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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 confirmed prizes so far
Ahead of launch, Allwyn has confirmed three things about the money. 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 — have been confirmed to exist, but their UK payouts will vary depending on draw outcomes rather than being fixed amounts. The full tier-by-tier table will be published when the game launches, and this page will carry it from day one.
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 other National Lottery games, 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.
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, with the full table published at launch.
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