Powerball numbers are normally drawn three nights a week—every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

Regular drawing time

  • Powerball’s official site states that drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. ET.
  • Some state lottery pages list the same draw nights but show local times (for example, 9:59 p.m. Central Time), which is just the time-zone difference from the official 10:59 p.m. ET draw.

What days they draw

  • Drawings happen on:
    • Monday night
    • Wednesday night
    • Saturday night
      all at the same scheduled time.
  • If you are in another time zone, the draw will be earlier or later on the clock, but the physical draw still occurs at 10:59 p.m. ET.

Ticket sales cutoff

  • Most states stop Powerball sales roughly 1–2 hours before the draw; for example, Arkansas stops sales at 8:59 p.m. Central Time for a 9:59 p.m. CT draw.
  • Exact cutoff times can vary by state, so local lottery websites or retailers give the most accurate last‑minute purchase time.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.