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jatki
jatki
Jan 12, 2016
1:16pm
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Originally posted by: billryan
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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.


Yea, they do. I saw a video and the line was three hours long about the wait time on a good roller coasters line. It was pretty outrageous.

BTW I'm curious, was I correct that buying more tix ups one's chance statistically? I still say buying two tix eliminates a possible number thus reducing odds to 1 in 299,999,999 buying three reduces chances to....and so on. It's not the same as flipping a coin.
JM2300
JM2300
Jan 12, 2016
2:40pm
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Nipton, CA was the closest place to Las Vegas to get tickets and I think at one time it was the busiest in the USA when the jackpot got very big. Now that there's a lottery retailer at the CA/NV border in Primm they're the busiest at certain times.
Thursday I purchased tickets in Shoshone, CA and waited in line close to an hour. Saturday the wait was like 4-5 hours and I don't even want to think what it will be like tomorrow(Wed.)
Don
Don
Jan 12, 2016
9:56pm
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Nevadans long for lotto, the bit of gambling they can’t have.
"NIPTON, Calif. — Waiting in the longest line ever outside what officials call the busiest lottery store in the nation, 74-year-old William Burke had three hours to think about what he’ll do if he wins a multi-state Powerball jackpot estimated at $1.5 billion."

Ref: The Washington Post



Patrons line up to buy Powerball lottery tickets outside the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store just inside the California border Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, near Primm, Nev. The Powerball jackpot has grown to over $1 billion dollars for the next drawing on Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
alanleroy
alanleroy
Jan 12, 2016
10:36pm
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Originally posted by: DonDiego
Nevadans long for lotto, the bit of gambling they can’t have.
"NIPTON, Calif. — Waiting in the longest line ever outside what officials call the busiest lottery store in the nation, 74-year-old William Burke had three hours to think about what he’ll do if he wins a multi-state Powerball jackpot estimated at $1.5 billion."

Ref: The Washington Post


Patrons line up to buy Powerball lottery tickets outside the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store just inside the California border Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, near Primm, Nev. The Powerball jackpot has grown to over $1 billion dollars for the next drawing on Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In the last draw, there was a 5 out of 6 ticket sold there and another just down the road at Mountain Pass...

https://www.calottery.com/Play/Draw-Games/powerball

5 out of 6

PRIMM VALLEY LOTTO
I 15 & STATELINE NV,
NIPTON CA 92364


STATELINE SERVICE
65845 CIMA RD,
MOUNTAIN PASS CA 92366

In fact there were Six 5 out of 6 tickets sold in California in the last draw. They each paid $779,000.




chefantwon
chefantwon
Jan 13, 2016
8:43am
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Originally posted by: jatki99
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Originally posted by: billryan
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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.


Yea, they do. I saw a video and the line was three hours long about the wait time on a good roller coasters line. It was pretty outrageous.

BTW I'm curious, was I correct that buying more tix ups one's chance statistically? I still say buying two tix eliminates a possible number thus reducing odds to 1 in 299,999,999 buying three reduces chances to....and so on. It's not the same as flipping a coin.


Yes, it is. Staticticaly, you have the same chance to win for each ticket you buy.
orchid
orchid
Jan 13, 2016
8:51am
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This is the kind of money that ruins your life. Winning would be a curse.
Stewart
Stewart
Jan 13, 2016
9:14am
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couldn't you just drive a little further into Cali to another store or gas station to avoid a 3 hour line? I am not familiar with the area, so maybe not. "donating" a few bucks to the lottery is one thing, but I could never donate 3 hours of my time like that.
O2bnVegas
O2bnVegas
Jan 14, 2016
7:29am
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I WON!!!

$8 on a Powerball/Power Play.

I suppose I don't need to hire a tax attorney to figure out how to best spend it.

In fact, don't ask me how much I spent...OK, I spent $21, 7 games. I've done worse.
billryan
billryan
Jan 14, 2016
8:35am
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Originally posted by: chefantwon
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Originally posted by: jatki99
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Originally posted by: billryan
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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.


Yea, they do. I saw a video and the line was three hours long about the wait time on a good roller coasters line. It was pretty outrageous.

BTW I'm curious, was I correct that buying more tix ups one's chance statistically? I still say buying two tix eliminates a possible number thus reducing odds to 1 in 299,999,999 buying three reduces chances to....and so on. It's not the same as flipping a coin.


Yes, it is. Staticticaly, you have the same chance to win for each ticket you buy.


Sure, you have the same for each ticket, but having twenty tickets gives you twenty chances. Twenty chances to win are better than one chance.

alanleroy
alanleroy
Jan 14, 2016
8:52am
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Originally posted by: alanleroy
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Originally posted by: DonDiego
Nevadans long for lotto, the bit of gambling they can’t have.
"NIPTON, Calif. — Waiting in the longest line ever outside what officials call the busiest lottery store in the nation, 74-year-old William Burke had three hours to think about what he’ll do if he wins a multi-state Powerball jackpot estimated at $1.5 billion."

Ref: The Washington Post


Patrons line up to buy Powerball lottery tickets outside the Primm Valley Casino Resorts Lotto Store just inside the California border Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, near Primm, Nev. The Powerball jackpot has grown to over $1 billion dollars for the next drawing on Wednesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In the last draw, there was a 5 out of 6 ticket sold there and another just down the road at Mountain Pass...

https://www.calottery.com/Play/Draw-Games/powerball

5 out of 6

PRIMM VALLEY LOTTO
I 15 & STATELINE NV,
NIPTON CA 92364


STATELINE SERVICE
65845 CIMA RD,
MOUNTAIN PASS CA 92366

In fact there were Six 5 out of 6 tickets sold in California in the last draw. They each paid $779,000.


There was another 5 of 6 winner at Primm Valley Lotto in yesterday's draw. There were 12 5 of 6 winners in California yesterday. Paid $638,000.

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