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Since tickets cost $2, the prize pool has to be at least ($2 x 175 million = ) $350 million before buying a Powerball ticket is what gamblers call a positive-expectation play â a bet that, statistically, will pay more than $1 for each $1 played.
More than two months have passed since someone won the Powerball jackpot, so the prize has been gradually growing from its $40 million starting point. Texans bought the $2 Powerball tickets at the rate of 25,503 per minute on Wednesday, according to officials with Texas Lottery. $500M Powerball Jackpot Draws Big Turnout. With $500 million in Wednesdayâs Powerball jackpot, Texans bought the $2 tickets at the rate of 25,503 a minute Wednesday night.