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[Mr.Mike]

Split 900 million? May as well not even play at that point.

With a 900 million dollar jackpot the expected return on a 2 dollar ticket is about a dollar. With a 450 million dollar jackpot it's minus 50 cents.

My math might be wrong, so do please correct me if it is. (I'm just doing (odds of winning * jackpot) - cost of ticket)

 

[StillEdge]

Fat lines of people trying to buy powerball tickets at the gas station.

 

[half a moon]

Fat lines of people trying to buy powerball tickets at the gas station.

ermahgerd powerball!

 

[DrForester]

Don't know how widespread they are outside Colorado, but our Lottery has vending machine set up in some grocery stores. In addition to regular lottery tickets, you can buy Poweball tickets.

 

[I'm an expert]

Fat lines of people trying to buy powerball tickets at the gas station.

I'll admit it was strange to see the lines at the store, especially since there's a million places to buy a ticket with no line within 1min. I wonder if where they buy it matters to people.

 

[Fracas]

keep pumping that money into a system that takes advantage of poor people, dirtbags

lol

 

[Timeless]

With a 900 million dollar jackpot the expected return on a 2 dollar ticket is about a dollar. With a 450 million dollar jackpot it's minus 50 cents.

My math might be wrong, so do please correct me if it is. (I'm just doing (odds of winning * jackpot) - cost of ticket)

No way that's true because they're not going to operate an unprofitable lottery.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Don't know how widespread they are outside Colorado, but our Lottery has vending machine set up in some grocery stores. In addition to regular lottery tickets, you can buy Poweball tickets.

Here in New Jersey some of the Wawa convenience stores (some food only, some gas stations + food) have those little vending machine kiosk type things as well.

 

[Mr.Mike]

No way that's true because they're not going to operate an unprofitable lottery.

Well, they do then also collect taxes on those winnings. And I'd imagine this situation where the expected pre-tax return is actually positive is very rare and can only happen with absolutely massive jackpots.

 

[Yaboosh]

No way that's true because they're not going to operate an unprofitable lottery.

?

The reason the amount goes up is because nobody won the last few jackpots. They are still taking their cut of each ticket purchased. If there is technically a positive EV it is because of all the dead money from the past unwon jackpots.

 

[Like the hat?]

I just bought a couple tickets online. One quick pick, and two where I had each of my kids blindly pick numbers.

 

[akira28]

I want to play...but I'm afraid.

 

[NowhereFaded]

I want to play...but I'm afraid.

Don't be afraid, buddy
Somebody's gotta win. Might as well be you.

 

[Murder. She Wrote]

I used this website to choose the numbers for me. Humans would naturally avoid numbers close to each other, which is a fools mistake.

If a GAF member wins he/she should have an awesome game/hardware giveaway contest.

 

[StillEdge]

Where can you buy tickets online?

 

[friskykillface]

$$$$$$$

one last ticket , i spent $10 total for tonight
we in this

 

[NYCmetsfan]

I used this website to choose the numbers for me. Humans would naturally avoid numbers close to each other, which is a fools mistake.

If a GAF member wins he/she should have an awesome game/hardware giveaway contest.

Its not any more or less likely though

 

[FtsH]

Tickets bought, resignation letter ready, will hit send button once the news confirms me winning.

 

[Hands of Stone]

Tickets bought, resignation letter ready, will hit send button once the news confirms me winning.

I would just ghost my job tbh.

 

[Einhander]

I bought 9 tickets. Getting ready for the disappointment. No expectations are in check.

 

[SynthFetish]

I used this website to choose the numbers for me. Humans would naturally avoid numbers close to each other, which is a fools mistake.

If a GAF member wins he/she should have an awesome game/hardware giveaway contest.

If I win I'll give away 50 Razer laptops on Gaf.

 

[Einhander]

If I win, every GAF member gets a free Fleshlight.

 

[DrForester]

I like my job enough to give them notice. But it would he a hard few weeks of work...

 

[half a moon]

If I win, every GAF member gets a free Fleshlight.

Don't forget the dragon dildos for the ladies

 

[Einhander]

Don't forget the dragon dildos for the ladies

Duly noted.

 

[pelicansurf]

I like my job enough to give them notice. But it would he a hard few weeks of work...

I like my job. I would give them a 1-day notice.

