Powerball and Mega Millions: weekend lottery results in the United States & More Latest News Here

Powerball Y megamillions are the two most followed lotteries in the United States; the first is played every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states of the American Union, with the exception of Alabama, Nevada, Utah, Alaska, Washington, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. You can also participate from abroad and the jackpot accumulates millions of dollars. Mega Millions is played every Tuesday and Friday and the last jackpot was $660 million. Here you can check if you won the lottery

First, on Powerball, the winners are chosen on the days set at 22:59 ET. To participate, you must purchase a ticket that costs $2 and you do not need to be a United States citizen..

Powerball: how are the results chosen?

Players must choose five numbers between 1 and 69 for the white balls. Afterwards, they must select a number between 1 and 26 for the red or Extra Powerball. If the player matches all six numbers, they will become the winner of the Powerball jackpot.

What happens if more than one person wins Powerball?

In the event that multiple people hit all the balls while playing Powerball, the jackpot is distributed.

Powerball USA: results for Saturday, August 20, 2022

How much is the August 20 Powerball jackpot?

The Powerball jackpot on Saturday, August 20 was $80 million., with a cash value of $46.4 million.

The numbers that fell and Prizes for this August 20 Powerball draw are as follows: 05, 09, 11, 16 and 55. The Powerball Play was: 07 with Power Play 3X

In addition to Powerball, the same days it is done the Double Play draw, with which participants have a second chance. The winning numbers in The Double Play were: 05, 09, 11, 16 and 55. The Powerball Play was: 07.

Players win a prize if they match one of nine ways to win:

There is a 1 in 24.9 chance of winning a prize if the jackpot is $40 million. It is also the same chance when the advertised jackpot is 1 billion.

In most states, players can activate Power Play for a dollar more and multiply your chances of winning by ten, although that does not include the jackpot. They can also play for an extra dollar in Double Play.

You have a time of between 180 and 365 days to collect the prize, depending on where the Powerball ticket is purchased. The prize can be collected in a single exhibition or in 30 payments.

All prizes over $600 must be declared to US authorities.

The Mega Millions lottery draw for August 19, 2022 was held on Friday and the jackpot was 99 million or a cash prize of 56.5 million.

Each line of Mega Millions costs 2 dollars to play and the participant must choose six numbers from two separate groups: in the first five numbers between 1 and 70, as well as a number from 1 to 14. You can also select the Easy Pick/Quick Pick.

There are nine ways to win the prize in Mega Millions. Add-ons such as Megaplier can be included, which increase the cost of the lottery ticket to 3 dollars and give the opportunity to increase the prizes.

The winning numbers of the Mega Millions lottery for this Friday, August 19, 2022 were: 12, 18, 24, 46 and 65. and the Mega Ball from 03.

In this draw there was only one Match 5 winner in Indiana, $1 million. The jackpot amounted to 116 million, with a cash purse of 65.6 million.