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District of Columbia Lottery Results and Winning Numbers

Every game's newest draws, to November 6, 2026. Below them: what a ticket costs in District of Columbia, which add-ons DC Lottery sells, and what it is worth — with the arithmetic shown.

Latest District of Columbia lottery results

Updated

  • DC 3 Nov 6 Midday -- Evening -- Night -- Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 1:50 p.m. ET
  • DC 4 Nov 6 Midday --- Evening --- Night --- Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 1:50 p.m. ET
  • DC 5 Nov 6 Midday ---- Evening ---- Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 1:50 p.m. ET
  • Mega Millions Nov 6 ----, Mega Ball Next draw Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m. ET Jackpot $529 million
  • Powerball Nov 4 ----, Powerball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 10:59 p.m. ET Jackpot $20 million
  • Millionaire for Life Nov 6 ----, Millionaire Ball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 11:15 p.m. ET
  • Lotto America Nov 4 ----, Star Ball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, about 10:15 p.m. ET

Every District of Columbia draw on Nov 6 District of Columbia results by date District of Columbia draw times

District of Columbia hot and cold numbers

For fun: every draw is independent, so none of these is likelier to come up next.

At the jackpot standing after the November 4, 2026 draw, a $2 Powerball ticket bought in District of Columbia is worth $0.35, 17c on the dollar after District of Columbia's 10.75% withholding. The best District of Columbia scratcher on sale returns 90c — no jackpot, but far more of the money comes back. Every one, ranked.

Multi-state games in District of Columbia

More multi-state games sold in District of Columbia

DC Lottery also sells Millionaire for Life and Lotto America, drawn once for every lottery that sells them.

What is different in District of Columbia

Ticket price
$4 a line, all in
$2 base plus $1 each for Power Play and Double Play.
Power Play
On sale — $1
Multiplies every prize below the jackpot by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10. We make the extra dollar worth about 46c.
Double Play
On sale — $1
A second drawing of the same numbers, every prize fixed, top prize $10 million. Worth about 53c per dollar — the best-value dollar on the ticket.
Prize structure
Fixed, as the chart
The published amounts are what you are paid — District of Columbia does not adjust them for sales.
State withholding
10.75%
Held back before the cheque is written, on top of 24% federal. What you finally owe is settled at filing.
Minimum age
18
DC Lottery's own rule. Five jurisdictions set it higher: four at 21 and one at 19.

Rules read from powerball.com and DC Lottery on September 22, 2026. Withholding rates and the calculator.

DC Lottery's own games

These are drawn in District of Columbia, for District of Columbia. We hold 15,594 of their draws, the oldest from October 17, 2020.

District of Columbia lottery tools

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District of Columbia lottery questions

What lottery games can you play in District of Columbia?
Mega Millions, Powerball, Millionaire for Life, Lotto America, plus DC Lottery's own games: DC 3, DC 4, DC 5. We hold 15,594 of their draws, the oldest from October 17, 2020.
Does District of Columbia sell Power Play and Double Play?
Both. Each costs $1 a play on top of the $2 ticket, so a full District of Columbia line is $4. We price Power Play at about 46 cents per dollar and Double Play at about 53 cents.
How much tax does District of Columbia withhold from lottery winnings?
10.75%, held back before the cheque is written and on top of 24% federal withholding. Withholding is not the final bill. The calculator works out what you would actually keep.
Which District of Columbia lottery game has the best odds?
Mega Millions, at 1 in 23.07 of winning something — though the prizes are correspondingly smaller, and winning often is not the same as winning much. A scratcher is a different proposition again: the best on sale in District of Columbia now returns about 90 cents on the dollar.
Where do these District of Columbia numbers come from?
Straight from DC Lottery's own published results, read every day, and the multi-state games are cross-checked against several official sources before we publish them. Every source is listed here. The District of Columbia rules on this page were read from powerball.com and DC Lottery on September 22, 2026.

About the DC Lottery

DC Lottery sells Powerball and Mega Millions alongside its own games. You must be 18 to buy a ticket, and a winning ticket has to be claimed in the jurisdiction where it was sold. dclottery.com

Every jurisdiction is listed on the lottery hub — including Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, which run no lottery at all.