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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.
Current jackpot at $1.5 billion; cash value of $930 million. 1  Jackpots start at $40 million. 2  Plays cost $2 each. 3  Overall odds of winning the jackpot 1:292,201,338. 4  About 95 percent of Powerball tickets have computer-generated numbers.