What are the requirements to collect a Powerball prize? How much time do you have for your winning ticket to be valid? Where to collect your Powerball prize? These and other questions are answered by GLM.
Lottery fever has always existed in the United States, whether some prefer to play their luck in Powerball or Mega Millions. It has been said that the chances of hitting the jackpot are really low, less than 1%, however, that is not a barrier for dreamers. Even if you don’t win the maximum prize, there is an endless number of other smaller and non-negligible amounts that you can obtain. In GLM we are going to tell you today what requirements you need to collect any Powerball lottery prize.
You may find this information useful if you are a regular buyer of Powerball numbers, a lottery sold only in the United States. Anyone who wins a lottery prize can collect it, you just need to make sure you meet certain requirements, but don’t worry, these are very basic.
Actually, what you need to know is that everything will depend on the state where you bought your Powerball game, since they all have different requirements when it comes to collecting a prize to begin with.
How long do I have to collect a Powerball prize?
The collection times are as follows:
-90 days for New Mexico.
-180 days for Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
182-day deadline for Maryland.
-6 months for the Virgin Islands.
-1 year term for Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
-1 year term for California as long as the top award is won and 180 days for the other awards.
Once you have met the time requirement, then the Powerball company will check that you have purchased your ticket legitimately and then that you have matched each of the numbers. You also have to be of legal age.
Regarding citizenship, it is not necessary that you are an American citizen, foreigners can also collect their Powerball prize, as long as they have purchased their ticket in the United States. This will make it legitimate, as other tickets that promise to be Powerball but are sold outside the country are usually fake.
How to collect a Powerball prize that was purchased online?
Basically the same requirements must be met: you must be of legal age, you must have purchased your ticket legally, you must respect the prize collection time and it must be officially valid.
Where should I go to collect my Powerball prize?
You only have to go to any authorized Powerball retailer in the place where you have played to get your money in cash, it is less than $600 dollars. Now, for those whose prize amount is over $600 dollars, then you must go to a social district office, a payment center or to the Powerball headquarters in your city.
How much money can I win in Powerball?
-5 numbers + Powerball: Jackpot (jackpot)
-5 numbers: $1,000,000 dollars
-4 numbers + Powerball: $50,000 dollars
-4 numbers: $100 dollars
-3 numbers + Powerball: $100 dollars
-3 numbers: $7 dollars
-2 numbers + Powerball: $7 dollars
-1 numbers + Powerball: $4 dollars
-Powerball number: $4 dollars