For each drawing, five white balls are picked out of a drum containing 49 balls and one red ball out of another drum containing 42 red balls.
Players win by matching one of the nine ways to win .
The jackpot, won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball, is either an annuitized prize paid out over 25 years or a lump sum payment. If there is no jackpot winner for a drawing the amount increases for the next draw. Any time you match the red Powerball, you win. The overall odds of winning a prize in the game is better than 1 in 35. Cost of call is 30 cents per minute.