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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.
The Powerball jackpot will reach $450 million after no one won the grand prize in Saturdayâs drawing. The pot is growing. There were no grand prize winners in Saturday's night's $380 million Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday will be $450 million, according to the lottery.Winners now have four days to determine the winning numbers and buy their ticket for the next drawing.The jackpot will pay out over 29 years or winners could opt for the $304.1 million cash value. The winning numbers Saturday were 5, 10, 21, 34, 58 and the Powerball number was 33.But not everyone ended Saturday night empty handed. There was a $2 million Match 5 winner in Massachusetts and six winning $1 million tickets â including a lucky winner in New York.here were no grand prize winners in Saturday's night's $380 million Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday will be $450 million, according to the lottery.