Why do so many in CA win powerball?

Reply #5

KY Floyd — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:31:01 GMT

Besides CA having about 1/8 of the US population, all jackpot wins are statistically unusual and there aren't enough of them expec that the number of winners per state should match what probability suggests. Thinking that CA has had an unusually high number of PB winners is like flipping a coin only 10 times and thinking that the results have to be really close to 50/50.

Reply #4

JustMaybe — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 23:30:05 GMT

Think of each state as a person. The person that consistently buys A LOT more tickets is going to win more often.

I used to buy one PB ticket, now I buy two or three. I need to win a big one soon

Reply #3

SoCola — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 19:05:55 GMT

Indiana has the most powerball winners because it's an original member of powerball since 1990. California didn't join powerball until 2013.

I can't remember the last time Indiana won a powerball but a comparison for a 100M jackpot this year. Indiana sold $263,774 whereas California sold $2,200,628 in tickets. Florida sold $1,557,906 and North Dakota sold $27,106.

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Reply #2

Ranett — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:53:14 GMT

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Coin Toss — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:19:16 GMT

Indiana has won the most powerball

jackpots, 39.

Why do so many in CA win powerball?

txwinr — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:12:51 GMT

In 2023 the 2 billion dollar jackpots were won in California, this year the last two jackpots out of 4 have been won in CA. Does anyone have the number tickets bought compared in other states? I'm assuming more people play in CA but also wondering how it compares to megamillions, MM sees to have jackpot winners in lots of different states, not as often in CA.