If the lottery allows, always pick numbers above 31. Same odds of winning but less chance of sharing it with people using birthdays as numbers
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No winner yet, Powerball at $675 Million biggest in U.S History
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If the lottery allows, always pick numbers above 31. Same odds of winning but less chance of sharing it with people using birthdays as numbers
A true patriot.
Haha. Never thought of it like that.
http://powerball-simulator.com/
It took me 8,200 years of playing to win a million dollar jackpot...
And I still ended up 500k in the hole.
It took me 8,200 years of playing to win a million dollar jackpot...
And I still ended up 500k in the hole.
True Savior
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So you're telling me there is a chance?
Not if it was the jackpot but if I won I decent amount of money I'd be on gaf asking for financial advice.
Ginger Hail
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Someone at my job just sent a mass email looking to pool cash together for this. The hype is real.
djplaeskool
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Hmmm...
LyleLanley
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Hmmm...
Congratulations on wasting your luck on a simulator. Idiot.
RumblingRosco
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Yeah, but it is like the most worthwhile crime ever. Also, I'd love for others to add to my list of things up above to do to hide that you've won. Just regarding states that require you to claim the ticket with your real name and not using a trust or remaining anonymous... Because those states make it too easy.
If you don't spend at least half of your fortune protecting your other half, you're doing it wrong.
Twenty7KVN
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Although i'm going to play i'm hoping no one hits,i want to see that shit hit a billion.
Hmmm...
Im playing these numbers.
Hmmm...
Happy 640th birthday!
I was up to 12 million dollar wins when I left for work. Still waiting for that jackpot.
I've played like 11 million games at last count.
I'd contact one of the mods to see about having all of my post history deleted. Can't have anything I said here come back to bite me once I become Iron Man
Randolph Freelander
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Sharing is a good problem to have (and is a silly thing to worry about), as it means you had the winning numbers. If you had any others, there would be nothing to share.
If you're going to waste your money on a lottery ticket, just play whatever numbers you wish and kiss your money goodbye.
Given the fact that it will probably climb $400M between Wednesday and Saturdays drawing, I'd likely get to $1.5B if no one wins tomorrow.
BobTheFork
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I'll put in a few bucks, why not?
Winning this would probably ruin my as a human being. I'm not the kind of person who can not work with millions of dollars. I'd end up dead from stupidity.
Before that I would stack a giant house with 20 arcade machines and 50 pinball cabinets.
Winning this would probably ruin my as a human being. I'm not the kind of person who can not work with millions of dollars. I'd end up dead from stupidity.
Before that I would stack a giant house with 20 arcade machines and 50 pinball cabinets.
Randolph Freelander
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They all have the same 1 in 292,201,338 odds to win. Play 1-2-3-4-5-6 or some random selection, it's the same odds either way. You're 99.9999997% likely to lose.
LyleLanley
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Wait, it's supposed to get to $900 million by this saturday?
I'm positive you could find something that resembles work but you find very satisfying too.
Just imagine being able to resurrect your favorite video game franchise or create your own.
it's already 800m now. It could def happen
BobTheFork
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Oh, the first thing I would do is get in touch with David Fincher and fund that 'The Goon' cg movie that never got off the ground.
That's just nuts. How's the lump sum cash value calculated btw.? The percentage seems to change a bit as the jackpot keeps growing.
TangoAlphaLima
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But the billboards only have 3 digits for the current jackpot!
I bet the store next door made a deal with the restaurant, and had those messages planted. Mad profits from increased ticket sales.
BobTheFork
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I once had a fortune cookie straight up tell me 'you should play the lottery' and it gave me my lucky numbers. I got one number right.
AliasGreed
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After the lump sum and taxes you have 226 million left in your bank account. I could live with that for the rest of my life, time to play $20 bucks.
I thought that, but there isn't a store that sells tickets anywhere near!
LyleLanley
Banned
Well, time to buy another $1000 worth of tickets.
Remember, with each ticket you buy your odds of winning doubles!
Can you afford NOT to invest in this opportunity?
The lump sum is the actual value of all the tickets purchased. The advertised "jackpot' is the amortized approximate value of all annuity payments if you allow the lottery to invest the lump sum (however they see fit) and pay you yearly.
Actually you'd end up with $321M after Federal taxes and before you pay your state tax (usually around $25M, or perhaps none at all, depending on where you live).AliasGreed said:
demosthenes
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I'd rather not win this much money. Would probably be killed or family will hate you for not solving all of their financial needs in a week.
AliasGreed
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Ah ok. I diveded by 2 for the lump sum and them subtracted 33% in taxes. Even better.
What are the odds of me being the only one that quotes you vs entire GAF quoting you inspired by true regret a few days from today?
Ah, that totally makes sense. That's a lot of tickets.
Grinchy
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lmao I've envisioned so many scenarios like that already
Like what if those are the numbers and I didn't buy a ticket?
Gray Matter
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A bunch of workers just a got a pool together, the list was at 10-12 when I signed up, must be more now, each of is put at least $6.
NOLA_Gaffer
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This is the kind of thing that proves that Time Travel definitely doesn't exist.
BladeoftheImmortal
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why does everyone choose the lump sum?
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