New Mexico Powerball – NM Powerball
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Powerball New Mexico
The New Mexico Lottery is 1 of 44 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the Powerball game – in this case the New Mexico 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 NM Powerball was first sold on October 20th 1996 when the NM Lottery became the 23rd member to join the MUSL – Multi State Lottery Association – who run & syndicate the game across the USA.
New Mexico Powerball – How It Works…
The New Mexico 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 NM Powerball game from 2 separate drawing machines – firstly 5 numbers from 59 white balls are drawn followed by 1 number (the Powerball) from 39 red balls.
Draws for the Powerball New Mexico take place twice every week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8.59pm MST (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 New Mexico Lottery Powerball a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the NM 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 Colorado Lottery players to increase their Powerball NM winnings by an incredible 10 times!
New Mexico Powerball – 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 New Mexico Powerball Lottery – you have a great chance of winning a prize.
There are principally – 4 ways in which you can play the NM 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 New Mexico Powerball 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 Powerball New Mexico winnings on all levels except the jackpot – by adding the Powerball POWER PLAY option when playing the NM Powerball.
If your chosen New Mexico 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 New Mexico winnings on these levels by up to 10 times!
New Mexico Powerball – Who Can Play?
In the past – you used to have to buy your lottery ticket in New Mexico itself to take part in any of the NM Lottery games – including the New Mexico Powerball lottery.
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 New Mexico or the US – but wish to play any of the NM Lottery games including the NM 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.
New Mexico Lottery require all players to be at least 18 years of age before purchasing any NM Lottery tickets including tickets for the Powewrball New Mexico.
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New Mexico Powerball Results…
The New Mexico Lottery Powerball is drawn every week on both Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8.59pm MST (10.59pm EST).
You can find the New Mexico Powerball Lottery Results in various different ways to check your ticket and see if you have been lucky with the NM Powerball winning numbers drawn.
As well as on the main New Mexico Lottery website – the New Mexico Lottery Powerball results will be available from NM Lottery retailers and NM Lottery terminals.
You will also be able to find out the latest New Mexico Powerball Results when they are drawn live on live on KOB TV 4 – the official channel of the New Mexico Lottery.
The NM Powerball results will also be available in various newspapers across the state plus you can come back to Global Lottery Review any time to check the very latest New Mexico Lottery Powerball Results – as well as any previous Powerball Results that you may wish to check up on.
New Mexico Powerball – Odds of Winning…
With 9 different ways of winning – and therefore a great chance of winning something on the Powerball New Mexico – the odds vary from 1 in 195.24 million for matching all the correct NM Powerball winning numbers – right down to just 1 in 61 for matching only 1 correct number.
The overall odds of winning any prize on the NM Powerball 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 New Mexico Lottery Powerball…
New Mexico 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 |
New Mexico Powerball – Record Jackpots
The largest ever powerball jackpot in New Mexico Lottery history has been the incredible US$ 206.9 Million prize won by 9 residents from Roswell when the New Mexico Lottery Powerball was drawn on September 27th 2008.
Second to this, the next largest New Mexico Powerball Lottery jackpot ever won was US$ 131 Million on November 29th 2000 by 14 players from Albuquerque – this was, in fact, the first New Mexico Lottery Powerball jackpot ever won.
The third biggest New Mexico Powerball jackpot ever won was on August 10th 2005 when John San Cartier from Albuquerque scooped US$ 93.4 Million in New Mexico’s 3rd ever Powerball jackpot win.
The fourth largest New Mexico Powerball jackpot win occured on May 23rd 2006 when Felipe Piña of Los Ojos claimed a massive US$ 62.8 Million in New Mexico’s 4th Powerball jackpot win.
New Mexico’s 2nd ever Powerball jackpot winner – Isabell Delgado from Las Cruces – won the 5th largest New Mexico Powerball jackpot to date when she claimed US$ 32 Million prize from the February 20th 2002 Powerball draw.
New Mexico Powerball – How Are Prizes Paid?
If you have won a New Mexico Lottery Powerball jackpot – you will be able to claim your prize as either a cash lump sum or as an annuity payment – if you choose the annuity option – your Powerball NM winnings will be paid to you in 30 instalments over a 29 year period.
For all prizes on the New Mexico Powerball – you will have 90 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 New Mexico Powerball is up to US$ 600 – you will be able to claim your winnings at any New Mexico Lottery retailers or by mail to the NM Lottery headquarters.
If you’ve had a win of between US$ 601 and US$ 99,999 on the New Mexico Powerball – you will need to claim your prize from the New Mexico Lottery Headquarters in Albuquerque.
If you won a New Mexico Powerball jackpot prize – you will need to claim your prize in person at the New Mexico Lottery Headquarters in Albuquerque
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 promptly.
New Mexico Lottery – Other Games…
As well as the New Mexico Powerball – the NM Lottery offers various other games – some of which are played just within Mexico itself like Roadrunner Cash, Pick 3 plus numerous New Mexico Lottery Scratchers.
Other NM Lottery games such as the highly popular multi-state jackpot lottery games – Mega Millions and the HOT LOTTO – can be played from anywhere in the world.
We have fully reviewed these multi-state USA Lottery games offered by the New Mexico Lottery – the HOT LOTTO – which you can read about in detail here and also the huge Mega Millions game – which the NM Lottery has been selling since January 31st 2010 as a result of the recent cross-selling agreement between the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the Mega Millions consortium.
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