Powerball Expands to UK, Adding 49th Lottery as $567 Million Jackpot Growth Speeds

Q: With Powerball now in the UK, which country will be next to join the global jackpot?

No country has been officially named as the next Powerball market after the UK. The reporting and background material make clear that the United Kingdom is the first non-U.S. lottery to join the shared jackpot, but they do not identify a confirmed follow-up country or timetable for another expansion. Powerball officials have framed the UK launch as a major international step, yet no public announcement in the provided material says which market is next. The strongest clue is Australia. The background notes that, in 2021, Idaho lawmakers threatened to leave Powerball if the Multi-State Lottery Association moved ahead with plans to sell tickets in both the UK and Australia. That suggests Australia was at least considered in earlier international expansion discussions. Still, that is not the same as a confirmed rollout. Based on the available information, Australia is the most plausible candidate mentioned, but there is no official confirmation that it will be next, or that any other country has been selected. So the factual answer is that the next country remains unknown for now, with Australia only appearing as an earlier possibility rather than an announced expansion target.

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 23

Wednesday’s drawing marks Powerball’s first UK ticket sales, the first time a non-U.S. lottery has contributed to the shared jackpot.
49 lotteries now feed the prize pool, and each UK ticket adds the same amount to the jackpot as a U.S. ticket, giving jackpots more room to rise between drawings.
U.S. players will see no game changes: tickets stay $2, drawings remain three times a week, and jackpot odds hold at 1 in 292.2 million.
UK players will pay 4 pounds per ticket, compete for the same jackpot, and receive any jackpot win as annual payments over 30 years rather than a cash-or-annuity choice.
The immediate test comes with Wednesday night’s estimated $567 million jackpot, carrying a $251.8 million cash option before taxes.

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