Powerball is played in 44 States, together with Washington D.C. and two U.S. territories.
Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada and Utah are the only states that don't play Powerball. Not one has a state-run lottery.
The worst state to win the lottery in is New York, where residents would be subject to a state tax of 8.82 percent, reports The Washington Post.
The state with the next highest lottery tax bill is Maryland, where the state withholds is 8.75 percent for residents and 7 percent for non-Maryland residents.
Winners in some other areas could walk away with a bigger share of the winnings. Ten states, along with Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, don’t charge any state taxes on lottery winnings: California, Delaware, Florida, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.
Tip! There is one way in improving your tiny odds of winning the jackpot according to Scott A. Norris, an assistant professor of mathematics at Southern Methodist University
Norris said your odds of winning are a bit better if you let the computer pick rather than choosing yourself. That's because when people use birthdates or other favorite figures, they generally choose numbers 31 or below. That ignores the fact that there are 69 numbered b@lls. - OregonLive.com