{"id":781,"date":"2022-07-30T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/us\/?p=781"},"modified":"2022-08-10T06:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:26:17","slug":"powerball-vs-mega-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/us\/lottery\/powerball-vs-mega-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play Powerball? + Compare to Mega Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn how to play powerball with this guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rSlbepYiko\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powerball vs Mega Millions, Which One Should You Play?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GstadmJlvk4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h2>Powerball<\/h2>\n<p>Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>It is coordinated by the State Lottery Association (MUSL), a nonprofit organization formed by an agreement with lobbyists and US corporations. From its inaugural drawing on April 19, 1992, until August 21, 2021, Powerball drawings were held twice a week (Wednesday and Saturday); a third weekly drawing (held Mondays) was added on August 23, 2021. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evening at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<h2>Mega Millions<\/h2>\n<p>Mega Millions (originally known as The Big Game in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to The Big Game Mega Millions six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; as of January 30, 2020, it is offered in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was in 2002; see below. What is now Mega Millions initially was offered in six states; the logo for all versions of the game following the retirement of The Big Game name featured a gold-colored ball with six stars to represent the game&#8217;s initial membership, although some lotteries insert their respective logo in the ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to play powerball with this guide Powerball vs Mega Millions, Which One Should You Play? Powerball Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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