Australia Powerball Prize Structure and Prize Categories.
Australia Powerball was inspired by the popular American original, the US Powerball. However, the Australian version has its own prize structure., different from the structure of its prototype.
First of all, the organizers of the Australian Powerball variant have abandoned the fixed value of prizes in all categories except for the jackpot. The amount of cash prizes depends on the size of the total prize pool and increases in proportion to the accumulation cycle.
Also, unlike the American version of the Powerball lotto, Australian lottery participants do not win a prize if only one additional number matches. To claim lotto win Australia Powerball lotto, you need to guess at least 3 numbers from the winning combination of the lottery draw.
The total format of the Australia Powerball lottery provides 8 prize categories. Prizes are awarded and generated as follows:
| Category | Matches | Percentage of the total prize pool | Probability of winning |
| 1 | 6 major + additional number | 40% | 1 of 76.767.600 |
| 2 | 6 main numbers | 3.35% | 1 of 4.040.400 |
| 3 | 5 major + additional number | 3.4% | 1 of 376.312 |
| 4 | 5 main numbers | 1.9% | 1 of 19.806 |
| 5 | 4 major + additional number | 1.45% | 1 of 9.123 |
| 6 | 3 major + additional number | 12.65% | 1 of 641 |
| 7 | 4 main numbers | 11.35% | 1 of 480 |
| 8 | 2 major + additional number | 26% | 1 of 110 |
Australia Powerball rules do not limit the number of accumulations of the main prize or the jackpot limit. Australia Powerball 1st category starting prize is AUD $ 3 million Australian dollars. The highest jackpot in Australian Powerball history so far is AUD $ 80 million Australian dollars, this mark was reached in just 8 accumulations.
