At what point does the jackpot become so big that the math actually starts working in your favor? Buying dreams for $2. Pay $2, pick six numbers, and you could win $1.8 billion on Saturday night. So ...

As of September 5, no one has won the Powerball lottery jackpot in many weeks, which means the next drawing (slated for Saturday) is worth an estimated $1.7 billion—one of the largest payouts in U.S.

The odds of winning the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot are at 1 in 292.2 million. Those unfavorable odds are by design to help the lottery create billion-dollar jackpots. The next drawing is at 10:59 ...

Saturday night’s estimated Powerball jackpot is $1.5 billion. Math would suggest there is a very good chance we’ll see another carryover into Monday. Players choose five white balls from a set of 69 ...

Lottery players love rituals, but the data-minded crowd is increasingly skeptical that any day of the week truly tilts the ...

WKYC: Peter Thomas, professor of mathematics at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed the odds of winning the Powerball lottery, as the jackpot exceeded $1 billion.

Powerball will be drawing its winning lottery numbers Monday night for a record 46th time since its last jackpot was claimed, as a string of failed sweepstakes ballooned the top prize to $1.6 billion.

CHRISTOPHER SALAS. I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO TELL ME, THAT I’M GOING TO GET STRUCK BY LIGHTNING BEFORE I WIN THE LOTTO. I WOULD NEVER WISH THAT ON YOU. WELL, NO, NO, NO, MY ODDS ARE BETTER. BUT ...

Powerball drew the winning lottery numbers Monday night for a record 46th time since its last jackpot was claimed, as a string of failed sweepstakes ballooned the top prize to $1.6 billion. The ...

The Powerball jackpot is now the fourth largest in history at $1.6 billion, but your chance of nabbing the winning ticket is equivalent to choosing a single marked dollar bill from a stack 19 miles ...