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Do You Win Anything for 2 Numbers on UK Powerball?
Yes: matching two main numbers on a UK Powerball line wins a fixed £8, a prize tier that only UK players have. A line costs £4. If your Powerball number matches as well, the line falls into a different tier, which pays an estimated amount rather than a fixed one.
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How the Match 2 prize works
Each UK Powerball line has five main numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball from 1 to 26. When exactly two of your main numbers are drawn and your Powerball isn’t, the line wins the Match 2 prize. Allwyn, which runs the National Lottery, describes it as a fixed £8 that is available only to UK players.
Because the amount is fixed, it doesn’t normally depend on the number of winners or the size of the jackpot. In the United States, where the same draw is played, two main numbers on their own win nothing: the lowest American prize without the Powerball is for three main numbers. The Multi-State Lottery Association, which coordinates Powerball, says UK players have their own lower-tier prize structure.
Two numbers plus the Powerball
A line that matches two main numbers and the Powerball sits in a separate tier. In the UK that prize is estimated, not fixed: its value depends on the balls drawn and on how many lines share the tier, so it can vary from one draw to the next. The official odds of matching exactly two main numbers and the Powerball are 1 in 701.33 per line.
Two UK tiers have set amounts: Match 2, at £8, and Match 5 without the Powerball, at £1 million. The other tiers below the jackpot are estimated. The jackpot, for five main numbers and the Powerball, comes from a single pool that the UK shares with the US game.
The tiers around Match 2
This short table shows the prize tiers either side of two numbers. The odds are per line, per draw, from the official Powerball prize chart, which uses the same 69 and 26 number pools as the UK game.
| Numbers matched | UK prize type | Odds per line |
|---|---|---|
| 3 main numbers | Estimated | 1 in 579.76 |
| 2 main numbers + Powerball | Estimated | 1 in 701.33 |
| 2 main numbers | Fixed £8 (UK only) | No US prize, so not on the US chart |
| 1 main number + Powerball | Estimated | 1 in 91.98 |
A line that matches only one main number without the Powerball, or nothing at all, wins no prize; matching just the Powerball wins an estimated prize. Most UK Powerball lines win no prize in any draw, and no prize is guaranteed. Every line has the same chance in each draw, whichever numbers you choose.
Frequently asked questions
Do 2 numbers win anything on UK Powerball?
Yes. Two main numbers without the Powerball win a fixed £8, a tier only UK players have.
Do US Powerball players win for 2 numbers?
No. The US prize chart has no prize for two main numbers alone; its lowest prize without the Powerball needs three main numbers.
What do 2 numbers and the Powerball pay in the UK?
An estimated prize that varies with the balls drawn and the number of winners. The odds of that match are 1 in 701.33 per line.
Is the £8 Match 2 prize fixed?
Allwyn describes it as a fixed £8 prize, so it doesn’t normally depend on how many lines win. Check the game rules for the full terms.
Related guides: how the UK Powerball jackpot is paid out and how much a lottery ticket costs in the UK.
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