Powerball frenzy is sweeping the nation as the lottery game’s jackpot hits $1.9 billion, a record-breaking prize after more than three dozen drawings without a winner. Want to try your luck without waiting in line at a grocery store or gas station? Here’s how you can.
Powerball is played in 45 states and Washington, D.C. In select states, residents can purchase their tickets online.
Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Arkansas, Minnesota, Texas can buy tickets on Lotto.com
In some states, like Colorado, Powerball players can use Lotto.com, which purchases tickets and sends digital images to the player to confirm purchase. Players in New Jersey, New York, Arkansas, Minnesota and Texas can also use this service, according to Lotto.com
Residents in Oregon also have access to a courier service, theLotter Oregon. In Oklahoma and Indiana, the state lottery allows you to build your ticket on its app but requires you to visit a retailer or lottery vending machine to print your ticket.
Some state lotteries sell tickets on their own websites
Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Washington, D.C. residents can also purchase tickets online. Most of these states require you to create an account with them before purchasing draws.
Lotteries in these states do not offer players the opportunity to purchase Powerball tickets online:
Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
