Powerball is the multi-state lotto game that offers players nine ways to win. Players select five numbers from 1 to 49 and a Powerball, from 1 to 42. Players match four white balls plus the Powerball wins $5,000; the jackpot is won by matching all five numbers plus the Powerball. Odds of winning a cash prize are one in 35, one in 80 million for winning the jackpot.