Lightning Ball Live: Our Review, How and Where to Play

Let’s start by going over the basic rules and gameplay of the game.

Lightning Ball is based around two large drum machines that are used to draw numbered balls. The first drum machine, known as the “regular” drum machine, contains 25 balls numbered from 1 to 30. The second drum machine, referred to as the Powerball drum, consists of 10 balls numbered from 1 to 10.

To participate in Lightning Ball, players simply need to purchase tickets. Each ticket contains 6 numbers. Five of these numbers range from 1 to 30, corresponding to the balls in the regular drum machine. The sixth number ranges from 1 to 10, similar to the balls in the Powerball machine.

Players have the option to buy a maximum of 200 tickets per round. You can bet anywhere from $0.01 to $50 per ticket

During each round, 5 balls are randomly drawn from the regular drum machine, while a single ball is drawn from the Powerball drum. If at least two numbers on a player’s ticket match at least 2 drawn balls, you win. The more winning numbers appear on a single ticket, the higher the potential winnings.

It is important to note that the Powerball number is functionally no different from a regular number. The two sets make the game a bit more dynamic than classic bingo, but that’s pretty much it.

Lightning Numbers

Now it’s time to cover the staple feature of this series – the Lightning round.

After the betting period ends in every round. 5 numbers from the normal drum machine are randomly selected and highlighted on the screen. The presenter then pulls the famous lever, causing lightning to strike the numbers and grant them Multipliers ranging from 2x to 50x.

Then, one ball from the Powerball is selected and also enhanced with a multiplier. If the Powerball matches the power number on a ticket with at least one other regular number match, the Lightning multiplier is applied to that ticket, boosting your winnings.