How to Play Kentucky Cash Ball 225 (Kentucky Cash Ball)
$1 a play · Every day · 11:00 PM ET
- 1Pick 4 numbers from 1 to 35 and a Cash Ball from 1 to 25, or ask for a Quick Pick.
- 2Each play is $1. In a store, add EZmatch for $1 more a play if you like.
- 3Choose 1 to 7, 14 or 21 drawings in a row. There's a drawing every night.
- 4Match all 4 numbers and the Cash Ball to win $225,000.
- 5Match 2 or more numbers, or 1 number and the Cash Ball, to win cash.
- 6Match only the Cash Ball to win a free Quick Pick for the next drawing.
Add-ons
- EZmatch$1 moreFour instant-win numbers and an instant Cash Ball: each that matches your play wins its prize on the spot.
You must be 18 or older to buy a ticket or claim a prize. Sales stop 5 minutes before each drawing. See every prize
More Cash Ball 225 rulesHow it works · Liability limit · Prizes · EZmatch
- How it works
- Pick 4 numbers from 1 to 35 and a Cash Ball from 1 to 25, which can be the same as one of your 4 numbers. Win with any match that includes the Cash Ball, or with 2 or more of the 4 numbers. The 4 numbers match in any order.
- Liability limit
- The $225,000 top prize is fixed and doesn't roll over. Kentucky pays at most $1,000,000 in all to a drawing's top-prize winners, so if more than 4 plays win it, the $1,000,000 is split among them. Every other prize is fixed.
- Prizes
- Each play wins only its highest prize. The Cash Ball can be the same number as one of your 4 numbers, and matching the Cash Ball alone wins a free Cash Ball 225 Quick Pick for the next drawing.
- EZmatch
- EZmatch is sold in stores only. Four EZmatch numbers and an EZmatch Cash Ball (CB), each with a prize of up to $500, print below your numbers. Each EZmatch number that matches one of your 4 numbers, and a CB that matches your Cash Ball, wins its prize right away, decided when you buy. You still play the drawing. On a multi-draw ticket EZmatch covers only the first drawing, and each play with EZmatch prints on its own ticket. During announced promotions Kentucky can run a different EZmatch prize table, with prizes up to $1,000.
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- Before You PlayKentucky Lottery Draw Times Drawn every day at 11:00 PM ET. Sales stop at 10:55 PM ET.
- After You WinHow to Claim a Kentucky Lottery Prize Up to $600 at any lottery retailer. You have 180 days to claim.
- Keep MoreKentucky Lottery Tax Calculator Kentucky taxes winnings at 3.5%. 24% federal and 3.5% state tax are withheld from prizes over $5,000.
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Answers about Kentucky Cash Ball 225 rules
How do you play Kentucky Cash Ball 225?
Pick 4 numbers from 1 to 35 and a Cash Ball from 1 to 25, or ask for a Quick Pick. Each play is $1. In a store, add EZmatch for $1 more a play if you like. Choose 1 to 7, 14 or 21 drawings in a row. There's a drawing every night. Match all 4 numbers and the Cash Ball to win $225,000. Match 2 or more numbers, or 1 number and the Cash Ball, to win cash. Match only the Cash Ball to win a free Quick Pick for the next drawing.
What is EZmatch in Kentucky Cash Ball 225?
Four instant-win numbers and an instant Cash Ball: each that matches your play wins its prize on the spot.
How much is a Cash Ball 225 ticket in Kentucky?
$1 a play. Add-ons: EZmatch ($1 more).
How late can you buy Kentucky Cash Ball 225 tickets?
The Kentucky Cash Ball 225 cutoff time is 5 minutes before each drawing: 10:55 PM ET for the 11:00 PM drawing.
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