So what are those odds? Well, in Powerball, you have to correctly pick five numbers out of 59, plus the Powerball number, which adds another 1-in-35 challenge to the mix. So, hold on, let's get out the old calculate. ... OK, chances of you winning the big prize are 1 in 175,223,510.

Not so good.

On the other hand, the odds of winning $1 million: just 1 in 5,153,633. So what does Mr. Klowden think of that? Is he game for a try?

“I don’t buy lottery tickets because I see the odds and they make me cringe,” he said.

Pessimist!

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Behold -- The Era of California Powerball Begins