NFL and Powerball collaborate on new Powerball Xs & Os weekly draw game

The new game combines football fanaticism with lottery thrills, inviting fans to pick eight NFL team logos from a selection of 32. If a player successfully matches all eight teams, they win the Grand Prize, a feat that carries odds of 1 in 10,518,300, as reported by Powerball. Guessing seven accurately garners a $20,000 prize, with odds of 1 in 54,782. Matching six or five teams wins $500 or $40, respectively. Those lucky enough to get four correct selections earn $7, and the overall odds of winning any prize in Powerball Xs & Os stand at 1 in 12.16. Drawings occur weekly on Sundays at 10 PM ET throughout the year, with a $5 entry fee per play. Powerball clarifies that the Xs & Os results are wholly independent of actual NFL game outcomes.

Powerball Xs & Os not only offers the excitement of a rolling jackpot and various cash prizes, but it also lets players earn points with every ticket they buy. Whether or not the tickets are winners, players can enter them at www.PowerballOfficial.com to collect points, which can be used for entries into a variety of prize drawings. These will include NFL Shop gift cards, a trip to Super Bowl LXI, and other unique and thrilling prizes. Powerball emphasizes that players don’t have to wait for the drawing to start accumulating points. Jay Finks, the Powerball Xs & Os Product Group Chair and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Lottery, highlighted the game's significance: Powerball Xs & Os is more than a game launch—it marks the introduction of the first national promotional prize program in Powerball history. He also remarked, This national program allows us to offer premier NFL prizes and experiences on a scale never before possible through a Powerball promotion. Finks further emphasized the exclusive prizes that players have a chance to earn with every ticket purchase. Sales for Powerball Xs & Os will commence on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with the first drawing scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2026.