Saturday's jackpot is the fourth-largest in the history of the game, which began in 1992. There have been five Mega Millions drawings withThe odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number are 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. TheThe Powerball game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Buying tickets at a store where tickets with large jackpots have been sold in the past will not increase a purchaser's chance of winning a jackpot, according to USC mathematics professor Ken Alexander.is just related to how many tickets they sell," Alexander told City News Service. However, players wanting a better chance of avoiding sharing the jackpot should choose numbers that aren't selected as often, Alexander said. Lottery players frequently choose the date of their birthdays as one of their numbers, so