How to Play in Oregon

You can buy tickets for games such as Powerball and Mega Millions by completing a playslip at any licensed lottery retailer in Oregon. Another option is to sign up with a lottery courier, so you can pick your numbers online and a messenger agent will go out to purchase your entries for you. Here’s how it works.

Powerball

If you want to know how to play Powerball from Oregon, follow the steps below. If you play through a lottery messenger, your ticket will be bought on your behalf. It is then scanned and uploaded into your account before the draw.

Drawings take place on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. Tickets are available until 7:00 p.m. on draw nights (earlier if you use an online purchasing service).

• Choose five main numbers from 1 to 69 and a Powerball from a separate set of 1 to 26, or get a random selection by going for a Quick Pick (QP).
• If you want to play for even bigger prizes, add the Power Play option for an additional $1. Win a non-jackpot prize and it will be multiplied by 2, 3, 4 or 5 (possibly even 10). A separate Power Play draw is held to determine which multiplier will be used.
• Decide how many consecutive drawings to play your numbers in, up to a maximum of 20. You can even enter 24 drawings in a row by using the lottery touchscreen machines that can be found at some retailers.
• Purchase your entries before the ticket deadline.

Mega Millions

Mega Millions works in a similar way to Powerball. Both games have a starting jackpot of $20 million, which goes up every time it is not won. You have to match all the numbers to win, but there are eight other prize categories if you match fewer numbers.

• Draw days are Tuesday and Friday for Mega Millions, with a ticket cut-off time of 7:00 p.m. from licensed lottery retailers. Find out how to play Mega Millions in Oregon.
• Select your numbers – five from the top section of 1 to 70, plus one Mega Ball from the lower section of 1 to 25. Alternatively, you can request a Quick Pick (QP).
• Play the Megaplier for an extra $1. This will increase the value of any prize you win (apart from the jackpot), by up to five times.
• Enter your numbers into just the next draw, or multiple consecutive drawings to make sure you don’t miss out.

Claiming Prizes

Claiming prizes in Oregon is easy, especially if you play through a lottery courier. All winnings are commission-free, and the majority are paid straight into your online account. If you win enjoy a big win, you will be helped to collect your prize in person. Prizes of more than $600 can be collected from the Oregon Lottery’s Wilsonville payment center or its headquarters in Salem, or claimed by mail.

You have one year to claim any prizes in Oregon, although there’s no danger of missing out with a purchasing service such as theLotter as you are always notified of any win so you can just log in to your account.

Back in 2015, theLotter helped a man from Iraq, known as M.M., to win a $6.4 million jackpot on Oregon’s Megabucks game, flying him across the world so he could claim his prize in the Beaver State.

The Oregon Lottery

Since it began in 1984, the Oregon Lottery has dedicated itself to supporting education, state parks, veteran services, natural habitats and economic growth. It also gives away billions of dollars in prize money every year. The biggest winners so far have come in Powerball, including a family from Jacksonville – Frances and Bob Chaney, and Carolyn and Steve West – picked up $340 million.