Powerball By The Numbers

Many U.S.-based players have reportedly stopped purchasing Powerball tickets in spite of a growing jackpot, believing the odds of winning have plummeted amid the multistate lottery game’s recent expansion into the U.K. The Onion examines the key facts and figures behind Powerball. 1.2 Average number of years until winners miserable again 26 Brood size of the creature that lays the Powerballs 1998 First year women allowed to play Powerball 30 36 40 42 57 2 Previous winning numbers that are worthless to you now 1,705,882,352.94 Fluid ounces of Prego Roasted Garlic and Herb pasta sauce you could buy with a Powerball cash payout $1.1 billion What you’d have won if your kid was born two days later