Quote Originally Posted by Tracker123 View Post
I bought a Powerball ticket this morning, first time ever. Never have done the lottery because I know the statistics involved. I have a better odds getting hit in the head with a meteorite than winning that. Oh well, it was just $2.00, figured why not.
Getting mine today.....the odds of winning.....one in 292 million....if nobody wins, jackpot goes to $1.3 billion...move over Trump....shoot, I would love to just get the first 5 numbers...if I win, I'm buying....

This article excerpt from Fox news today..

"Since Nov. 4, the Powerball jackpot has grown from its $40 million starting point as no one has won the jackpot. This kind of huge jackpot was just what lottery officials hoped for last fall when they changed the odds of matching all the Powerball numbers, from about one in 175 million to one in 292.2 million. By making it harder to win a jackpot, the tougher odds made the ever-larger prizes inevitable."......