Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball
"The VI Powerball – Twice a week from the MUSL and the Virgin Islands Lottery"
 Current Jackpot $ 100,000,000
VI Lottery Powerball
The Virgin Islands Lottery is 1 of 44 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the Powerball game – in this case the Virgin Islands 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 VI Powerball was first sold on November 16th 2002 when the VI Lottery became the 32nd member to join the MUSL – Multi State Lottery Association – who run & syndicate the game across the USA.
Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball – How It Works…
The Virgin Islands Lottery 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 VI Lottery 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 Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball take place twice every week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10.59pm EST.
In addition to the 6 main Powerball numbers drawn – a further number is drawn – using a Random Number Generator…the Powerball POWERPLAY 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 Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the VI Lottery Powerball jackpot itself.
With Powerball POWER PLAY – 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 Virgin Islands Lottery players to increase their VI Lottery Powerball winnings by an incredible 10 times!
Virgin Islands Lottery 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 Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball – you have a great chance of winning a prize.
There are principally – 4 ways in which you can play the VI Lottery 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 VI Lottery 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 VI Lottery Powerball Lottery winnings on all levels except the jackpot – by adding the Powerball POWERPLAY option when playing the Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball.
If your chosen VI Lottery 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 Powerball 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 Power Ball POWER PLAY promotion is in place – you will be able to multiply your VI Lottery Powerball winnings on these levels by up to 10 times!
Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball – Who Can Play?
In the past – you used to have to buy your lottery ticket in the Virgin Islands itself to take part in any of the VI Lottery games – including the Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball.
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 the Virgin Islands or the US – but wish to play any of the Virgin Islands Lottery games including the VI Lottery Powerball – this is easy to do using the appropriate lottery ticket sales companies – where you can find yourself also saving time when you choose to buy lottery tickets online.
The Virgin Islands Lottery require all players to be at least 18 years of age before purchasing any VI Lottery tickets including tickets for the Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball.
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Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball Results…
The Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball is drawn every week on both Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10.59pm EST.
You can find the Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball Results in various different ways to check your ticket – and see if you have been lucky with the VI Lottery Powerball winning numbers drawn.
The VI Lottery Powerball winning numbers are broadcast on WCVI (UPN) Channel 27 in St.Thomas.
You will also be able to find out the latest VI Lottery Powerball Results from newspapers in the region and you can come back to Global Lottery Review any time to check the very latest Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball Results – as well as any previous Powerball Results that you may wish to check up on.
Virgin Islands Lottery Powerball – Odds of Winning…
With 9 different ways of winning – and therefore a great chance of winning something on the VI Lottery Powerball – the odds vary from 1 in 195.24 million for matching all the correct VI Lottery 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 VI Lottery 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 VI Lottery Powerball…
Virgin Islands Lottery 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 |
Virgin Islands Lottery – How Prizes Are Paid?
If you have won a VI Lottery 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 VI Lottery Powerball winnings will be paid to you in 30 instalments over a 29 year period.
The VI Lottery offers a 7 day period of grace for the payment of major prizes.
If you have won up to US$ 1199.00 on the VI Lottery Powerball – you can claim your prize from any VI Lottery office.
If you are a St.Thomas player and your win on the VI Lottery Powerball is more than US$ 1200.00 – you will be able to claim your winnings at the main VI Lottery office located at Barbel Plaza on the island of St. Thomas.
If you are a St.Croix player and your win on the VI Lottery Powerball is more than US$ 1200.00 – you will be able to claim your winnings at Sunny Isle Shopping Center Lottery Office location on the Island of St.Croix.
If you have won a VI Lottery Powerball jackpot – or are an off-island winner – you will need to claim your prize from the VI Lottery headquarters at 8A-Ross Estates, Barbel Plaza South, St. Thomas, VI 00802.
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.
Virgin Islands Lottery – Other Games…
As well as the VI Powerball – the VI Lottery offers various other games – some of which are played just within the Virgin Islands like the CARIBBEAN KENO, Traditional Virgin Islands Lottery, Doubles, Pick 3 and Pick 4.
Other VI Lottery games such as the other huge multi-state USA Lottery games – Mega Millions which will be available to Virgin Islanders sometime in 2010 – can be played from anywhere in the world.
We have fully reviewed the Mega Millions game which you can read about in detail here. The VI Lottery will been selling tickets for this a little later in 2010 as a result of the recent cross-sell agreement between the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the Mega Millions consortium. As soon as we have a firm date that the VI Lottery will be offering Mega Millions tickets we will put it on this page.
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