MIAMI – To start with it was the Mega Tens of millions jackpot. Now fascination is turning to Powerball as its jackpot strategies half a billion dollars.
For Saturday night’s drawing, the approximated jackpot is $473 million. It has a funds benefit of $255.7 million.
The odds of successful the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million, and there is just not much a participant can do to improve all those chances, according to a single expert.
Positive, buying various tickets at when does improve a player’s odds somewhat, but that system also necessitates investing additional upfront when operating the threat of acquiring to split the payout with another winner, Harvard University statistician Mark Glickman explained to CBS Information.
“Even if you’re purchasing 50 tickets, the probability is that you might be almost specific to even now eliminate and not earn the jackpot,” Glickman explained. “In point, the prospect at winning even $4 by participating in is continue to rather smaller.”
The odds of successful a lesser prize is 1 in 24.9.
Powerball drawings are broadcast are living every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening from the lottery draw studio in Tallahassee.
Tickets price tag $2 each and every.
You can look at the drawing live at 10:59 p.m. on CBS4, your formal Florida Lottery station.
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