Here's how to choose between a big jackpot lottery game or a small one

Dave Johnson won this New York Lottery $298 million Powerball jackpot   Photo: New York Lottery

Big wins like Dave Johnson’s New York Lottery $298 million Powerball jackpot also mean big winning odds.

Here’s why it matters.

The best way to improve your winning odds is by playing the lowest ball and number combinations.

Even though it’s tempting to play large numbers games like Mega Millions and Powerball, low numbers of balls and low numbers give better odds.

The problem is, most low ball/number games have low jackpot prize payouts.

But that's not a bad thing.

Because the odds are so low, you have a better chance of winning a prize than the larger jackpot games. 

The big games will often roll over through several games - or even months - before the jackpot is won. And that's with hundreds of thousands of players, each playing many lines, and some spending hundreds of dollars a game.

The odds are stacked against these players with such high balls and numbers.

The odds are so impossibly high that generally, no one wins the jackpot in the first few weeks or months, so it rolls over again.

It's better to play lower odds and get a BETTER and regular bite of a lower-value prize.

The answer is to play the lowest ball and number combination game available in your state, town, or country. Only then will you start getting the win quantities you want.