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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.
Get a ticket. Single Powerball tickets cost $2 a piece. In every state except California, you also have the option to play âPower Playâ. Power Play is an add-on to the ticket price that increases your winnings for all non-jackpot prizes should you win.