The Powerball is up to 625 Million Will You Play?

Most people think their chance of winning the Powerball® jackpot is nearly impossible. Even though they are very high, about 1 in 292 million, the odds of building a perfect NCAA basketball bracket are even higher at 1 in 9.2 quintillion, or 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to be exact.

So now that you know the odds what are you waiting for the next drawing is Saturday night at 9:59 p.m. This is only the fourth time the Powerball jackpot has been over the $600 million mark. I would like to have the cash option which is currently  $380.6 million. Powerball has had 24 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner so this will be the first jackpot won in 2019.

Bishop Woosley, Arkansas Scholarship Lottery director, said

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and he wants to remind players to know their limits and play responsibly. We realize when jackpots get really high, people want to be a part of the excitement, but we want people to only play what they can afford.”

From now through May 31, all winning and non-winning Powerball tickets are eligible to enter in the lottery’s newest Second Chance promotion "March into May Spring Cash Giveaway". Players can enter Powerball and newly issued non-winning scratch-off tickets from March, April and May. More than $170,000 in cash will be given away in three drawings scheduled for April 4, May 2 and June 4.

For more information on the Spring Cash Giveaway, to enter tickets or to join The Club, players should visit MyArkansasLottery.com.