The short answer. The Gulf is eight hours ahead of US Eastern time.
Every US night draw therefore lands in the early morning here, and every US midday draw lands in the
late evening. You never need to be awake for one.
The time difference, in practice
Almost every mistake people make following US draws from this side of the world comes from the same
place: the draw belongs to a different calendar day than the one you are checking on. Saturday night's
Powerball is Sunday morning's result in Dubai.
| Draw | US Eastern | Gulf Standard Time |
|---|
| Florida Fantasy 5 midday | 1:05 PM | 9:05 PM same day |
| New York midday draws | 2:30 PM | 10:30 PM same day |
| New York Lotto | 8:15 PM | 4:15 AM next day |
| Millionaire for Life | 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM next day |
| Florida Pick games | 9:45 PM | 5:45 AM next day |
| Powerball | 10:59 PM | 6:59 AM next day |
| Mega Millions | 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM next day |
| Florida Lotto, Jackpot Triple Play | 11:15 PM | 7:15 AM next day |
One caution on that table: the United States observes daylight saving time and the UAE does not, so for
part of the year the gap is nine hours rather than eight. Rather than ask you to track that, every game
page on this site shows a live clock for its own region, which is always correct.
The four headline games
| Game | You pick | Drawn | Draw time (ET) |
|---|
| Powerball |
5 numbers from 1–69 + Powerball 1–26 |
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday |
10:59 PM ET |
| Mega Millions |
5 numbers from 1–70 + Mega Ball 1–24 |
Tuesday and Friday |
11:00 PM ET |
| New York Lotto |
6 numbers from 1–59 + Bonus 1–59 |
Wednesday and Saturday |
8:15 PM ET |
| Florida Lotto |
6 numbers from 1–53 |
Wednesday and Saturday |
11:15 PM ET |
Most recent Powerball draw on record: 7 Sep 2026 — 15, 19, 28, 39, 56 + PB 3.
Most recent Mega Millions draw on record: 8 Sep 2026 — 17, 30, 43, 58, 66 + MB 20.
Where each result lives
A note on how these results get here. Every draw is recorded after it is published and kept with
its date. Nothing on this site is estimated, predicted or filled in when a source is quiet — a
missing draw stays missing until the real numbers arrive. The
methodology page sets out exactly how that works.
If you want an alert instead
Rather than checking in the morning, you can have the result come to you. The bell in the corner of any
game page subscribes you to that game alone, so a Powerball subscriber is not woken for Florida Pick 3.
One notification per draw, nothing else.
