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I see at least two universes:

1. The sort of universe where winning the lottery actually means winning multiple millions of dollars.

2. The sort of universe where having $400,000 is something to be proud of having earned.

I imagine the average lottery winning is far less than $400,000.

Dunno about average, but certainly the median.

According to my fast and very plausibly flawed analysis of Powerball odds, I think the average winning should be about $300, using the gracious assumption that all Powerball jackpots are $600,000,000 (the largest Powerball jackpot ever was $590,000,000).

http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_prizes.asp

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