Here are the sales figures for Powerball since the last time is was hit. All figures are rounded so the totals are NOT exact.
Date: Cash Value: Tickets Sold/2 = Prize total - Prize payout = total
(Tickets sold is divided by 2, since only 50 cents of each ticket sold is allotted to the prize fund.)
Wed, 07/24: $ 5.6 Mil: 9.0/2 = 4.5 - 2.0 = 2.5
Sat, 07/27: $ 6.8 Mil: 10.0/2 = 5.0 - 2.3 = 2.7 + 2.5 = 5.2
Wed, 07/31: $ 8.0 Mil: 9.0/2 = 4.5 - 2.3 = 2.2 + 5.2 = 7.4
Sat, 08/03: $ 10.1 Mil: 10.7/2 = 5.35 - 4.0 = 1.35 + 7.4 = 8.75
Wed, 08/07: $ 12.6 Mil: 10.0/2 = 5.0 - 2.2 = 2.8 + 8.75 = 11.55
Sat, 08/10: $ 15.7 Mil: 11.0/2 = 5.5 - 3.6 = 1.9 + 11.55 = 13.45
Wed, 08/14: $ 18.4 Mil: 10.6/2 = 5.3 - 2.2 = 3.1 + 13.45 = 16.55
Sat, 08/17: $ 21.6 Mil: 12.0/2 = 6.0 - 2.6 = 3.4 + 16.55 = 19.95
Wed, 08/21: $ 24.7 Mil: 11.8/2 = 5.9 - 2.4 = 3.5 + 19.95 = 23.45
Sat, 08/24: $ 28.5 Mil: 13.6/2 = 6.8 - 3.7 = 3.1 + 23.45 = 26.55
Wed, 08/28: $ 32.0 Mil: 13.5/2 = 6.75 - 2.7 = 4.05 + 26.55 = 30.60
Sat, 08/31: $ 36.2 Mil: 16.7/2 = 8.35 - 3.8 = 4.55 + 30.60 = 35.15
Wed, 09/04: $ 40.9 Mil: 17.0/2 = 8.5 - 3.1 = 5.4 + 35.15 = 40.55
Sat, 09/07: $ 46.5 Mil: 21.3/2 = 10.65 - 6.2 = 4.45 + 40.55 = 45.00
Wed, 09/11: $ 53.0 Mil: ?