The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are extremely low due to the game's structure, which involves selecting a combination of numbers from two separate pools. Typically, players must choose five numbers from the first pool, which contains numbers ranging from 1 to 69, and one additional number, known as the Powerball, from a second pool containing numbers from 1 to 26. As a result of this design, the odds of winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 292.2 million.