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jatki
jatki
Jan 14, 2016
11:05am
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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.


As I said, I'm no math geek but say a person bought 150,000, 000 tickets (all unique numbers) that cuts it the available numbers in half. How could your chances still be 1:300,000,000 when half the numbers are already covered? How can it not be that the next unique ticket you buy now would be 1:150,000,000? All the rerst are covered.

jatki
jatki
Jan 14, 2016
11:06am
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Originally posted by: orchid
This is the kind of money that ruins your life. Winning would be a curse.


I would take the chance. So many good things could be done with that much money.

clcjim
clcjim
Jan 14, 2016
11:27am
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Originally posted by: orchid
This is the kind of money that ruins your life. Winning would be a curse.

Throw me in that briar patch.


Of course, it's already over and I didn't win, but there's always next time.

snidely333
snidely333
Jan 14, 2016
11:42am
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I read that a guy bought 18,000 tickets and gave them out to his employees and one of the winners came from this cache of tickets. Nice!

There was no line when I bought my tickets.

I can't imagine waiting in line to buy lottery tickets.

billryan
billryan
Jan 14, 2016
1:24pm
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Originally posted by: jatki99
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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.


As I said, I'm no math geek but say a person bought 150,000, 000 tickets (all unique numbers) that cuts it the available numbers in half. How could your chances still be 1:300,000,000 when half the numbers are already covered? How can it not be that the next unique ticket you buy now would be 1:150,000,000? All the rerst are covered.


Lets say you and I are hunting. We both are horrible shots. A deaf 15 point buck appears in the distance. It would be the shot of a lifetime for an experienced marksman. For us, it is near impossible. You are armed with a single shot rifle. I have the same caliber , but it has a twenty shot clip. Which of us has a better shot of hitting the deer.

jatki
jatki
Jan 14, 2016
3:34pm
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Originally posted by: billryan
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Originally posted by: jatki99
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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.


As I said, I'm no math geek but say a person bought 150,000, 000 tickets (all unique numbers) that cuts it the available numbers in half. How could your chances still be 1:300,000,000 when half the numbers are already covered? How can it not be that the next unique ticket you buy now would be 1:150,000,000? All the rerst are covered.


Lets say you and I are hunting. We both are horrible shots. A deaf 15 point buck appears in the distance. It would be the shot of a lifetime for an experienced marksman. For us, it is near impossible. You are armed with a single shot rifle. I have the same caliber , but it has a twenty shot clip. Which of us has a better shot of hitting the deer.

Easy, the one with the 20 shot magaizine



HAHA!
surf87
surf87
Jan 14, 2016
6:05pm
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Powerball reimbursement go fund me for Cinnamon who spent all her money on tickets. Would you like to help her (ha-ha)?

Cinnamon
Don
Don
Jan 14, 2016
10:41pm
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The winners from Munford, Tennessee just made a major mistake. They went on the TODAY Show in New York City with their ticket in hand.

"According to the TODAY Show, the couple who claim they have the winning ticket appeared in an exclusive in-studio interview in New York. TODAY identified them as John and Lisa Robinson, and said they're joined by their daughter Tiffany and their attorney.
TODAY clarified that the ticket has not been verified with the lottery, however, the couple has the ticket in hand. The couple plans to return to Tennessee immediately after the interview to verify the ticket with the lottery."

Ref: TN PowerBall winners on TODAY Show

This unfortunate family will have no peace from now until they go into hiding to avoid their millions of new-found-friends.

What to Do if You Win Powerball
1. Sign the back of the ticket.
2. Stay anonymous if you can.
3. Assemble a money management team.
4. Once you win, don't spend.

*****EDITED TO ADD******

An interesting commentary on anonymity and the lottery:
Should Lottery Winners' Names Be Secret ?
ecomstoc
ecomstoc
Jan 14, 2016
10:57pm
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if you're from rural Tennessee and win expanding on DD's list:
5. Visit the dentist for the 1st time in your life
6. Send $1 million to Ancestry.com and see if they can sort out your family tree
7. Buy the original Dukes of Hazzard "General Lee"
8. Expand your front porch so it will hold the fifty hound dogs you plan to buy.
Boilerman
Boilerman
Jan 15, 2016
5:27am
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And which coast are you from?


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Originally posted by: ecomstoc
if you're from rural Tennessee and win expanding on DD's list:
5. Visit the dentist for the 1st time in your life
6. Send $1 million to Ancestry.com and see if they can sort out your family tree
7. Buy the original Dukes of Hazzard "General Lee"
8. Expand your front porch so it will hold the fifty hound dogs you plan to buy.


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