On a $2 play, Match 5 + Powerball wins the jackpot, an estimated $538 million (odds 1 in 292,201,338). Match 5 wins a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 11,688,054), Match 4 + Powerball a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 913,129), Match 4 a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 36,525), Match 3 + Powerball a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 14,494), Match 3 a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 580), Match 2 + Powerball a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 701), Match 1 + Powerball a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 91.98) and Match Powerball only a pari-mutuel prize (1 in 38.32). In California, every prize below the jackpot is pari-mutuel: that prize's winners split a share of the prize pool, so it pays a different amount every drawing.

Not without the Powerball: you need 3 numbers, which wins a pari-mutuel prize. With the Powerball, 2 numbers win a pari-mutuel prize, 1 number wins a pari-mutuel prize and the Powerball alone wins a pari-mutuel prize.

The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24.87. Match 5 + Powerball wins the jackpot, an estimated $538 million, odds 1 in 292,201,338.

California has no state tax on lottery winnings. 24% federal tax is withheld from prizes over $5,000.

Claim a California Lottery prize under $600 at any retailer or a district office and $600 or more at a district office, within 180 days of the drawing. Powerball jackpots have one year. Any prize can be claimed by mail.