It&#x27;s mentioned that some states were looking at dropping Powerball because the jackpots were won <i>too</i> often and didn&#x27;t grow big enough to generate excitement. Maybe this points to the fact that people are playing -- and paying -- for the excitement? After all, if your goal was to actually win the jackpot, it seems like you&#x27;d be one of the ones playing every week. But there obviously weren&#x27;t enough of those people to keep the game going.