Games of chance

LocalThunk Have you ever stopped to think about your average deck of playing cards and what a design feat it is? Those 52 cards have kept people entertained for centuries thanks to limitless creativity. You can use them to play anything from Go Fish to King’s Cup. No matter how many times you shuffle them, there’s seemingly no bottom to the amount of games that can be dealt out. The new video game Balatro isn’t just another example of an inventive card game, but a celebration of playing cards themselves. In this…

The Powerball jackpot has topped $1.9 billion with an option for an immediate payout of $929 million.Image: William Thomas Cain (Getty Images)Update November 8, 10:00 a.m. EST: The Powerball numbers have officially been drawn following last night’s security issue.The winning numbers on November 7, 2022: 10-33-41-47-56 and the Powerball was 10.The growing excitement over which lucky person will win the growing Powerball jackpot—which is now a whopping $1.9 billion—hit a snag as the lottery drawing was paused following…

Photo: dennizn (Shutterstock)Saturday’s drawing in the Powerball multi-state lottery has an estimated jackpot of $1.5 billion. That’s the third-largest lottery prize ever in U.S. history.01:25Randall Park's Favorite SuperheroesMonday 5:02PMBut big prizes come with small odds. A player who buys a single ticket for the November 5th Powerball only has a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning. You’re way more likely to get hit by lightning.But if you still want to play, there’s a few things you should know that can improve —or…