What is the powerball jackpot?

The Powerball jackpot is a popular multi-state lottery game in the United States that offers some of the largest jackpots ever seen in lottery history. Players choose five main numbers between 1 and 69, and one Powerball number between 1 and 26. To win the jackpot, players must match all five main numbers as well as the Powerball number.

The jackpot starts at $20 million and increases each time it is not won. It rolls over and grows until there is a jackpot winner. The largest Powerball jackpot ever won was $1.586 billion in January 2016, which was split between three winning tickets.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are approximately 1 in 292.2 million. However, the game offers multiple prize tiers, so players have a chance to win smaller prizes for matching fewer numbers.