# Powerball Drawing Time and Days by Time Zone > Powerball is drawn three nights a week. Here is the exact drawing time in each US time zone, how daylight saving changes it, and what to know about ticket sales. - URL: https://www.lottocheck.ai/learn/powerball-drawing-time - Category: Draw data - Author: Theo Barrett, Draw Data Writer (pen name of the LottoCheck editorial team) - Published: 2026-10-26 - Reading time: 6 min - Keywords: powerball drawing time ## In short - Powerball is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 PM Eastern. - The clock that matters is New York time, so your local time depends on your zone and the season. - Each state lottery sets its own sales cutoff, so check with your retailer or state lottery. --- The Powerball drawing time is **10:59 PM Eastern Time on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday**. In Central Time that is 9:59 PM, in Mountain Time 8:59 PM, and in Pacific Time 7:59 PM. The draw is set to the New York clock, so the time on your wall depends on where you live and, in a few places, on the time of year. This guide lists the draw time for every US time zone, explains why a few zones shift with the seasons, and covers what to do around the draw. It describes the schedule only. It says nothing about what any draw will bring. ## Powerball draw days and time at a glance Powerball has a main draw three times a week: - Monday - Wednesday - Saturday Every one of those draws happens at 10:59 PM in New York (America/New_York time). That is one minute before 11:00 PM Eastern. The schedule is the same all year. A Monday draw is always on Monday evening in New York, and a Saturday draw is always on Saturday evening there. A play costs $2. You pick 5 numbers from 1 to 69 and 1 Powerball number from 1 to 26. For a full walk through of the rules, see [How to Play Powerball: Rules and Prizes](/learn/how-to-play-powerball). ## Powerball drawing time by US time zone Because the draw is tied to New York time, other zones see it at an earlier clock time. Here is the same draw in each US time zone. | Time zone | Summer (daylight time) | Winter (standard time) | | --- | --- | --- | | Eastern | 10:59 PM | 10:59 PM | | Central | 9:59 PM | 9:59 PM | | Mountain | 8:59 PM | 8:59 PM | | Arizona | 7:59 PM | 8:59 PM | | Pacific | 7:59 PM | 7:59 PM | | Alaska | 6:59 PM | 6:59 PM | | Hawaii | 4:59 PM | 5:59 PM | The days are the same in every row: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. For the zones in this table, the draw falls on the same calendar day as it does in New York. ### How to read the table Find your zone in the left column. Then pick the summer or winter column, depending on whether your area is on daylight time or standard time right now. The time in that cell is when the draw takes place on your clock. For example, if you live in Chicago, the Central row applies. The draw is at 9:59 PM on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, all year. If you live in Los Angeles, the Pacific row applies, and the draw is at 7:59 PM all year. ## Why Arizona and Hawaii look different Most rows in the table stay the same from summer to winter. That is because those zones move their clocks on the same schedule as New York. When New York shifts, they shift too, so the gap between them stays fixed. Arizona and Hawaii show different times in the two seasons. In the table, Arizona's draw time is 7:59 PM in summer and 8:59 PM in winter. Hawaii's is 4:59 PM in summer and 5:59 PM in winter. The draw itself stays on the New York clock. What changes is how far apart those clocks are from New York's during the year, so the local time of the draw moves by one hour. If you live in one of those places, double check the season before you plan your evening. A quick look at the table above is enough. ### A note for people who travel If you are away from home on a draw night, use the zone you are standing in. The draw does not move for travelers. A Saturday draw at 10:59 PM Eastern is still 7:59 PM Pacific in summer, no matter where your ticket was bought. ## What about sales cutoff times? People often ask when they must buy a ticket for a given draw. The draw time is the same everywhere, but ticket sales are run by each state or territory lottery. Each one sets its own cutoff before the draw. Because that cutoff is set locally, this article does not give a single time for it. The safest steps are: 1. Ask your retailer when sales close for the next draw. 2. Look at your state lottery's website or app for its posted cutoff. 