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The Powerball lottery jackpot has reached an estimated $900 million. If someone wins it, it would be the third-largest Powerball jackpot and seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history. But that’s a big “if.” Before you rush out and buy a ticket, understand that the odds are stacked against you. In fact, your chances of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. How unlikely is that?