See what scraps you'll be left with after the Fed and State kicks you aside to take their cuts first:
https://www.usamega.com/powerball-jackpot.asp
New jackpot starts this session at $1.3 billion, but will probably be way more by Wednesday. The last session started at $6xx-something and wound up at $950 million by the drawing.
I hadn't bought a Powerball ticket in over 15 years before Friday, but I figured "what the heck." Only got a couple $4 wins out if my numbers, but I figure I'll try again for Wednesday. 8)
I spent $6 on 3 tickets Saturday. I don't usually gamble, but I didn't go overboard and spend grocery money. It's not like gambling at a casino that is owned and operated by a shady organization operating outside the law at times exceeding its stated purpose as a normal course of ... hey that IS the government.
Sure why not. 60% of it goes for education.