Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2.

The winning numbers for Monday night’s $1.1 billion Powerball drawing were announced: 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 and red Powerball 5. The Power Play multiplier was 3. The jackpot remains one of the largest in ...

You’re hundreds of times more likely to get hit by lightning than to win the lottery, but Davidson College math professor Tim ...