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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    edited January 2016

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    The same as before. Depends how many tickets you bought.
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    Op should change the title
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    igotid88 said:

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    The same as before. Depends how many tickets you bought.
    Found this on Google:

    There are 292.2 million possible combinations of the five white balls and red Powerball. That's where the odds come from, and they stay the same regardless of how big the jackpot grows or how many people buy tickets.

    The odds of any Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million........

    https://youtu.be/Ms7KbMfXHp8
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    PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,227

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    50/50. Either you win or you don't.
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Poncier said:

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    50/50. Either you win or you don't.
    The most correct statement so far regarding the odds of winning.

    The probability of winning is 1 in ~292 million.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,722

    Poncier said:

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    50/50. Either you win or you don't.
    The most correct statement so far regarding the odds of winning.

    The probability of winning is 1 in ~292 million.
    Haha, yes! And the likelihood of winning is almost Ø!
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406

    igotid88 said:

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    The same as before. Depends how many tickets you bought.
    Found this on Google:

    There are 292.2 million possible combinations of the five white balls and red Powerball. That's where the odds come from, and they stay the same regardless of how big the jackpot grows or how many people buy tickets.

    The odds of any Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million........

    https://youtu.be/Ms7KbMfXHp8
    I knew the size of the jackpot didn't change the odds. But not how many times you played
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    There were people who won with the 5 numbers. But not many people play 13 which was the powerball. I play 13 a lot. But I didn't put it as the powerball. Could've won $4
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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,143
    You've got better odds letting the machine choose for you. If I win, it's been nice knowing all of you.
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576

    You've got better odds letting the machine choose for you. If I win, it's been nice knowing all of you.

    I would buy a pair of PJ tix for all the posters who drop by the AMT enough for me to know their name, then I would peace out lol
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    you guys pick your own numbers?
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    ldent42 said:

    you guys pick your own numbers?

    I just do auto pick. This is the first time I have done anything more than a scratch off now and then. I hit 50$ on a birthday gift ticket a few weeks ago so maybe I have some mojo going.

    The only "inside info" I know about lottery is that playing birthday numbers is very common, so when they hit, the prize is shared by more people and is therefore smaller.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,722
    igotid88 said:

    There were people who won with the 5 numbers. But not many people play 13 which was the powerball. I play 13 a lot. But I didn't put it as the powerball. Could've won $4

    I played 13 powerball but that was the only match. So I won $3, enough to buy one powerball ticket and one super lotto plus this week. I'm happy to play on their dime!
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    Sprunkn7Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,277
    Back in the work pool and put in 20 for Ant and me.
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    brianlux said:

    igotid88 said:

    There were people who won with the 5 numbers. But not many people play 13 which was the powerball. I play 13 a lot. But I didn't put it as the powerball. Could've won $4

    I played 13 powerball but that was the only match. So I won $3, enough to buy one powerball ticket and one super lotto plus this week. I'm happy to play on their dime!
    You win $4 with the powerball
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    I'll just ask Zuckerberg or Gates to loan me $292 million and play all the combinations. And I'll have about 500 million after I pay them back. Or I'll run away with their money
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    igotid88 said:

    I'll just ask Zuckerberg or Gates to loan me $292 million and play all the combinations. And I'll have about 500 million after I pay them back. Or I'll run away with their money

    you'd have to double that. Each line is $2.
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    edited January 2016
    ldent42 said:

    igotid88 said:

    I'll just ask Zuckerberg or Gates to loan me $292 million and play all the combinations. And I'll have about 500 million after I pay them back. Or I'll run away with their money

    you'd have to double that. Each line is $2.
    oh yea i forgot. I guess escape with the money it is
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    You'd actually lose money. A lot. The lump sum payout is $806 million before federal & state taxes. You'd likely only clear $480-520 million. Playing all possible combinations at $2 per ticket is $584 million. So instead of being a billionaire, you'd actually be in debt by 8 or 9 figures. And that's the best case scenario of no one else hitting the jackpot but you.
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    Sprunkn7Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,277
    Dreaming about such a big win is fun. What would I do with a million bucks to what would I do with a billion bucks? lol. And I think right now you would get 850 million, less 25% for federal taxes and then state tax. I would rather we won at work as a group than me win myself....

    My prediction is 5 winners for the big pot
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    900 million if you take the annual payments
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    1.5 Billion now...
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Is it weird that I bought tickets from a bunch of different stores?
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    :angry:
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    not even a goddamn powerball. Oh well.
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    someone in California won damn it
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Dennis Miller - "Powerball would be my CB handle"
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,406
    edited January 2016
    darn
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    darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 5,767
    igotid88 said:

    someone in California won damn it

    Guess I'm not following PJ on their tour this year.
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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013

    igotid88 said:

    someone in California won damn it

    Guess I'm not following PJ on their tour this year.
    neither am I...
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