 

[BlueTsunami]

I like my job enough to give them notice. But it would he a hard few weeks of work...

Itll be like a countdown to a Christmas that's gonna last forever

 

[boredofcanada]

I like my job enough to give them notice. But it would he a hard few weeks of work...

I also like my job enough to give them two weeks notice. They would probably think I'm crazy to still be coming in though. And honestly I don't even know if I would tell them the truth.

 

[Trouble]

I also like my job enough to give them two weeks notice. They would probably think I'm crazy to still be coming in though. And honestly I don't even know if I would tell them the truth.

I can count on one hand the number of people I would tell the truth to. None of them are people I work with.

 

[User1608]

If I win I'm taking the week off to get this shit sorted out and move out asap. I have no intention of being a dead person!

 

[pelicansurf]

I also like my job enough to give them two weeks notice. They would probably think I'm crazy to still be coming in though. And honestly I don't even know if I would tell them the truth.

I wouldn't tell a soul.

 

[half a moon]

I wouldn't tell a soul.

Good luck staying anonymous

 

[Hands of Stone]

Good luck staying anonymous

If he lives in Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio or South Carolina he could.

 

[Kimawolf]

So if I win GAF, the first 100 people to quote me in my "I WON" post will get a Occulus Rift and 1000 dollars to their paypal acct,

 

[Gray Matter]

I had a heated discussion with a coworker Friday telling him that our state (Connecticut) doesn't allow anonymous claims, he kept saying they're allowed here. After a few minutes I just stopped talking and left.

 

[i am unagi]

If I won I would still work at my job. I would just work from my new mansion and only go into the office like twice a week. And work part time.

 

[Manoko]

So if I win GAF, the first 100 people to quote me in my "I WON" post will get a Occulus Rift and 1000 dollars to their paypal acct,

YOU WON !

Haha, looking forward to my Oculus Rift and my new computer to run it.

 

[Gray Matter]

So if I win GAF, the first 100 people to quote me in my "I WON" post will get a Occulus Rift and 1000 dollars to their paypal acct,

Keep the rift and give me the $1000

 

[DrForester]

Good luck staying anonymous

If you live in a state where you can't remain anonymous, go in costume. I'd get myself a Darth Vader suit.

I'd then move, and change my name shortly after receiving the money.

 

[injurai]

Keep the rift and give me the $1000

How ungrateful.

 

[Gray Matter]

It's so weird seeing some 9f the 'if I win' posts.

If I win, my immediate family gets their debt paid off, my sister and mom get the best medical care I can buy, and my kids and I will get a nice but not lavish house in a place not too cold, that has good schools. The rest I will let sit, and randomly gift poor families with great Christmases

That's the beauty of this, we can do whatever we want with the money. There's no "right" way of spending it.

 

[Slayven]

The pure fuckery I would get into if I won.

 

[injurai]

I'm going to buy more money.

 

[Hands of Stone]

It's so weird seeing some 9f the 'if I win' posts.

If I win, my immediate family gets their debt paid off, my sister and mom get the best medical care I can buy, and my kids and I will get a nice but not lavish house in a place not too cold, that has good schools. The rest I will let sit, and randomly gift poor families with great Christmases

I mean after all the usual stuff (debt cleared for most of my immediate family and such), first thing is I'd get a (decent) house and build a gym in it. I'd always wanted a home gym but a lack of funds/space have always stopped me. Maybe I'm a weirdo for that being my first major purchase haha

Oh and front row tickets to all of this years biggest Boxing matches.

 

[Kraftwerk]

The pure fuckery I would get into if I won.

will you become the real life Doctor Doom? or buy land in Africa and rename it Wakanda?

 

[ffdgh]

Good luck staying anonymous

Time for a name change and a complete makeover lol.

 

[Kimawolf]

I guess not, but sp3nding it all on hookers and blow would suck.

That is a LOT of hookers...

 

[smokeandmirrors]

if I win im using a small portion of the money to buy an apartment with this view

and living off investment money

 

[Gray Matter]

How ungrateful.

I'm in the cynic side of VR, zero interest in it. But let's not detail this thread.

 

[Slayven]

will you become the real life Doctor Doom? or buy land in Africa and rename it Wakanda?

I would buy land in Hawaii and become Doctor Demonicus