3. Do not wait until the last minute. Terminals can be busy, and a ticket that is not printed before the cutoff will not count for that draw. A ticket is for a specific draw date. Check the date printed on it so you know which draw it is entered in. ## The draw time and the add-ons Powerball has two optional add-ons. You choose them per play when you buy a ticket. **Power Play** costs $1 extra per play. A multiplier is drawn for each draw. The possible values are 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x and 10x. It multiplies non-jackpot fixed prizes. Matching 5 numbers with Power Play pays $2,000,000, and that prize is not multiplied. Power Play never changes the jackpot. **Double Play** costs $1 extra per play. It gives you a second draw with the same numbers and its own prizes. The top Double Play prize is $10,000,000. It is sold only in these places: AZ, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, VI and WA. If you play Double Play, the prizes are listed on the official [Powerball Double Play](https://www.powerball.com/double-play) page and the [Double Play prize chart](https://www.powerball.com/double-play-prize-chart). The draw days listed in this article are for the main draw. ## What the draw time means for checking your ticket The drawing time matters most when you want to know when your numbers are set. Once the main draw has taken place, the winning numbers are fixed. You can then compare them with your ticket. Here are the prize tiers and the odds for each one in the main game, so you know what you are looking for. Odds are written as "1 in N". A bigger N means a rarer event. | Match | Odds | Prize | | --- | --- | --- | | 5 + Powerball | 1 in 292,201,338 | Jackpot (varies) | | 5 | 1 in 11,688,054 | $1,000,000 | | 4 + Powerball | 1 in 913,129 | $50,000 | | 4 | 1 in 36,525 | $100 | | 3 + Powerball | 1 in 14,494 | $100 | | 3 | 1 in 580 | $7 | | 2 + Powerball | 1 in 701 | $7 | | 1 + Powerball | 1 in 91.98 | $4 | | Powerball only | 1 in 38.32 | $4 | The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.87. The jackpot odds are 1 in 292,201,338, which is about 1 in 292.2 million. These odds are the same for every draw and do not depend on the day of the week or the time. Nothing about the draw schedule makes a prize more or less likely. You can read more in [Powerball Odds Explained for Every Prize Tier](/learn/powerball-odds). The official [Powerball prize chart](https://www.powerball.com/powerball-prize-chart) lists the prizes as well. ### Easy ways to check You can look up the numbers in the [Powerball results](/results/powerball) on LottoCheck. The LottoCheck app can also scan a ticket and show whether it won. Results in the app are unofficial, and official results always prevail. If a ticket looks like a winner, confirm it with your state lottery before you do anything else. For a step by step method, read [How to Check a Lottery Ticket Step by Step](/learn/how-to-check-a-lottery-ticket). ## Quick tips for planning around the draw - **Use New York time as your anchor.** The draw is at 10:59 PM there. Then subtract hours for your zone, or use the table above. - **Mind the season if you are in Arizona or Hawaii.** Their local draw times change by an hour between summer and winter. - **Check your ticket's draw date.** It tells you which draw you are in. - **Ask about the sales cutoff.** It is set by your state lottery, not by one national rule. - **Keep tickets safe.** Sign the back if your state advises it, and store the ticket flat and dry until you have checked it. Past results can be fun to browse in [number statistics](/stats), but they only describe what already happened. They do not tell you anything about the next draw. Play for fun and only spend what you can afford to lose. If gambling stops being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER for free, confidential help. LottoCheck is for adults 18 and older. ## FAQ ### What time is the Powerball drawing? The main Powerball draw is at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. That is 9:59 PM Central, 8:59 PM Mountain and 7:59 PM Pacific. Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii have their own local times, which are listed in the table above. ### What days is Powerball drawn? Powerball is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Each draw takes place at 10:59 PM in New York. The schedule stays the same through the year. ### Does the Powerball drawing time change in summer and winter? The draw stays tied to New York time, so Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific and Alaska times do not change between seasons. Arizona and Hawaii see the draw an hour apart between summer and winter. Arizona is 7:59 PM in summer and 8:59 PM in winter, and Hawaii is 4:59 PM in summer and 5:59 PM in winter. ## Sources - Powerball prize chart: https://www.powerball.com/powerball-prize-chart - Powerball Double Play: https://www.powerball.com/double-play - Double Play prize chart: https://www.powerball.com/double-play-prize-chart --- For information only. Always confirm results, odds and rules with your official state lottery. 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