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COLUMBIA (WACH) -- Playing the Powerball is simply a numbers game.  But today, the most important number is 2.

$2.00 - the new price for that possible life-changing Powerball ticket.

With the ticket price doubling, so does the minimum jackpot; from $20-million to $40-million.

Powerball is played in 43 states, including South Carolina.