Let’s dedicate some time to that, shall we? US Powerball is an American lottery game that’s available in 45 states. The American Powerball is part of the MUSL, The Multi-State Lottery Association, which is a non-profit organisation that helped introduce the game to American citizens. With a starting jackpot of 40 million USD, it’s no wonder why this is one of the most popular international lotto games in the world!

The American Powerball can be played in a total of 45 states. It’s quite a special game because it was the first of its kind to ever use two separate drums. This has resulted in enormous jackpots and better chances for players to win consolation prizes if they don’t win the jackpot. Steve Caputo was the genius behind the idea. Other popular lottery games followed soon after: Mega Millions, Oz Powerball, UK’s Thunderball and even EuroMillions have now implemented this strategy.

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Powerball broadcasted their very first draw on the air in 1996. Up until 2008, the US Powerball draws were held at Screenscape Studios in Iowa. Mike Pace was the presenter of the draws and he was also the Iowa’s local radio personality.

The game is very easy to play and it hasn’t changed much since conception. Players must choose 5 numbers from a possible total of 69. They also need to choose 1 Powerball number which is also commonly referred to as the “bonus ball”. In order to win the jackpot, a player must match all five white balls in any order including the red Powerball bonus ball.

US Powerball draws take place three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. These draws are always highly anticipated because the jackpots are immensely large and life-changing. Draws are broadcast live from Florida’s Lottery studio in Tallahassee.

According to lottery win statistics, 70-80% of all major wins happened by playing the quick pick method. This is when players allow a machine to automatically generate their lucky numbers for them at random. Quick pick methods are extremely convenient for players who want to enter multiple tickets without taking up too much of their time. Manual selections are an option too.

According to the history of Powerball winning number combinations, the most commonly drawn numbers are 26, 22, 41, 35, 42 and 16. The number 6 and 20 are the ones most commonly picked as the bonus ball, or “Powerball”. The numbers least picked are 57, 58, 56, 59, 54 and 55.

On the 13th of January, 2016, the US Powerball had the biggest draw in history after the jackpot reached a staggering $1.5 billion. The jackpot was won by three lucky tickets from California, another from Tennessee and the third from Florida.

Thanks to our modern age of technology, you don’t have to be an American citizen to enter this massive lottery draw! You don’t even have to be in the United States. You can enter your lucky numbers online from anywhere in the world right here on Lotto247.com!  All you have to do is register a free account, deposit play credits, choose “Powerball” from our list of lottery games, select your numbers, and hit checkout!

And just like that, you’ve given yourself the opportunity to become a multimillionaire overnight! Get your lottery tickets online today!

Good luck!

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