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Power ball/mega millions odds.

billryan
billryan
Jan 11, 2016
7:15am
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We had a million dollar winner in the town next to me, and Nassau County had eight third prize winners. One report said they won $100,000 each, and another said they won $50,000 so I'm not sure which is right.
rayxtwo
rayxtwo
Jan 11, 2016
7:25am
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Either one could have been right. Depends if they played the multiplier or not. I didn't (and never do) play that option so I don't know what that was for the last draw.

Ray
BobOrme
BobOrme
Jan 11, 2016
9:19am
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Convenience stores here have window signs that have the jackpots (in millions of dollars) for the state lottery, Mega Millions and Power Ball showing in lit up LED numbers. The signs only have 3 spaces for the numbers, so those signs are showing the Power Ball jackpot at $999 million. It looks like no one thought any of the jackpots would ever top a billion dollars.
Terry Locke
Terry Locke
Jan 11, 2016
9:52am
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Originally posted by: BobOrme
Convenience stores here have window signs that have the jackpots (in millions of dollars) for the state lottery, Mega Millions and Power Ball showing in lit up LED numbers. The signs only have 3 spaces for the numbers, so those signs are showing the Power Ball jackpot at $999 million. It looks like no one thought any of the jackpots would ever top a billion dollars.


Like parimutuel wagering. When you see a horse is paying 99 to 1 on the tote board you know it is currently paying in excess of 100 to 1.

JM2300
JM2300
Jan 11, 2016
9:58am
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Quote
Originally posted by: billryan
We had a million dollar winner in the town next to me, and Nassau County had eight third prize winners. One report said they won $100,000 each, and another said they won $50,000 so I'm not sure which is right.

$50,000

jatki
jatki
Jan 11, 2016
1:04pm
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While Im no math geek, but why wouldnt buying more than one ticket better your chances? With each succeeding pick, youve eliminated one set of numbers, its not like a coin flip where each flip is completely random. The only way I see it not increasing your chances is if you bought all the same numbers, which of course would be stupid.
Roulette Man
Roulette Man
Jan 12, 2016
3:57am
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I drive to Vegas this Thursday. If for some reason this doesn't hit tomorrow, I will briefly stop in Primm to see how many people from Nevada are waiting in line to buy tickets.
snidely333
snidely333
Jan 12, 2016
8:38am
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Do you have to buy the power number for the extra $1 to win the jackpot?
JM2300
JM2300
Jan 12, 2016
10:10am
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Originally posted by: snidely333
Do you have to buy the power number for the extra $1 to win the jackpot?

In short, no. You can win the big prize for $2.

Powerball and Powerplay
billryan
billryan
Jan 12, 2016
11:59am
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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
I drive to Vegas this Thursday. If for some reason this doesn't hit tomorrow, I will briefly stop in Primm to see how many people from Nevada are waiting in line to buy tickets.



They sell lottery tickets in Primm? I thought you had to go to Nipton, which is another twenty minutes or so.

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