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when do they do the powerball drawing

Powerball drawings are held three nights a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings.

Basic drawing time

  • The standard national drawing time is 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
  • In Central Time states, that’s 9:59 p.m. CT.
  • Local lottery sites usually list the time in their own time zone (for example, California shows 7:59 p.m. PT).

Ticket purchase cutoff

  • Most states stop Powerball sales about 1 hour before the drawing.
  • Examples:
    • Vermont: cutoff around 9:50 p.m. ET for the 10:59 p.m. drawing.
* Arkansas & Iowa: sales end **8:59 p.m. CT** for the 9:59 p.m. CT drawing.

* California: sales close at **7:00 p.m. PT** for the 7:59 p.m. PT drawing.

Where the drawing happens

  • Drawings are held live in Tallahassee, Florida and then broadcast or posted online shortly after.
  • Results appear quickly on official state lottery sites, national Powerball pages, and many news outlets.

Quick timing checklist

  • Check what time zone you are in.
  • Look up your state lottery site for the exact local draw time and sales cutoff.
  • Remember: Mon / Wed / Sat nights , around 10:59 p.m. ET , with ticket sales ending earlier.

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