ing ▁members ▁of ▁M US L , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Its ▁best - known ▁game , ▁Power ball , ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Games ▁are ▁$ 2 ▁each ; ▁a ▁Power Play ▁game ▁is ▁$ 3 . ▁The ▁" Power Play " ▁option ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Jack p ots ▁start ▁at ▁$ 4 0 ▁million ; ▁it ▁is ▁drawn ▁Wed nes days ▁and ▁S atur days . ▁ ▁Power ball ▁has ▁under g one ▁several ▁format ▁changes . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁which ▁introduced ▁its ▁c ash ▁option . ▁Its ▁current ▁format ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Power ▁Play ▁w inn ings ▁again ▁are ▁determined ▁by ▁a ▁random ▁multip lier . ▁ ▁Rh ode ▁Island ' s ▁largest ▁lot tery ▁prize ▁was ▁$ 3 3 6 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( ann u ity ▁value ) ▁for ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁drawing ; ▁the ▁c ash ▁option ▁was ▁chosen . ▁ ▁M ega H its ▁( video ▁lot tery ) ▁ ▁Rh ode ▁Island ' s ▁two ▁lot tery - run ▁cas inos ▁( T win ▁River ▁in ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁New port ▁Grand ▁in ▁New port ) ▁offer ▁M ega H its , ▁M US L ' s ▁second ▁video ▁lot tery ▁terminal ▁( V LT ) ▁progress ive ▁jack pot ▁game . ▁M ega H its ▁began ▁in