Winning Power Ball

The Power Ball lottery has been one of the most successful and popular American lotteries. Powerball jackpots can get unusually large and when this happens lines at most lottery retailers are long and lively. Every player has an equal chance of winning since Power Ball is a pure game of chance. The largest Power Ball jackpot on record was a $365 million dollar jackpot won by a single ticket and was shared by eight co workers at a Con Agra plant. The largest Power Ball jackpot won by an individual was a $315 million dollar jackpot won by Jack Whittaker of West Virginia on Christmas 2002 making Mr. Whittaker's Christmas a memorable one!

In 2010 an agreement was reached between the Multi State Lottery Association, which operates Power Ball, and the Mega millions consortium allowing the cross sales of Power Ball and Mega Millions lottery tickets in most lottery jurisdictions. The move was well received by lottery players and there is talk of a national lottery similar to the UK National Lottery. Playing Power Ball is simple; players select five numbers from 1 to 59 and one 'Power Ball' from 1 through 39. The odds of selecting all five numbers plus the Power Ball are 1 in 195,249,054.00. Despite the high odds winning Power Ball remains a dream for many players who use a wide variety of methods to select winning numbers.

There are thousands of websites touting various lottery 'methods' but history shows that most Power Ball winners used the 'quick pick' option and had their numbers selected by a random number generator which is available at all lottery retailers. Many websites have a database of where to buy lottery tickets for Power Ball and other lotteries. Recently two states, Illinois and Iowa, are researching the possibility of offering players online lottery tickets. Once federal regulations are modified to allow online lottery ticket sales most lotteries are expected to implement online ticket sales. Power Ball and Mega Millions are expected to follow suit once online lottery ticket sales become legal. Players would no longer have to make a trip to a lottery retailer and online lottery ticket sales would make winning Power Ball easier than ever. The technology for online lottery tickets is already in place and once the 'bugs' are worked out players will be able go online and purchase lottery tickets with a click of a mouse.