There are 292,201,338 possible Powerball number combinations.
The number of ways 5 numbers can be randomly selected from a field of 69 is 11,238,513 (without order mattering).
For each of these 11,238,513 combinations there are 26 different ways to pick the Powerball number. The total number of ways to pick the 6 numbers is the product of these. Thus, the total number of equally likely Powerball combinations is 11,238,513 x 26 = 292,201,338.
At $2 per ticket, you'd need $584,402,676 to buy every single combination and guarantee a win.
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