How Much Has N.J. Spent On $1.5B Powerball Jackpot?

Don’t be surprised if the record-setting $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot finds a New Jersey winner.

A study by financial data analysis website valuepenguin.com shows the Garden State – one of 44 in the country that takes part in the Powerball lottery – is among the tops when it comes to most tickets purchased per resident, and total dollars spent on the game since the current jackpot began rolling two months ago.

The last Powerball jackpot was won on Nov. 4, 2015 and has been accumulating ever since, with two drawings per week on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The report showed New Jersey was sixth overall in total spending, having poured $89,177,620 into the current pot. The state ranked higher in tickets per capita, the study showed, with the average player purchasing 2.9 tickets per drawing, good enough for fourth in the country.

Only Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Delaware bought more tickets per capita.

California leads the way in overall spending, having dumped $207,000,366 into the overall jackpot.

The study showed only 11 Powerball jackpots have ever eclipsed $350 million. The next drawing set for Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 10:59 p.m.

See the full report here.