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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.
Nationwide, more than $1 billion in Powerball tickets were sold, lottery officials said. The Powerball game is played in 44 states and three U.S. territories. To win, a participant must match five numbers between 1 and 69 and a sixth number between 1 and 26 that is drawn separately.