Overview

• The next drawing is scheduled for Wednesday at 10:59 p.m. ET for an advertised $815 million annuity prize.
• No ticket matched all six numbers in the Aug. 25 drawing (16, 19, 34, 37, 64; Powerball 22), though $1 million tickets were sold in Georgia and Texas.
• The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million, and recent rule changes have made jackpots harder to hit, according to Georgia Tech’s Lew Lefton.
• Statistician Ashok Singh says the only practical way to slightly improve the chance of winning is to buy more tickets, which still yields a minimal likelihood of success.
• Players outside the U.S. often participate through intermediary services, but claiming a large prize typically requires travel to the United States and is subject to federal and state taxes.