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To 26. those game changes from the matrix leads to a larger average jackpot but it also decreased the odds of winning from 1 in 175.2 million to 1 in 292.2 million. gary grief is chairman of the powerball game an joins me now. gary, good to have you with me. so much is made about the epic pot that is up for any american to win. but explain why we went with this game change back in october. >> well, thomas sh i'm glad to hear the president's press secretary is up to date on the latest powerball jackpot. but i will tell you that we were listening to our players across the country. when we made t...

>> alisyn: god, are you listening? [ laughter ] major league baseball expected to announce what players are being suspended monday. this morning, the power ball jackpot has grown to it $300 million, if you will both excuse me, i need to go some place right now. the drawing is tonight so you are running out of time to have your strike at striking it rich. tickets are two bucks apiece. buy them in 43 states, washington, d.c., and the virgin islands. the odds of hitting all numbers, 1 in 75.2 million. >> that's all? >> there you go. peter. >> peter: rehab game. are all those people in rehab in th...

Because this happened right in his backyard. then, there is one person who won that jackpot, $590.5 million. the lump sum cash payout about $376 million or so. the odds of this lapping, it's one in 175.2 million. but that didn't stop people from all over the country from taking their cans, from states that don't have powerball or traveling to states that do like florida. it's hard to say if this person is from florida because where we're located, in the center of the state. in all likelihood they are from right here zephyr hills, they did beat the odds. >> clayton: if you didn't win we have a ...

$587.5 million set in november of 2012. but falling short of the $600 million some lottery officials had been advertising. the jackpot record or producing a record $590.5 million pay day for some lucky person or persons. i do mean lucky. the chances of winning 1 in 175.2 million. such long shot odds did not deter people from across 43 power ball playing states including washington, d.c. and the u.s. virgin islands from lining up to tre try their luc. once the lucky winner steps forward to collect the cash he she or they would walk away

I do mean lucky. the chances of winning? 1 in 175.2 million. such long-shot odds didn't deter people across the country who lined up to try their luck. the winning ticket was sold in a publix outside tampa. i call it powerball publix. but no one has come forward yet. nonetheless, once the lucky winner steps forward to collect the cash -- he, she or they will walk away with a lump sum of $282,677,000, after all the, uncle sam has to get his 25%. the world's largest jackpot, by the way, was a $650 megamillions in march of last year, but florida has the juice when it comes to the powerball. the s...