Major multistate lottery

The answer to “Major multistate lottery” in the The Washington Post crossword is POWERBALL — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on September 1, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 16-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Major multistate lottery” answer

POWERBALL (9 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is POWERBALL.

When else has “Major multistate lottery” appeared?

The Washington Post reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 1, 2026 (most recent) → POWERBALL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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