Powerball Lottery Jackpot Has Reached 1.23 Billion. Is it time to buy lotto tickets?

[Spoofee]

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Has Reached 1.23 Billion. Is it time to buy lotto tickets?

Powerball is estimated to be $1.23 Billion for the next drawing. With the current odds, it's slightly becoming worth taking the bet.

If you're thinking of buying every number, keep in mind there is a chance that multiple people can buy the winning number and you'd need to split.


Power Ball Jackpot

• Jackpot Size (estimated) is $1,230,000,000
• Chance of Winning is 1 in 292,200,000
• Next drawing is Saturday, April 6th, 2024
• Lottery Tickets are $2 each

Mega Millions Jackpot - not worth it

• Jackpot Size (estimated) is $67,000,000
• Chance of Winning is 1 in 302,500,000
• Next drawing is Friday, April 5th, 2024 11pm ET
• Lotto Tickets are $2 each

Reality Check

• Chance of finding a freebie on Spoofee's front page 1 in 3
• Chance of being dealt a straight flush is 1 in 64,974
• Chance of getting hit by lightning is 1 in 500,000
• Chance of flipping a coin and landing heads 20 times in a row is 1 in 1,048,576
• Chance of plane accident is 1 in 11,000,000
• Chance of Winning Powerball is 1 in 292,200,000
• Chance of Winning Mega Millions is 1 in 302,500,000
• Chance of Winning Both is 1 in 88,412,517,270,000,000

 

[Guest]

Do you guys even check the post?? July 18 is Tuesday and July 19 is Wednesday

 

[Guest]

Drawing is on WEDNESDAY July 19th, not Friday

 

[Guest]

Just buy the S&P 500 index SDY and don't waste $ on the lottery.
S

 

[Guest]

it's that time of the year again

 

[Guest]

We’re climbing up again. Its at $800 million so it’s worth buying again?

 

[Guest]

how to waste $$$ on a pipe dream! If only people would understand statistics!