The Powerball lottery jackpot reached over $1.5 billion on Monday evening, making records as the fourth-largest U.S. lottery prize after rolling over for 34 drawings in a row.
With many Florida residents taking part in hopes of taking home that grand prize, how likely are they to actually win?
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According to the Powerball website, that figure sits at one in roughly 292 million — close to 0%.
Despite the low odds, there have been several Florida jackpot winners in the past, according to OLBG.
In a study published earlier this year, OLBG stated that Florida has had 17 total jackpot winners, landing the state at No. 2 on a ranking of total winners per state (tying with New York).
One of the more recent wins happened in 2016, when someone from Melbourne Beach managed to snag winnings from a three-way $1.6 billion jackpot win, sharing the luck with two other people from Tennessee and California. The Florida winner’s ticket had been bought at a Publix.
The top 10 ranking of states based on jackpot winners can be found below:
| Ranking | State | Total Jackpot Winners | Overall Jackpot Total | Average Winnings Per Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 18 | $2.56 billion | $142.18 million |
| 2 | Florida | 17 | $4.92 billion | $298.68 million |
| 2 | New York | 17 | $4.26 billion | $250.56 million |
| 3 | California | 16 | $8.47 billion | $529.46 million |
| 4 | Indiana | 14 | $2.42 billion | $172.84 million |
| 5 | New Jersey | 12 | $3.08 billion | $256.76 million |
| 6 | Missouri | 11 | $2.16 billion | $196.72 million |
| 7 | Louisiana | 10 | $612.2 million | $61.22 million |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 9 | $1.92 billion | $213.32 million |
| 8 | Arizona | 9 | $1.96 billion | $217.64 million |
| 9 | South Carolina | 8 | $2.39 billion | $298.28 million |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | $1.17 billion | $167.71 million |
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