Worldwide comparisons
Head-to-head game comparisons that span more than one country — same brand different mechanics, or markets that pool the same draw.
AU ↔ NZ
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.
NZ ↔ AU
NZ Lotto vs Saturday Lotto
Two anchor weekly draws on opposite sides of the Tasman: NZ Lotto's twice-weekly NZ$1M Must-Be-Won format vs Saturday Lotto's open-ended A$4M Saturday tradition.
UK ↔ IE
EuroMillions UK vs IE: same draw, different ticket
EuroMillions is a single jointly-drawn lottery shared across nine European countries. Buy a ticket in the UK and you get the EuroMillions main draw plus the UK-only Millionaire Maker raffle. Buy the same ticket in Ireland and you get the same main draw plus the Irish-only Plus add-on. The 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Stars are identical across markets.