballs) which resulted in odds of 1 in 292,201,338 of winning a jackpot per play.

final_sentence: Since October 7, 2015, the Powerball game has used a 5/69 (white balls) + 1/26 (Powerballs) resulting 1 in 292,201,338 of winning a jackpot.
final_sentence: The Powerball game resulting of 1 in 292,201,338 of winning a jackpot per play.
final_sentence: Since October 7, 2015, the Powerball Basic game has used a combination of 5/69 (white balls) + 1/26 (Powerballs) which resulted in odds of 1 in 292,201,338 of winning a jackpot per play.