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by Splines 3817 days ago
More people buying doesn't change your chances - it potentially lowers your payout.

Makes me wonder if getting more people to play higher jackpots ends up evening things out in the end.

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It may even out from an expected value for the purchaser point of view, but the profits keep climbing for Powerball the more people that hop on the bandwagon.