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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.
ALISON STEWART, PBS ANCHOR: This Wednesdayâs Powerball jackpot has already spiked to more than $450 million and will probably grow over the next couple of days. The huge prize is expected to boost sales this week, but ticket-buying has reportedly dropped 35 percent since 2013.