Powerball tips

Powerball revolutionized and changed the structure of lottery games played in the USA. By having five numbers chosen from one set of numbers and another number chosen from a separate set of numbers, the odds are greatly increased in spite of a seemingly low number field. Whereas in a 6/55 Lotto game the odds of winning the first prize jackpot are less than one in 29 million, the odds of winning the first prize jackpot by choosing five numbers from 55 plus the Powerball ball from 1 to 42 are one in 146 million.

So, the player chooses five numbers from 1 to 55, and then selects one Powerball Ball from 1 to 42. Get the five white balls but miss the red Powerball Ball, and you beat the odds of one in 3,563,608 and win $200,000. Match 5. The new Match 5 bonus prize feature could even make you a millionaire when the jackpot growth is limited by $25 million increments. There are a total of nine prize categories.

States participating in Powerball are Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

All it takes is a buck and a whole lot of luck and some Smart Luck® strategies, of course. In spite of the tremendous odds against winning Powerball, there are several things you can do to play smart.