The dusty arizona desert for an hour and a half just to buy a lottery ticket, you know its big. I hope i dont have a heart attack. Reporter most of them came across the border from california, which is not 1 of the 42 states, District Of Columbia or the u. S. Virgin islands that play the game. This morning, ticket sales are through the roof. Theyre selling at an unbelievable 105,000 tickets per minute. But lets face it. Most players will be losers. Oh, no. Dont put that on camera. Reporter abcs ryan owens spoke to smu math professor scott norris. Professor, with so many people playing this time around, does that hurt my odds . Your odds are the same no matter how many people play. Reporter how did the jackpot get so big . Nobody has won it all since october 6th. Thats 16straight drawings. That has lottery officials saying theres about a 16 chance someone will hit it big tonight. Winner. Reporter does anyone have an advantage . Well, indiana has had 38 powerball winners. Missouri, follo
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