How hard is it to win the lottery? Odds to keep in mind as Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar
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An electronic sign hanging at a convenience store announces a Powerball jackpot exceeding 1 billion dollars as a man leaves the store with his lottery tickets, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in New York. The new jackpot for Wednesdays Powerball drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for the game. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Powerball ticket receipts are seen in the garbage, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Hawthorne, Calif. With lottery jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions cumulatively approaching $2 billion for this week's drawings, millions of people across the country will be lining up at convenience store, grocery and gas station counters hoping to hit it big. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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An electronic sign hanging at a convenience store announces a Powerball jackpot exceeding 1 billion dollars as a man leaves the store with his lottery tickets, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in New York. The new jackpot for Wednesdays Powerball drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for the game. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
