But the chances of winning a grand prize are exceedingly slim at 1 in 292.2 million. Overall, your odds of winning a Powerball prize of any amount are 1 in 24.9, the lottery says. The jackpot crossed the billion-dollar mark on September 30, marking the first time in Powerball history that back-to-back jackpot cycles have generated billion-dollar grand prizes, according to Powerball. Another two tickets, sold in Iowa and Maine, nabbed $2 million prizes each because their holders activated a “power play” multiplier, Powerball said. Multiple tickets matched five numbers to win $1 million prizes in California, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. While no ticket matched all six numbers to claim the big prize Saturday, there were still some big winners. The Powerball jackpot is huge, but here are 3 better ways to increase your wealth

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