The Powerball jackpot has surged to $1.1 billion, a life‑changing sum that can turn a $3 ticket into generational wealth. The ...

When trying to evaluate the outcome of a risky, probabilistic event like the lottery, one of the first things to look at is expected value. The expected value of a randomly decided process is found by ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Davidson College professor Tim Chartier who says you're 20,000 times more likely to get hit ...

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim — even as more and more eye top prizes soaring to jaw-dropping heights. Ahead of Wednesday night's drawing ...

That is a pretty huge chunk of money. However, as we saw with last week's similarly large Mega Millions jackpot, which someone did win on Saturday, taking a closer look at the underlying math of the ...

Does it seem like lottery jackpots get bigger than they used to? It’s true - the odds are tougher now after a systematic ...

Later tonight, America will be watching in anticipation as five white balls and one red Powerball are drawn from a ...

Powerball drew the winning lottery numbers Monday night for a record 46th time since its last jackpot was claimed, as a ...

Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three months without a jackpot winner. It's that string of futility that has enabled Powerball's top prize ...

The rollover means one lucky player could be in line to receive a life-changing windfall during the holiday season ...

Powerball has a jackpot of $420 million and Mega Millions is at $318 million this week. We did the math to see whether it's worth buying a ticket.

A Christmas Eve Powerball drawing could add new meaning to holiday cheer as millions of players hope to cash in on the $1.7 ...