Powerball tickets to be sold in California starting in April - Los Angeles Times

The vote came just one day after the drawing for Powerballs
$587.5-million jackpot. Two winning tickets were sold in Arizona and
Missouri. Winners are given 180 days to claim their prize.

California is one of eight states that currently does not offer the
Powerball game. Other states that do not offer the game are Utah,
Nevada, Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi and Wyoming.

According to the memo, lottery officials commissioned a study to
analyze the logistics of implementing the game in California and that,
following that study, commission staff members recommended
implementing the game in 2013.

The state lottery became licensed to offer Powerball tickets in
California in September, but had to wait for the lottery commission to
approve official game rules and regulations before offering the game.

To play Powerball, a participant must purchase a $2 ticket and pick
five unique numbers from a field of one through 59, and a Powerball
number from one through 35. The Powerball number can be the same as
any of the first five numbers.

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