It's not hard to play Powerball. Each ticket costs just $2 and can be bought from any New York Lottery retailer. You can purchase them every day; on drawing nights, you must buy your ticket before 10 p.m. to get in on that night's drawing.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) —The rising Powerball jackpots, now at $1.7 billion and counting after no one won the top prize in Wednesday’s drawing, continue to bring out the dreamers. Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — No one matched all six numbers to win the $512 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday. The lucky winner could be selected on Friday, with the project jackpot expected to hit $546 million. With the lucky winner still undecided ...