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  That's based on the fact that there were 5,646,904 total winners, and the odds of winning are about 1:31. Multiplying the numbers of winners by the odds (31) equals approx. 175 million tickets sold.
  
  That's a lot of tickets.
  
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  I wonder how many people actually played? But, it's going to be difficult to find out.
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  "But, it's going to be difficult to find out."
  
  Sounds like you're going to give it a try.
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  I know in NJ where I played, I was involved in an office pool $10 x 22 players. This is probably the most common event when the jackpot really takes off.
  One pool I was aware of was $150 x 14 players. And they are not counting their money today!!
  
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  3,672,982 people played the Big Game.
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  There is no possible way to determine the number of people who played. You can only estimate based on an average # of tickets per person.
  
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  "You can only estimate based on an average # of tickets per person."
  
  Oh yeah. You're right. What is the average number of tickets played per person, by the way?
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  About $5 to $10