Win a Powerball With $ 150 Million More Than the Current Jackpot
The Powerball jackpot currently stands at $ 460 million , one of the largest in history. But the pot is not that big – even if you buy every hand, you will lose a lot.
There are 292,201,338 possible Powerball combinations . Each ticket costs $ 2, meaning you will need over $ 584.4 million to ensure you win. When you consider that the lump sum in today’s draw is $ 291 million , you will spend a little less than double your pre-tax winnings.
What’s better? Well, if I knew, I wouldn’t be working at Lifehacker by writing this article. But lottonumbers.com keeps track of the most used numbers, so you can try them out. You can buy multiple tickets to (just a little) increase your chances, create an office pool, or let the computer pick the numbers for you .
Or you can just ignore Powerball. Again, the odds of winning a single ticket are 1 in 292.2 million. Better to invest your $ 2 – provided that the yield is 6.6%, in 10 years you will receive $ 4 . This is twice as much!