The Powerball jackpot has surged to $1.1 billion, a life‑changing sum that can turn a $3 ticket into generational wealth. The catch is that the math behind that dream is unforgiving, and the odds of hitting all six numbers are far worse than most players intuitively grasp.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Davidson College professor Tim Chartier who says you're 20,000 times more likely to get hit by lightning than win Wednesday’s $1.7B Powerball jackpot.

On Wednesday night, millions of Americans tuned into Powerball.com to watch the winning numbers get drawn - 9-12-22-41-61-25. Many of whom had their eyes on an estimated $850 million jackpot. The sheer size of that number is staggering for a $2 ticket ...

So far, it’s the 5th-largest jackpot in U.S. history after more than three months without a Powerball winner. The game’s long odds created a massive windfall that has enticed people to splurge on $2 tickets ahead of the live drawing at 10:59 p.m. ET Monday night.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Two tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing and will split a $1.787 billion jackpot. The winning numbers in the Saturday, Sept. 6 Powerball drawing were white balls 11, 23, 44, 61, 62 ...

Point: The Powerball lottery prize is past $1 billion. Counterpoint: Powerball players will probably lose close to $700 million, collectively, by playing. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › At an estimated jackpot value of $1.4 ...

No one won the $1.201 billion Powerball jackpot on Monday, September 1, 2025. Twelve tickets won $1 million or $2 million prizes. The winning numbers were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53, and Powerball 5. The jackpot for the Wednesday, September 3, 2025 drawing is an ...

Two winning Powerball tickets, sold in Texas and Missouri, will split the near-record jackpot of almost $1.8 billion awarded in Saturday night's drawing. Saturday's jackpot was the second-largest in U.S. lottery history — a final total of $1.787 billion ...