Iowa players will have access to additional Powerball Double Play drawing
By Kate Northrop
The Iowa Lottery has announced that it has approved a plan to allow players to add the Double Play add-on feature to their Powerball tickets.
There are plans in the works to add the Double Play feature to Powerball in Iowa, an add-on that has gained popularity in other states since it was launched last August.
Speaking on Radio Iowa, Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer explained the logistics behind adding the Powerball feature as an option for Iowa players and what it entails.
"It allows you to enter the same set of numbers that you bought for the Powerball drawing into a second chance drawing afterward where the top prize would be ten million dollars, and there would be smaller prizes on down the line," Neubauer clarified.
Currently, players in 17 lottery jurisdictions have the ability to add the feature to their Powerball ticket for an additional $1 pr play. Those jurisdictions are: Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana (Hoosier), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington.
As of now, there is no solid date for the launch.
"There's testing and things that we have to do," Neubauer elaborated. "But we are shooting hopefully for mid-September to have that ready to go."
Powerball is played by choosing five numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball number from 1 to 26. Tickets are $2 per play and are available in 45 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings currently take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 pm EST.
Lottery website USA Mega publishes the winning Powerball numbers within minutes of each drawing, and also includes detailed information about each drawing, including the official drawing video, number of winners in each prize category, news, and upcoming jackpot amounts.
Have never played this on Hoosier lottery and if not mistaken you can pay an extra dollar for Double Play and another dollar for Powerplay. So now we're looking @ a $4 play/line.
Enlighten me if I'm wrong about this, not 100% sure!
But only if you choose to add both options, which of course you don't need to do.
My own experience is that I've done slightly better by adding the Double Play, as far as not losing as much lol.
It would be worth it.
I usually will opt out of PowerPlay in favor of DoublePlay
Paying $4 for a lotto ticket is just $1 to many.
Right now, for a buck, it is a better deal than Mega Millions for 2 bucks. The only prize that would be lower is second prize. All the rest of the prizes, except $500, are higher than Mega Millions is for tomorrow.
We don't have this in Louisiana but it looks interesting. It's like getting a second ticket for half price. Does PowerPlay apply to it?
I think eventually all states will add it. power play is separate. You can add one or the other or have both power play and double play, but it ill be $4. each cost $1
If you buy both Power Play and Double Play, the Power Play only is in effect for the main Powerball drawing. It does not multiply Double Play prizes.
Just want to add***
Double Play does not have an annuity like the main PowerBall draw. The 10,000,000 is $10,000,000 before federal & state taxes
which is a nice plus!
Will do the deed and send a PM to KLC to see if Kentucky can get on board with this too.