The $189 million Powerball winner in Orlando Saturday? The odds were in our favor in Florida.

Florida is No. 1 among the 30 participating states (and the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands) for Powerball sales, selling about 15 percent of all tickets, said Chuck Strutt of the Multi-State Lottery Association.

"It's just a statistical likelihood that the state would have more winners," he says.

He didn't have a figure for ticket sales, but by my math: with about $3.25 billion in sales a year, that means we sell more than $9 million a week in tickets.

Of those sales, 40 percent goes to state education, 10 percent goes to retailers' sales commissions, vendors and operational expenses, and 50 percent is paid back out in prizes.

While Saturday's jackpot winner was the first since Florida added Powerball in January, we've already had 13 $1 million winners. Those are players who have picked five of five numbers but not the Powerball. But they did pick the Power Play option -- which makes for an automatic $1 million.

But it's not as intriguing as a $189 million winner -- who still hasn't come forward.

"We’re glad we’ve had this winner," said the Florida Lottery's Laurie Wright. "This is what we’ve been waiting for."

The Powerball winner needs to travel to Tallahassee to turn in the ticket and claim the cash. The Orlando Sentinel's Gary Taylor says he has a rumor that the winner is associated with SunTrust Bank. If so, he's gotta get with Mr. Drysdale.

By state law, they have to reveal their name, hometown and age. Anything else, it's up to the Lottery folks to persuade them to spill. It's in the Lottery's best interest: A good, human story makes us think it could happen to us -- so we buy more tickets.

Back to the data about Florida Powerball ticket sales. Why do you think we're No. 1? Do we like the game that much? Do we have no slots in most of the state, so it's our big thrill? Are we suckers? Or optimists?