For the curious, at the current jackpot level, with a cash lump sum payout of $930 million, the expected average return on a $2 ticket is $3.50.<p>Unfortunately, that&#x27;s before tax. After tax (45% for estimation purposes, this will vary by state) it&#x27;s $1.93. After taxes, the lump sum payout would need to be around $970 million for it to average a $2 payout on a $2 ticket.<p>This doesn&#x27;t include the possibility of you splitting the money with another winner, but it also doesn&#x27;t include the additional value of the money if you invested it wisely, etc.