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[Doc Holliday]

Fascinating how hard it is to match 6 numbers with the millions that play everytime.

 

[Hollycat]

I was too sick to go buy a ticket today

 

[blame space]

Does anyone know if you can still buy tickets for this?

 

[toohectic]

nah their are a lot more permutations for card shuffling than powerball

That is what I said. You are far far far more likely to win powerball than you are to produce a card order that has been produced previously. The number of permutations of card order is unbelievable. (52 factorial)

 

[NihonTiger90]

Does anyone know if you can still buy tickets for this?

Sales end an hour before the drawing, so no.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

I told my gf that we aren't going to win. And that I was so sure, that if we won, she doesn't have to give me any of it

 

[PantherLotus]

wait y'all need to know you only net something like 46% after taxes so the question isn't "what would i do with $500M?," the question is "what would i do with $230M?"

 

[OriginofHysteria]

wait y'all need to know you only net something like 46% after taxes so the question isn't "what would i do with $500M?," the question is "what would i do with $230M?"

I think the payout is actually around 340 mil for cash.

 

[Tirod]

I bought $10 on my way home from substitute teaching.

Here's to

Spoiler

crushed

dreams!

 

[Dishwalla]

We had three 7-11s in the area robbed within an hour(between 9 and 10 pm) tonight allegedly because of the cash on hand due to lotto ticket sales. One of the 7-11s was robbed less than 24 hours ago as well, and one of the cashiers was shot. Crazy.

 

[Fat4all]

Wat's da numba's, mang?

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Wat's da numba's, mang?

 

[direct_quote]

1/6 (not the power ball number). Does that win a ticket back?

 

[Xclash]

Got rekt, didn't have any numbers matched.

 

[Tirod]

Well I won $4 dollars, so I ended up -$6!

Barring crushed dreams, at least I got something back.

 

[dave is ok]

Someone who lives in the middle of nowhere and was born in 1947 and has two kids born in 62 and 63 will win.

 

[Conor_Fool]

Had 18 for two of my three powerball numbers. My lucky number has failed me.

This ticket doesn't carry over if noone wins I assume?

 

[Afrodium]

Fuck

 

[TheFatOne]

Had 18 for two of my three powerball numbers. My lucky number has failed me.

This ticket doesn't carry over if noone wins I assume?

Correct. Have to buy a new ticket. If no one wins this one should hit 700 million easily.

 

[TheAbsolution]

I only matched one number. Darn.
Was fun to dream for a bit.

 

[Nathan_Drake]

Ha no matches. Only bought one. No expectations and no regret ha. Good luck GAF

 

[Friggz]

no numbers. i had a house, car, and new monitor picked already too. booo

 

[googleplex]

Eh... matched 2 numbers

 

[PureYeti]

Man I got 18 and 19 as my power ball numbers

 

[effzee]

When do we find out if someone has won?

 

[TheAbsolution]

When do we find out if someone has won?

Sometime this morning. It takes time for them to put out a picture.

 

[effzee]

Sometime this morning. It takes time for them to put out a picture.

And if no one wins, what does it go upto?

 

[Paskil]

Aww man, I didn't win. Oh well, at least I am assured of the fact that this is the same outcome that would have occurred had I actually bought a ticket.

 

[Friend of Sonic]

My office of 12 just chipped in 5 dollars each.

Same here, exactly 12 including myself at 5.00 a piece. Annnnnd we won nothing! Ah well, 5.00 is fun to dream with.

 

[TheAbsolution]

And if no one wins, what does it go upto?

$675 million but it'll probably surge to above $700 million.

 

[Chris R]

I got a single number. So close to the jackpot.

 

[LyleLanley]

Any word if anyone won yet?

 

[mid83]

Sucks that most states won't let you be anonymous when you collect your prize. I guess a blind trust is a good way to go if you did end up winning one of these things.

 

[Anustart]

Why is there a prize payout for powerball only and 1 number + powerball when you win the exact same amount?

Bullshit. I matched a number, thought I got 4 bucks. Oh well.

 

[krae_man]

Whoo! 25 years from now I win $10k!

 

[TheFatOne]

Sucks that most states won't let you be anonymous when you collect your prize. I guess a blind trust is a good way to go if you did end up winning one of these things.

That's how I would do it. Man I read an article the other day on the history of big lottery winners and it's not pretty. Murders, drugs, bankruptcy, and all other kinds of crazy things happen to winners on a consistent basis.

 

[LyleLanley]

"Breaking: No jackpot winners in tonight's Powerball drawing, setting stage for largest lottery drawing in U.S. history: $675 million on Sat" -@Passantino

 

[NHL94]

Do more winners pick their own numbers or just get the computer to print them?

I usually just toss a fiver and take what it gives me.

I always wondered.

 

[krae_man]

Okay I'm going to bed, lets see how many thousands of years it takes me to hit the jackpot!

 

[perfectchaos007]

"Breaking: No jackpot winners in tonight's Powerball drawing, setting stage for largest lottery drawing in U.S. history: $675 million on Sat" -@Passantino

wowowowow

 

[Turbowaffles]

I matched 2 numbers. Do I win anything at all for that?

 

[jonjonaug]

I matched 2 numbers. Do I win anything at all for that?

No, unless one of those numbers was the Powerball. You can find the payouts along with their odds here: http://www.lotteryusa.com/powerball/

Do more winners pick their own numbers or just get the computer to print them?

I usually just toss a fiver and take what it gives me.

I always wondered.

It doesn't matter. P(winning picking your own numbers) = P(quick pick win). So whichever one has more depends on if more people pick their own numbers or if more people use the quick pick option.

 

[Hypron]

Whoo! 25 years from now I win $10k!

Damn you're lucky, I'm at 440 years and I've yet to get anything larger than $100 haha.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

wowowowow

Shit, if you win the jackpot on Saturday, you might as well leave the country.

Almost $700 million?!

Crazy.

 

[lastflowers]

Got this guys:

 

[perfectchaos007]

$675 million
http://www.powerball.com/pb_home.asp

 

[psynergylover]

"Breaking: No jackpot winners in tonight's Powerball drawing, setting stage for largest lottery drawing in U.S. history: $675 million on Sat" -@Passantino

THE DREAM LIVES!!!!

 

[friskykillface]

$$$$$$$ we in this

 

[diesturbia]

$675 million is mind boggling!

 

[SatansReverence]

I play all the time.

Let's do 20 years. See how I do.

edit: I made $-3982

10,000 games, I've made $-18,633.

Worth it!