Powerball Gets Better and Florida Joins: New Game Odds and Fun Facts About Lottery History

Before You Spend Your Millions, Read the Tragic Story of Powerball Winner Jack Whittaker

Winning the lottery is the only chance for many people to ever become a millionaire. The popular Powerball multi-state lottery game will change in 2009 and make your chances of winning any Powerball prize even better.  The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is owned and operated by member lotteries and runs multi-state games like the Powerball game. The first Powerball drawing was held on April 22, 1992 and has since become the number one lottery game in the United States. Powerball is played in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In 2009, the state of Florida is joining the MUSL and will offer the popular Powerball lottery game. The MUSL is changing the Powerball game to make it easier for more people to win prizes and make the Powerball jackpots even bigger. But, before you make your list of how to spend your millions of Powerball dollars, be aware that not all Powerball winners have had positive life changing experiences. One tragic story about a Powerball winner is Jack Whittaker who won the $315 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas morning in 2002. You can read the tragic story of Jack Whittaker at this page: ABC's 20/20 to Air Tragic Story of Powerball Winner.

New Odds and Prizes in the Powerball Lottery Game

The Powerball changes expected in January 2009, will create better overall odds for more people to win any of the Powerball prizes. The odds will drop to one in 35.1 of winning some Powerball game. This drop in the overall odds of winning any Powerball prize means that an estimated 3 million extra prizes can be won each year.