Buy more than one ticket.\n\n Your chances will still be low, but they do improve with each set of numbers you play. Make sure to pick a different set of numbers for each ticket, or you won't improve your odds at all! Your odds of winning the jackpot (as of 2024) with one ticket are approximately 1 in 303 million.

That the debate over Quick Pick versus self-pick exists at all indicates there's no clear winner. If you are going strictly by the numbers, more Quick Pickers than self-pickers win lottery jackpots. About 70% of lottery winners used Quick Pick to choose their numbers.