Powerball in the UK: Jackpot tickets now sold across the Atlantic

Name: Lottery lawyer gives billion-dollar advice
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Description: LiveNOW's Andy Mac spoke to attorney Kurt Panouses about what to do if your ticket has the winning numbers.

Lottery lawyer gives billion-dollar advice

LiveNOW's Andy Mac spoke to attorney Kurt Panouses about what to do if your ticket has the winning numbers.

Powerball has expanded ticket sales across the pond.

As of Tuesday, Powerball tickets are now sold in the United Kingdom, giving millions more players the long shot of winning the same jackpot that U.S. players vie for.

Powerball UK

Big picture view:

Wednesday night’s drawing (July 22) will be the first Powerball drawing open to players in the U.K. It’s the first time a lottery outside the U.S. will be part of the jackpot. The expansion will allow U.K. players to play for much larger jackpots than are now available at lotteries in the country and Europe.

The estimated jackpot amounts in each country will differ due to currency conversion rates and because the U.S. advertises prize amounts pretax.

What they're saying:

U.S. lottery officials say more players mean bigger Powerball jackpots: the more people who play, the better the grand prize.

Powerball ticket sales have expanded to the United Kingdom. (Photo Illustration by Timon Schneider/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Dig deeper:

Tickets bought in the U.K. will only go toward the Powerball jackpot, not lower-tier prizes. Players in the U.K. will have a different lower-tier prize structure.

U.K. Powerball jackpots will also be paid over 30 years. In the U.S., jackpot winners have a choice between an annuity or a lump-sum payment. Nearly all winners opt for cash.

How do you play Powerball?

The backstory:

Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and now the U.K. In the game, players choose five white-ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26.

Drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

By the numbers:

The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. Lottery officials say those odds won’t change with added sales in the U.K.

Powerball tickets cost $2.