what do you get if you get the powerball number

If you only match the Powerball number (the red ball) and none of the white numbers in the standard U.S. Powerball game, you win a small fixed cash prize, typically 4 dollars per winning ticket.

Basic prize for just the Powerball

• Matching only the red Powerball number (0 white numbers) pays about 4 dollars in the main U.S. Powerball game.

• This prize is fixed and does not share in the giant jackpot; the jackpot requires matching all 5 white numbers plus the Powerball.

What if you add Power Play?

• If you added the optional Power Play to your ticket, the “Powerball only” prize usually increases from 4 dollars to 8 dollars when any Power Play multiplier is drawn.

• Power Play can multiply many non‑jackpot prizes, but it does not turn a “Powerball only” win into anything close to jackpot money.

Other common match levels

To give context, here are typical U.S. Powerball prize tiers without Power Play:

• 1 white number + Powerball: about 4 dollars
• 2 white numbers + Powerball: about 7 dollars
• 3 white numbers (no Powerball): about 7 dollars
• 3 white numbers + Powerball: about 100 dollars
• 4 white numbers + Powerball: about 50,000 dollars
• 5 white numbers (no Powerball): 1,000,000 dollars
• 5 white numbers + Powerball: jackpot (hundreds of millions or more, depending on the draw)

Variations and local rules

• Prize amounts can vary slightly by state or territory lottery, especially for add‑ons like Double Play or local promotions.

• Other countries that have a game also called “PowerBall,” such as South Africa, use different prize tables and odds, so the “Powerball‑only” payout there will not necessarily be 4 dollars.

TL;DR: In the main U.S. Powerball game, if you “just get the Powerball number,” you normally win a small fixed prize of about 4 dollars per ticket, or about 8 dollars if you bought the Power Play option.

Information gathered from public lottery sites and general internet data and portrayed here.