A Powerful Reason to Play
The Money Stays in Colorado

Proceeds from the sale of Colorado Powerball tickets go to the Lottery's current proceeds recipients -- the Conservation Trust Fund, State Parks, and Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund. If the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund exceeds its cap, spillover will be directed to public school districts to address health and safety issues. To date, more than $1 billion has been returned back to the people of Colorado.

Because in the long run, the lottery is just a cheap form of government sanctioned entertainment, there are other things that you can do that anecdotally improve your return on investment.