Gambling losses are deductable to the extent of gambling winnings (Save your losing tickets)
Plus if you buy that many tickets you will have a great number of lesser winners too.
you would, but not really enough to make up for it all.
Someone tried this as part of a large group with a different lottery years ago... there was a show on it. They didn't win the jackpot,though.
The thing is powerball has recently changed it's rules to make this larger jackpots possible by increasing the number of balls played. Which makes any attempt to game the system that much more difficult.
And finally, it's a lottery. It's set up so the 'house' always makes money no matter what.
How many ways are there to make a seven from a pair of dice as compared to a two (snake eyes) or twelve (box cars)?
Now do you get my drift?