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 ...

The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to a staggering $815 million — making it the seventh-largest prize in the game’s history ahead of Wednesday’s drawing. The jackpot grew after no tickets matched ...