The odds are not in your favor when it comes to winning the Powerball’s staggering $1.3 billion jackpot on Wednesday night, but there are a few things you can to tip the scales ever-so-slightly in your favor, according to mathematicians.

When the odds of winning the Powerball are just 1 in 292.2 million , it may seem like all a player can rely on is pure luck to take the jackpot home.

But abandoning superstition and embracing cold, hard statistics can help improve your chances. 6

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Avoid picking your lucky numbers

When it comes to playing the lottery, people often rely on their lucky numbers — like family birthdays — to fill out their tickets.

Mathematicians, however, are quick to point out that there is no such thing as “lucky numbers” in a random drawing, and relying on

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