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Original Blog Entry: Powerball & Mega Millions History

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Powerball History

Years

Matrix

Power Play

Price

Jackpot Annuity

Minimum Jackpot

Maximum Jackpot

Lower Tier Payouts

5 + 0

4 + 1

4 + 0

3 + 1

3 + 0

2 + 1

1 + 1

0 + 1

1992-04-22 to 1997-11-01

5/45 and 1/45

None

$1.00

20 Year

$2,000,000

$111,240,463

$100,000

$5,000

$100

$100

$7

$5

$2

$1

1997-11-05 to 2001-03-03

5/49 and 1/42

None

$1.00

25 Year

$10,000,000

$295,700,000

$100,000

$5,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$3

2001-03-07 to 2002-10-05

5/49 and 1/42

BDN x1 - x5

$1.00

25 Year

$10,000,000

$295,000,000

$100,000

$5,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$3

2002-10-09 to 2005-08-27

5/53 and 1/42

BDN x2 - x5

$1.00

30 Year

$10,000,000

$314,900,000

$100,000

$5,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$3

2005-08-31 to 2009-01-03

5/55 and 1/42

BDN x2 - x5

$1.00

30 Year

$15,000,000

$365,000,000

$200,000

$10,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$3

2009-01-07 to 2012-01-14

5/59 and 1/39

CGN x2 - x5

$1.00

30 Year

$20,000,000

$261,600,000

$200,000

$10,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$3

2012-01-18 to 2014-01-18

5/59 and 1/35

None

$2.00

30 Year

$40,000,000

$590,500,000

$1,000,000

$10,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$4

2014-01-22 to 2015-10-03

5/59 and 1/35

CGN x2 - x5

$2.00

30 Year

$40,000,000

$564,100,000

$1,000,000

$50,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$4

2015-10-07 to -Present-

5/69 and 1/26

CGN x2 x5

$2.00

30 Year

$40,000,000

$1,586,400,000

$1,000,000

$50,000

$100

$100

$7

$7

$4

$4

x10 (JP $150 M)

Mega Millions History

Years

Matrix

Megaplier

Price

Jackpot Annuity

Minimum Jackpot

Maximum Jackpot

Lower Tier Payouts

5 + 0

4 + 1

4 + 0

3 + 1

3 + 0

2 + 1

1 + 1

0 + 1

1996-09-06 to 1999-01-12

5/50 and 1/25

None

$1.00

20 Year

$5,000,000

$77,000,000

$150,000

$5,000

$150

$100

$5

$5

$2

$1

1999-01-15 to 2002-05-14

5/50 and 1/36

None

$1.00

20 Year

$5,000,000

$363,000,000

$175,000

$5,000

$150

$150

$7

$10

$3

$2

2002-05-17 to 2005-06-21

5/52 and 1/52

None

$1.00

26 Year

$10,000,000

$294,000,000

$175,000

$5,000

$150

$150

$7

$10

$3

$2

2005-06-24 to 2013-10-18

5/56 and 1/46

None

$1.00

26 Year

$12,000,000

$656,000,000

$250,000

$10,000

$150

$150

$7

$10

$3

$2

2013-10-22 to 2017-10-27

5/75 and 1/15

BDN x2 - x5

$1.00

30 Year

$15,000,000

$636,000,000

$1,000,000

$5,000

$500

$50

$5

$5

$2

$1

2017-10-31 to -present-

5/70 and 1/25

BDN x2 - x5

$2.00

30 Year

$40,000,000

$1,600,000,000

$1,000,000

$10,000

$500

$200

$10

$10

$4

$2

Multiplier Selection Method

BDN - Ball Drawn Number

CGN - Computer Generated Number

Payouts should be correct.

As of 2019-01-14 the allocation is:

Powerball

Match

Odds

Prize

% Allocated to Prize

5 + 1

1 in 292,201,338.0000

Jackpot

68.0131%

5 + 0

1 in 11,688,053.5200

$1,000,000

8.5558%

4 + 1

1 in 913,129.1813

$50,000

5.4757%

4 + 0

1 in 36,525.1673

$100

0.2738%

3 + 1

1 in 14,494.1140

$100

0.6899%

3 + 0

1 in 579.7646

$7

1.2074%

2 + 1

1 in 701.3281

$7

0.9981%

1 + 1

1 in 91.9775

$4

4.3489%

0 + 1

1 in 38.3239

$4

10.4373%

Mega Millions

Match

Odds

Prize

% Allocated to Prize

5 + 1

1 in 302,575,350.0000

Jackpot

75.3018%

5 + 0

1 in 12,607,306.2500

$1,000,000

7.9319%

4 + 1

1 in 931,001.0769

$10,000

1.0742%

4 + 0

1 in 38,791.7115

$500

1.2889%

3 + 1

1 in 14,546.8918

$200

1.3749%

3 + 0

1 in 606.1205

$10

1.6498%

2 + 1

1 in 692.7091

$10

1.4436%

1 + 1

1 in 89.3818

$4

4.4752%

0 + 1

1 in 36.6319

$2

5.4597%

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