Powerball Australia vs Powerball New Zealand

Both lotteries use the 'Powerball' brand but they're fundamentally different games — Powerball Australia is a 7+1 standalone draw with no cap, NZ Powerball is a 1-of-10 booster ridden on top of the regular NZ Lotto draw.

Australia

AU Powerball

7 of 35 + 1 of 20

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New Zealand

NZ Powerball

Lotto 6/40 + Bonus + PB 1/10

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Spec comparison

Field	AU Powerball	NZ Powerball
Format	7 of 35 + 1 of 20	Lotto 6/40 + Bonus + PB 1/10
Main pick	pick 7 from 35	pick 6 from 40
Schedule	Thu · 20:30 AEST	Wed · Sat · 20:00 NZST
Operator	The Lott	Lotto NZ
Coverage	National (AU)	National (NZ)
Min jackpot	$3M	NZ$4M
Largest ever	$200M (2024)	NZ$50M (Must Be Won)

Odds at Division 1

AU Powerball

Div 1 (7+PB)1 in 134,490,400

Div 2 (7)1 in 7,078,443

Div 3 (6+PB)1 in 686,176

Div 4 (6)1 in 36,114

Div 5 (5+PB)1 in 16,943

Any prize1 in 44

NZ Powerball

Div 1 (6+PB)1 in 38,383,800

Div 2 (5+bonus+PB)1 in 6,397,300

Div 3 (5+PB)1 in 188,160

Div 4 (4+bonus+PB)1 in 47,520

Div 5 (4+PB)1 in 2,190

Any prize (with PB)1 in 38

Notes

AU Powerball is uncapped — when no entry matches all 7 mains plus the Powerball, the Division 1 prize rolls to next Thursday and tends to spiral past A$100M before a winner emerges.

NZ Powerball caps at NZ$50M and forces a Must-Be-Won draw if it rolls four times at the cap. The pot doesn't disappear if no one matches it outright — it slides down to the highest division with winners.

Per-entry odds tell different stories: AU PB Division 1 is roughly 1 in 134.5M, NZ PB Division 1 (when paired with NZ Lotto) is closer to 1 in 38.4M.