Tickets for Powerball® from The National Lottery are on sale now, giving UK players the chance to play the world's biggest rolling jackpot game for the very first time.

Available online through The National Lottery app and in retailers nationwide, a £4 Powerball line gives UK players the chance to win a staggering estimated £300 million in Thursday's (23 July) draw - the biggest jackpot ever offered to UK players so far!

The first UK Powerball ticket was sold in a shop called Sewell On The Go in Pocklington, York at just after 5am. The first online ticket was bought on The National Lottery App by a keen player in Brighton at 5.54am.

The game is behind some of the world's most extraordinary lottery wins, including the record-breaking jackpot worth more than $2.04 billion won in 2022. With uncapped jackpots starting at £10 million and capable of growing into the hundreds of millions, and even beyond £1 billion, Powerball offers prize potential unlike anything previously available through The National Lottery.

Players have until 11.55pm on Wednesday 22 July to secure their chance to be part of Powerball history, ahead of the first draw at around 4am (UK time) on Thursday 23 July. Following the launch, draws will take place three times a week from the Powerball studio in Florida.

What would YOU do with Powerball Money?

With jackpots that can reach hundreds of millions of pounds, a Powerball win has the potential to change lives on an extraordinary scale. New research among 2,000 UK adults found that 85% believe a Powerball-sized jackpot would give them the freedom to do things that would otherwise be impossible.

89% would use Powerball money to share their win with others. Of these, 16% would use a mega-jackpot win to transform their local community, 29% would support charities and 47% would share the money with their immediate family and best friends.

For many, the motivation behind sharing is the opportunity to do good, with 48% saying they want to help others and 47% wanting to make a difference. When it comes to supporting loved ones, 12% said they'd pay off a sibling's or best friend's mortgage and, forget sibling rivalry, 28% would give their brother or sister enough money to fulfil their wildest dream.

So where would that Powerball Money go?

• 5% would re-open a beloved venue that had closed.
• 19% would hire out an entire luxury holiday resort for family and friends.
• 5% would buy their favourite football club.
• 4% would throw their own music festival featuring their favourite artists.
• 16% would set up their dream business – rising to 34% of Gen Z.
• 25% would set up a charity to support a cause they are passionate about – with 30% saying they’d be most likely to support animal welfare, a quarter (25%) to children and young people, and 24% to poverty and hunger relief.

The findings reveal that, when people start imagining Powerball-sized wealth, they think beyond luxury purchases and begin planning life-changing projects, unforgettable experiences and ways to make a lasting impact.

Whether it's reopening a treasured local venue, creating the ultimate festival experience, supporting their community or helping family and friends, Brits' ambitions grow dramatically when the jackpot stretches into the hundreds of millions.

The research also reveals that when it comes to putting on their dream festival, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran top the list of stars Brits would most like to hire as a headline act.

Because when jackpots can grow into the hundreds of millions – and potentially beyond £1 billion – the question becomes less about what you would buy, and more about what you would do.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners' Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: "I've seen first-hand how a big win can transform lives. But when people start imagining jackpots in the hundreds of millions of pounds, the conversation changes.

"People move beyond buying a bigger house or taking a dream holiday and start thinking about making a difference, whether that's supporting loved ones, helping their local community, backing a cause they care about or turning a lifelong dream into reality.

"Powerball Money brings a whole new level of possibility to UK players. It's a chance to win the biggest jackpot ever offered through The National Lottery and to dream bigger than ever before."

How will Powerball work in the UK? 

Powerball is launching in the UK in partnership with the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) – a non-profit association owned and operated by its member lotteries.

With 48 US-based lotteries already participating in Powerball, Allwyn is launching a tailored version of the game for UK players.

Priced at £4 per line, UK players will play for a chance to win the shared jackpot by matching five main numbers plus the Powerball, with the jackpot paid to UK winners over 30 years.

The UK game features an additional 'Match 2 main numbers' prize tier, available only to UK players, which offers a fixed prize of £8.

The 'Match 5 main numbers' tier also offers a fixed prize of £1 million, while all other prize tiers offer estimated prizes, which vary depending on the numbers drawn and the number of winners in each tier.

Players choose five main numbers from 1 to 69 and one Powerball number from 1 to 26, or can opt for a Lucky Dip.

For the first UK draw, tickets are available to buy online and in-store until 11.55pm on Wednesday 22 July.

Thereafter, tickets are available online and in-store until 11.55pm the night before each draw. Draws take place around 4am UK time on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from the Powerball studio in Florida.

More information on Powerball can be found here: www.national-lottery.co.uk/powerball

How to play Powerball | The National Lottery 

**The UK advertised jackpot will be the estimated amount paid to most winners over 30 years after UK taxes. In rare circumstances, additional taxes may apply to the jackpot depending on the winner's circumstances (for example, if the winner is not a UK tax resident) because of the prize money originating from the US. 

*** The estimated US Powerball jackpot and the UK jackpot are not directly comparable. The US jackpot is advertised in US dollars and before taxes, while the UK jackpot is advertised as a post-tax value. The UK jackpot is paid as an annuity over 30 years, with the advertised amount calculated using the highest applicable UK tax rate. 

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Research: Conducted by Opinium on behalf of Allwyn, Operator of The National Lottery surveying 2,000 UK adults between 13-14th July 2026.  

About Allwyn and The National Lottery  

Allwyn operates The National Lottery® under licence, raising vital funds that help communities thrive across the UK. Every ticket makes a difference - from grassroots sport and local arts to heritage and community initiatives. Distribution of funds is managed by independent bodies.    

Powerball draws will take place at 3.59am UK time for most of the year, apart from a few weeks every year in the autumn and spring when the clocks go forward/back on different dates in the US. 

Players of The National Lottery raise around £33 million every week for National Lottery-funded projects. Since its launch in 1994, more than £53 billion has been raised, funding over 680,000 Good Cause projects in every part of the UK.  In every postcode district, most people will have benefited from a National Lottery-funded project at some point.        

The National Lottery has awarded players over £103 billion in prize money, creating more than 8,000 millionaires.  ¬

Learn more about Allwyn and The National Lottery at www.allwyn.co.uk and www.national-lottery.co.uk.  

Explore projects funded in your area at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk.  

Players must be 18 or over. Please play responsibly.  

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