Powerball gaining new international partner this summer

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BOISE, Idaho - America and Idaho's favorite national lottery game, Powerball, will be gaining a new international partner this summer when The United Kingdom (UK) National Lottery joins the game. The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), representing 39 U.S. lotteries, announced today the agreement with Allwyn UK, the government-authorized operator of The UK National Lottery.

Powerball is the most popular Idaho Lottery game. About 38% of all Powerball sales contribute directly to the Idaho Lottery annual dividend. Since 1992, Powerball has contributed over $393 million out of $1.348 billion to benefit Idaho public schools and buildings.

"For Idaho, Powerball remains unchanged. Powerball with PowerPlay tickets in Idaho are still $3 each and the odds of winning remain the same. Players do not compete against one another for jackpots or prizes, they just try to match winning numbers," said Andrew Arulanandam, Idaho Lottery Director. "Most importantly, money spent in Idaho on Powerball will continue to benefit Idaho public schools and buildings."

Idaho has a long history of being a lucky state with national game jackpot winners on Powerball, its predecessor Super Lotto America, and Mega Millions. There have been three jackpot winners on Super Lotto America, five on Powerball, and one from Mega Millions. Not adjusting for inflation, the combined total for those jackpot winning tickets is $608,178,375.

Powerball became a quasi-international game in 2002 when the US Virgin Islands joined. Puerto Rico joined in 2014. Mississippi was the last US jurisdiction to join in 2020.

Just as other participating states and jurisdictions, the United Kingdom will only contribute to the Powerball jackpot prize - $0.68 USD per play. All non-jackpot prizes won in the UK will be paid by The UK National Lottery. No Idaho dollars or US dollars will be used to pay prizes in the UK other than the jackpot.

Powerball drawings will continue to be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights at 8:59 p.m. MT from the Powerball draw studio in Florida. The current jackpot for Wednesday night is an estimated $58 million.

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