&gt;The record-breaking $800 million Powerball jackpot drawing will take place Saturday night. Ticket holders have a 1 in 292.2 million chance of winning, notes Miecznikowski. Here’s a look at some of the statistics:<p>&gt;You’re 25 times more likely to become the next president of the United States, assuming the entire U.S. population had an equal shot at the presidency, than you are to win Powerball, says Miecznikowski.<p>What he&#x27;s saying is clearly nonsensical because the population of the US is close enough to 292 million to round off and say the chances of you winning powerball and becoming president (if everyone has the same shot) are equally likely.<p>You can say that only half the population is old enough and you can take off a few percentage points for foreign born citizens, but that gets you to 2-3 times, not 25. Plus he specifically said the <i>entire US population</i>. Not only those qualified. Very odd statement.