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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 next chance to win the Powerball jackpot â $500 million and counting â is at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. Ticket sales end no later than 10 p.m. Eastern. The winner must match the numbers on five white balls and the lone red ball randomly selected among the 59 white balls and the 35 red balls. The prize stood at $500 million divided over 30 payments, or a one-time cash payout of $337.8 million as of Wednesday. The odds of winning are 1 in 175.2 million per $2 ticket.