Sch 5Powerball

Schedule 5 — Powerball

[r. 4, 86, 88 and 89]

[Heading amended: Gazette 4 Oct 2017 p. 5147.]

[Heading inserted: Gazette 5 Sep 2025 p. 1526.]

The unit cost of entering a Powerball draw is made up of a subscription of $1.40 per game and an agent’s component.

The agent’s component is calculated as 12% of the total subscription amount for a particular week’s entry, rounded* (where necessary) to the nearest 5 cent multiple.

[Division 1 inserted: Gazette 5 Sep 2025 p. 1526.]

Division 2 — System entries, Powerpik selections and game equivalents

| Powerball | | | 5 | 435 | | 6 | 29 | | 8 | 8 | | 9 | 36 | | 10 | 120 | | 11 | 330 | | 12 | 792 | | 14 | 3 432 | | 15 | 6 435 | | 16 | 11 440 | | 17 | 19 448 | | 18 | 31 824 | | 19 | 50 388 | | 20 | 77 520 |

| Powerball | | | Powerpik | No. of games per game board | | 5 | 8 700 | | 6 | 580 | | 7 | 20 | | 8 | 160 | | 9 | 720 | | 10 | 2 400 | | 11 | 6 600 | | 12 | 15 840 | | 13 | 34 320 | | 14 | 68 640 |

[Division 2 amended: Gazette 10 Apr 2018 p. 1252.]

Division 3 — Summary of parameters within which Powerball is conducted

| Unit cost for the Powerball draw | $1.40 (+ a 12% agent's component) | | Prize reserve fund — % of subscriptions | balance of prize fund after prize pool (up to 5.0%) | | Number of divisions | 9 | | Winning numbers drawn — barrel A | 7 | | Powerball numbers drawn | 1 | | Forecast range — barrel A | 1 to 35 inclusive | | Forecast range — Powerball barrel | 1 to 20 inclusive | | Odds of winning —<br>division 1<br>division 2<br>division 3<br>division 4<br>division 5<br>division 6<br>division 7<br>division 8<br>division 9 | 1 in 134 490 400<br>1 in 7 078 442<br>1 in 686 176<br>1 in 36 115<br>1 in 16 943<br>1 in 1 173<br>1 in 892<br>1 in 188<br>1 in 65 | | Systems range | 5-6/8-20 inclusive | | Powerpik (simple) | 7 | | Powerpik systems range | 5-6/8-14 inclusive | | Multiweek options | Up to 10 weeks | | Advance sales (maximum) | 10 weeks | | Games per playslip (minimum) | 2 | | System entries per playslip (minimum) | 1 | | Games per playslip (maximum) | 12 | | System entries per playslip (maximum) | 12 (subject to maximum aggregate entry cost) | | Games per oral request (if available) | 2 to 50 | | Syndicate entries may be purchased (if available) | (see Part 2 Division 3) | | System entries per oral request (if available) | Up to 50 | | Powerpik entries per oral request | Up to 50 |

[Division 3 amended: Gazette 4 Oct 2017 p. 5147‑8; 10 Apr 2018 p. 1252‑3; 12 Nov 2019 p. 4020; SL 2020/52 r. 6; Gazette 28 Apr 2023 p. 867; 3 Nov 2023 p. 3608; 5 Sep 2025 p. 1526.]