Odds of Winning the Powerball and Mega Millions: A Daunting Challenge for Lottery Players

Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor

Powerball’s Massive Jackpot

After the recent draw, the Powerball jackpot for Wednesday now stands at a staggering $1.3 billion, with a cash value of $608.9 million. It currently ranks as the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot and the ninth-largest lottery jackpot in the United States. This amazing prize is just one notch below the $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in Neptune, New Jersey, last Tuesday, as reported by powerball.com.

Mega Millions Jackpot

In addition to the Powerball, the Mega Millions jackpot is also making headlines, currently reaching $97 million with a cash value of $45 million. The jackpot remained unclaimed after the recent Friday draw.

A Chance to Try Your Luck

For those feeling lucky, the Powerball offers a tremendous opportunity. Here’s all the important information you need to dive into the excitement:

• Next Powerball drawing: Saturday, April 6, at 10:59 p.m. ET
• Purchase tickets until:
• – 9:45 p.m. ET on the day of the drawing – in Delaware
• – 9:59 p.m. on the day of the drawing – in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
• Powerball drawings: every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET
• Cost of a Powerball ticket: $2 per play
• Ways to win a prize:
• – Match 5 white balls + 1 red Powerball: Grand prize
• – Match 5 white balls: $1 million
• – Match 4 white balls + 1 red Powerball: $50,000
• – Match 4 white balls: $100
• – Match 3 white balls + 1 red Powerball: $100
• – Match 3 white balls: $7
• – Match 2 white balls + 1 red Powerball: $7
• – Match 1 white ball + 1 red Powerball: $4
• – Match 1 red Powerball: $4
• Power Play option: for an additional $1 per play, you can multiply your non-jackpot winnings by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less
• Odds of winning the Powerball grand prize: 1 in 292,201,338
• Overall odds of winning a prize: 1 in 24.87