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UK Powerball Prize Breakdown
UK Powerball has ten prize tiers. At the top sits an uncapped shared jackpot starting at £12 million for matching five main numbers plus the Powerball. Matching five main numbers alone pays a fixed £1 million, and the UK version adds an exclusive tier: match just two main numbers and you win a fixed £8.
The fixed prizes and the jackpot
Three things about the money are confirmed. The jackpot starts at £12 million, has no cap, and is shared with US players — UK jackpot winners are paid over 30 years. Match 5 is a fixed £1 million. And Match 2 main numbers, a tier that doesn’t exist in the American game, pays a fixed £8 to UK players only.
The tiers in between
The remaining tiers — combinations of main numbers with and without the Powerball — pay amounts that vary with each draw’s results rather than fixed sums. Check the official National Lottery results for each draw’s payouts.
Why the UK gets a Match 2 prize
In the US game, two main numbers without the Powerball win nothing. The UK-exclusive £8 tier changes that, giving UK tickets an extra way to win on every draw — a deliberate sweetener for the British version, alongside the guarantee that over 30% of every £4 ticket goes to UK good causes.
How the jackpot is paid
Unlike the Lotto and EuroMillions jackpots, the Powerball jackpot is paid to UK winners over 30 years rather than as a single lump sum — the same annuity-style structure the game uses in America, where it has produced the biggest lottery prize ever recorded: over $2.04 billion in 2022.
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Frequently asked questions
What do you win for 2 numbers on UK Powerball?
A fixed £8 — a tier exclusive to the UK version that doesn’t exist in the American game.
What do you win for 5 numbers on UK Powerball?
A fixed £1 million — add the Powerball and you win a share of the jackpot itself.
How many prize tiers does UK Powerball have?
Ten in total, from the £8 Match 2 tier up to the shared jackpot.
Are UK Powerball prizes fixed amounts?
Some are — £1m for Match 5 and £8 for Match 2 — while the other tiers vary by draw.
Related guides: the UK Powerball jackpot, UK Powerball explained and UK Powerball odds.