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What are my chances of winning the power ball?

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  • 8 years ago
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    approx. 1 in 175,000,000

    none if you don't buy a ticket

  • 8 years ago

    Considerably less than your being killed by a lightning strike.

    In each of the past twenty years an average of 51 Americans have died that way.

    Have over 1000 people won the Power Ball since 1993?

    Lotteries are a tax on imbeciles.

    Source(s): Lightning strike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_strike‎
  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I seen Fractions today Chances 175/250 9 Ways to win chance of winning one of 9 ways is like 1 in 175 million, So multiplying 9 by 175 too 250 million is between 1.575 to 2.250 Thats Billions and millions !

    Source(s): You would have a better chance or growing wings and flying then winning the Power Ball !
  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Not good, but it is the only chance for a regular person to hit a 550 million dollar payday.An it's worth a few dollars just to dream about what you would do with all that money.

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  • 8 years ago

    Same as anyone else's - astronomically small.

    Hitting all 5 numbers + Powerball is 1 in 21 billion.

    Source(s): Everyone should be required to learn at least the first few chapters of an introduction to probability which is nothing but story problems designed to illustrate why gambling is a waste of money.
  • 8 years ago

    Zero.

  • Duke
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Your chances are pretty slim.

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