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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.
After no tickets matched all six numbers for a record $950 million jackpot over the weekend, the United States Powerball lottery prize has continued to rise, set to reach an all-time high of $1.3 billion ahead of the next drawing. Lottery fever swept the nation, with ticket sales surging in the days leading up to Wednesday's drawing. The next drawing is to be held Wednesday, Jan. 13, for the jackpot of $1.3 billion, and ticket sales cut off one hour before the drawing at 11 p.m. EST.