The Powerball Jackpot Is Now At $1.5 Billion!!!

But since your chances of winning are about the same as getting struck by lightning after getting elected president, you’re probably not going to win it. However, if you’re feeling lucky, here are a few tips to consider should you happen to win.

There were more than 130,000 Arkansans who won smaller prizes in Saturday’s drawing, ranging from $4 to $50,000, the release states.

Roughly 95 percent of Powerball tickets are computer-generated quick picks, so people’s favorite numbers aren’t really a factor. That in turn should bring in more players and more wagers. That number rises along with the jackpot.

That’s an incredible long shot, so Arnold, being a numbers man, isn’t about to buy a lottery ticket. “You’ll pay your $2 and it’s guaranteed that you will have nothing”.

The $2 Powerball tickets will be given out to players at the East Brannon Road Kroger at 2 p.m. Wednesday, roughly nine hours before the drawing. Matching all five numbers without the Powerball will get you a cool $1 million, at the odds of one in 11.7 million, according to Powerball’s website.

It’s something to think about when the numbers are being drawn Wednesday evening. “You don’t get anywhere on a roller coaster”. If you buy 100 tickets, you can expect to lose $95.

The Powerball is just plain cheap entertainment, said Doug Hartmann, professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota.

“Everybody at work is just dreaming out loud and I actually said this morning I wonder how many offices are having the same conversation”, said Marlene Rijo, 31, who works for a general contractor. “It’s the collective experience of dreaming and fantasizing”.

“I bought four yesterday, and I usually never buy any”, said Smith, manager of Bucky’s gas station and convenience store in Omaha, Nebraska. “A big part of the fun is putting down your $2 and then dreaming”.

In this photo made with a fisheye lens a clerk hands a patron his $10 worth of chances for the upcoming Powerball drawing on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in Cranberry Township, Pa. The Powerball jackpot has reached a record $900 million, with the drawing Saturday night.

The Powerball jackpot for the January 13 drawing was increased today to a world record $1.5 billion annuity value or a $930 million cash prize – thanks to continued ticket sales.