Minnesota Powerball – MN Powerball
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Powerball Minnesota
The Minnesota Lottery is 1 of 44 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the Powerball game – in this case the Minnesota Powerball – as part of its overall portfolio of lottery games.
Powerball is a Multi-State USA Lottery that is run by the MUSL – Multi State Lottery Association and is one of the largest lottery games in the world – having produced a record jackpot of an incredible US$ 365 Million. This is the largest lottery jackpot ever won to date on a single lottery ticket.
The very first Powerball draw took place on April 22nd 1992 with 16 USA Lottery companies – who were all members of the MUSL – taking part when the game changed its format and name from Lotto America which had started on February 13th 1988.
The MN Powerball began operations on April 22nd 1992 when the Powerball game was launched – as the Minnesota Lottery was already a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) – having become the 12th state to join on August 14th 1990.
Powerball Minnesota – How It Works…
The Minnesota Powerball works in the same way as the Powerball game works in all the States and Districts in the US that offer the game.
Jackpots start off at US$ 20 Million and ROLLOVER after each draw when the top prize is not won – making for some enormous jackpot figures.
6 numbers are drawn in total for the MN Powerball game from 2 separate drawing machines – firstly 5 numbers from 59 white balls are drawn and then 1 number (the Powerball) from 39 red balls.
Draws for the Minnesota Powerball Lottery take place twice every week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.59pm CST (10.59pm EST).
In addition to the 6 main Powerball numbers drawn – a further number is drawn – using a Random Number Generator…the Powerball POWER PLAY number…
POWERPLAY…
This separate Powerball POWERPLAY number drawn will be either 2, 3, 4, 5 and occasionally number 10 – and is there to give players of the Minnesota Powerball a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the Minnesota Powerball jackpot itself.
With Powerball POWERPLAY – you are able to multiply your winnings on these levels by 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x – greatly increasing the amount you can walk away with.
During special promotions each year – the Powerball POWERPLAY multiplier will be 10x – allowing MN Lottery players to increase their Powerball Minnesota winnings by an incredible 10 times!
Powerball Minnesota – How to Play…
The aim when playing is to correctly select as many Powerball winning numbers as possible – and with 9 different ways in which you can win on the Minnesota Powerball Lottery – you have a great chance of winning a prize.
There are principally – 4 ways in which you can play the Minnesota Powerball…
1. Pick 5 of your own main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 plus 1 Power Ball (red ball) number from 1 to 39. 2. Pick 5 of your own main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 and use the Quick Pick option to let the computer choose your Power Ball (red ball) number for you from 1 to 39 – using a random number generator. 3. Use the Quick Pick option to let the computer pick your 5 main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 using a random number generator – and pick your own Power Ball (red ball) number from 1 to 39. 4. Use the Quick Pick option to let the computer choose both your 5 main (white ball) numbers from 1 to 59 and your 1 Power Ball (red ball) number from 1 to 39 using its random number generator.
You can use any of these methods whether you are playing the Powerball Minnesota in-state or if you Play Powerball Online with an authorized online lottery ticket sales company such as TheLotter.
POWERPLAY…
For just an extra dollar – you can choose to increase your Minnesota Powerball Lottery winnings on all levels except the jackpot – by adding the Powerball POWER PLAY option when playing the Minnesota Powerball.
If your chosen Minnesota Powerball numbers match the Powerball winning numbers on any of these prize levels – you immediately increase your winnings by either 2, 3, 4 or 5 times – depending on what Power Ball POWER PLAY number was drawn.
However, if you are lucky enough to match all 5 of the main Powerball winning numbers your POWERPLAY multiplier will be x5 – no matter what Powerball POWERPLAY number was drawn – automatically increasing your winnings by 5 times!
When a special Powerball POWERPLAY promotion is in place – you will be able to multiply your Powerball MN winnings on these levels by up to 10 times!
Powerball Minnesota – Who Can Play?
In the past – you used to have to buy your lottery ticket in Minnesota itself to take part in any of the Minesota Lottery games – including the Powerball Minnesota.
Today though – you are able to Play Powerball Online from right around the world due to the presence of genuine and fully authorized online lottery ticket sales companies like TheLotter.
So, if you reside outside of Minnesota or the US – but wish to play any of the Minnesota Lottery games including the Minnesota Powerball – this is easy to do using the appropriate lottery ticket sales companies – where you can find yourself saving a fair amount of time when you choose to buy lottery tickets online.
Minnesota Lottery require all players to be at least 18 years of age before purchasing any MN Lottery tickets including tickets for the Minnesota Powewrball.
