Powerball $700 Million

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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,902
    edited January 2016
    pickupyourwill said:

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    The same as before. Depends how many tickets you bought.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,902
    Op should change the title
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  • pickupyourwill
    pickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    igotid88 said:

    pickupyourwill 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
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,186
    pickupyourwill said:

    So what are the odds now of winning?

    50/50. Either you win or you don't.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,501
    Poncier said:

    pickupyourwill 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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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,849
    HesCalledDyer said:

    Poncier said:

    pickupyourwill 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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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,902
    pickupyourwill said:

    igotid88 said:

    pickupyourwill 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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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,902
    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-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    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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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    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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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    you guys pick your own numbers?
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  • rgambs
    rgambs 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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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,849
    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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  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Back in the work pool and put in 20 for Ant and me.
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,902
    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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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,902
    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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  • ldent42
    ldent42 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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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,902
    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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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,501
    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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  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    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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