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

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