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Powerball Minnesota Results…
The Minnesota Powerball Lottery is drawn every week on both Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.59pm CST (10.59pm EST).
You can find the Minnesota Powerball Results in various different ways to check your ticket – and see if you have been lucky with the MN Powerball winning numbers drawn.
The Minnesota Powerball winning numbers are broadcast on KSTC.TV Channel 45 in the Twin Cities, WDIO-TV Channel 10 in Duluth, WIRT-13 in Hibbing, KEYC-TV Channel 12 in Mankato and KTTC-TV Channel 10 in Rochester.
You will also be able to find out the latest MN Powerball Results from various newspapers across the state and you can come back to Global Lottery Review any time to check the very latest Powerball Minnesota Results – as well as any previous Powerball Results that you may wish to check up on.
Powerball Minnesota – Odds of Winning…
With 9 different ways of winning – and therefore a great chance of winning something on the MN Powerball – the odds vary from 1 in 195.24 million for matching all the correct Minnesota Powerball Lottery winning numbers – right down to just 1 in 61 for matching only 1 correct number.
The overall odds of winning any prize on the Powerball MN are 1 in 35.
Here is an easy-to-read calculation table that shows you the odds of winning, the number of matches needed and the prizes you can win – on all different levels of the Minnesota Powerball Lottery…
Minnesota POWERBALL ODDS and PRIZES
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Prize Level | Number of Matches | Win | Odds of Winning | 1 | 5 Main + Power Ball | Jackpot | 1 in 195,249,054 | 2 | 5 Main | $ 200,000 | 1 in 5,138,133 | 3 | 4 Main + Power Ball | $ 10,000 | 1 in 723,144 | 4 | 4 Main | $ 100 | 1 in 19,030 | 5 | 3 Main + Power Ball | $ 100 | 1 in 13,644 | 6 | 3 Main | $ 7 | 1 in 359 | 7 | 2 Main + Power Ball | $ 7 | 1 in 787 | 8 | 1 Main + Power Ball | $ 4 | 1 in 123 | 9 | Power Ball Only | $ 3 | 1 in 61 |
Powerball Minnesota – Record Jackpots
The biggest jackpot ever won so far on the Minnesota Powerball was claimed by Paul and Sue Rosenau from Wasecsa on May 3rd 2008 when they scooped a massive US$ 180.1 Million.
The second largest MN Powerball jackpot paid out to date was on June 30th 1999 when Farrah Slad from Brainerd won US$ 150 Million.
The third biggest jackpot to be won on the Minnesota Powerball occurred on August 14th 2004 when Mary Beth and David Wenell from Eden Prairie won an exciting US$ 98.6 Million top prize.
The fourth largest Minnesota Powerball jackpot won so far was US$ 95.5 Million which was won and shared by 16 Holdingford, Minnesota Schools employees on October 25th 2003.
Powerball Minnesota – How Prizes Are Paid?
If you have won a Minnesota Powerball jackpot – you will be able to claim your prize as either a cash lump sum or as an annuity payment – you will need to make this choice within 60 days of making your claim.
If you choose the annuity option – your Minnesota Powerball Lottery winnings will be paid to you in 30 payments over a 29 year period.
For all prizes on the Minnesota Powerball – you will have 365 days from the date of the draw taking place – to make your claim before your Powerball ticket will become invalid.
If your win on the Powerball Minnesota is up to US$ 599.99 – you will be able to claim your winnings at any Minnesota Lottery retailer or by mail.
If you’ve had a win of more than US$ 600 on the MN Powerball – you will need to claim your prize either at one of the Minnesota Powerball Lottery regional offices or by mail – either way you’ll need to fill in a Minnesota Lottery ticket claim form.
If your Powerball Minnesota win is more than US$ 30,000 – you will need to claim your prize at the MN Lottery headquarters in Roseville.
You needn’t worry if you play lottery online with one of the genuine and authorized online lottery ticket sale companies like TheLotter – as part of their role is to look after all these details for you – making sure that you receive your winnings directly and in a timely manner.
Minnesota Lottery – Other Games…
As well as the MN Powerball – the Minnesota Lottery offers various other games – some of which are played just within Minnesota itself like Gopher 5, Cash 5, NorthStar Cash and Daily 3 plus numerous MN Lottery Scratch Tickets.
Other Minnesota Lottery games such as the other huge multi-state USA Lottery games – Mega Millions and HOT LOTTO – can be played from anywhere in the world.
We have fully reviewed the MN Lottery – HOT LOTTO – which you can read about in detail here and also the huge Mega Millions game – which the Minnesota Lottery has been selling since January 31st 2010 as a result of the recent cross-sell agreement between the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the Mega Millions consortium.
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