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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.
Youâve heard that Powerball is at $1.5 billion now, but is your state participating in the multi-state lottery? Powerball tickets are sold in 44 states, as well as Washington, D.C., the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. These states donât have state lotteries, so they also donât sell tickets for Powerball or any other multi-state lottery, according to Time.