Huge Lottery
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Add Kansas. More potential BB winners!
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So there were three jackpot winners: one each in Maryland, Kansas, and Illinois. They'll receive $213 million each, less taxes. Meanwhile, 161 people won $250,000 and 897 won $10,000.
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CarShark wrote:So there were three jackpot winners: one each in Maryland, Kansas, and Illinois. They'll receive $213 million each, less taxes. Meanwhile, 161 people won $250,000 and 897 won $10,000.
This site has the breakdown of the California parimutuel amounts: http://www.usamega.com/mega-millions-dr ... =3/30/2012
Second place gets less than $250,000 but third gets more than $10,000. They list 158 second prize winners but the numbers add up to 161, so I assume the other three came from D.C. and USVI.
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Well, the Maryland ticket was bought at 7:15 pm last night at a 7-11 located about three miles or so from where I grew up. I live about 30 miles from there right now, though, and was nowhere near there last night, so I can't play the "what if" game. Well, I can, but I probably shouldn't.
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I hope you don't mind the huge bump, but with the Powerball back up to $425 million on Wednesday, I was curious as to who was playing again.
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I live in fear that the people in my office, who have pooled their money to purchase tickets, will win and retire en masse, leaving me to staff the office alone. I have moral objections to the lottery and do not play even when the potential payoff is astronomical.CarShark wrote:I hope you don't mind the huge bump, but with the Powerball back up to $425 million on Wednesday, I was curious as to who was playing again.
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Ever since Powerball doubled to $2 per chance, I don't buy until it gets into ORB territory, more than $200M.
I'm all set for tomorrow night's drawing with five Quick Picks. If I win, I'll call in rich Thursday.
I'm all set for tomorrow night's drawing with five Quick Picks. If I win, I'll call in rich Thursday.

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SportsFan68 wrote:Ever since Powerball doubled to $2 per chance, I don't buy until it gets into ORB territory, more than $200M.
I'm all set for tomorrow night's drawing with five Quick Picks. If I win, I'll call in rich Thursday.
We'll be in the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The fear of being the only one in the office left out of a winning pool is a big draw for participation. If you still won't participate, you'll have to bear that risk!earendel wrote:I live in fear that the people in my office, who have pooled their money to purchase tickets, will win and retire en masse, leaving me to staff the office alone. I have moral objections to the lottery and do not play even when the potential payoff is astronomical.CarShark wrote:I hope you don't mind the huge bump, but with the Powerball back up to $425 million on Wednesday, I was curious as to who was playing again.
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I console myself with the thought that their chances are extremely remote - I should worry more about a meteorite striking the building and wiping out the office (except for me).MarleysGh0st wrote:The fear of being the only one in the office left out of a winning pool is a big draw for participation. If you still won't participate, you'll have to bear that risk!earendel wrote:I live in fear that the people in my office, who have pooled their money to purchase tickets, will win and retire en masse, leaving me to staff the office alone. I have moral objections to the lottery and do not play even when the potential payoff is astronomical.CarShark wrote:I hope you don't mind the huge bump, but with the Powerball back up to $425 million on Wednesday, I was curious as to who was playing again.
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500 million now...
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Wish I could buy my ticket in Kansas. I believe they allow winners to remain anonymous, if desired.minimetoo26 wrote:500 million now...
While I wouldn't mind having that kind of money, I would mind others knowing I have that kind of money.
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earendel, what are your moral objections to a lottery?
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We should take up a collection and if we win $500M, move the Bored to a faster server.
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I'm not sure that I can articulate them sufficiently, but briefly I object because lotteries are designed to take advantage of people's weaknesses. They are intended to raise revenue usually on the backs of those who can least afford it - in Kentucky, at least, the lottery was seen as a way to avoid raising taxes to pay for improvements to schools. And there are enough stories of people whose lives were ruined by winning lotteries to serve as a cautionary tale about getting what you wish for.CarShark wrote:earendel, what are your moral objections to a lottery?
Which brings to mind this exchange from Fiddler on the Roof:
Perchik: Money is the world's curse.
Tevye: May I be stricken with such a curse! And may I never recover!
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Yeah, but I can afford to buy tickets (although I have yet to get off my lazy butt and actually do it...earendel wrote:I'm not sure that I can articulate them sufficiently, but briefly I object because lotteries are designed to take advantage of people's weaknesses. They are intended to raise revenue usually on the backs of those who can least afford it - in Kentucky, at least, the lottery was seen as a way to avoid raising taxes to pay for improvements to schools. And there are enough stories of people whose lives were ruined by winning lotteries to serve as a cautionary tale about getting what you wish for.CarShark wrote:earendel, what are your moral objections to a lottery?
Which brings to mind this exchange from Fiddler on the Roof:
Perchik: Money is the world's curse.
Tevye: May I be stricken with such a curse! And may I never recover!

The other day I was in line at the service desk to return empty glass milk bottles for deposit (yeah, I live in the 1950's

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She wouldn't be wasting her money if she just copied off of your winning numbers! Duhhhh!minimetoo26 wrote:The other day I was in line at the service desk to return empty glass milk bottles for deposit (yeah, I live in the 1950's) and the women ahead of me were buying Powerball tickets. I told one she was wasting her money and she looked a bit stunned for the half second before I told her it was because I already had the winning ticket, and she burst out laughing.




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I found us a faster server:TheConfessor wrote:We should take up a collection and if we win $500M, move the Bored to a faster server.

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I just bought a ticket. Since I just turned 55 my chances of winning are about the same as my chances of finding a job.
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The winning numbers tonight were 5, 16, 22, 23 and 29 with a Powerball of 6.
All low birthdate-friendly numbers probably means we have a winner tonight, although there probably needed to be another single-digit in there. Maybe ages. That's four kids and a couple grandkids.
All low birthdate-friendly numbers probably means we have a winner tonight, although there probably needed to be another single-digit in there. Maybe ages. That's four kids and a couple grandkids.
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As I suspected the jackpot was knocked off today, in a big way. Two tickets got all six numbers, but was remarkable to me was that 66 tickets had the five numbers right, minus the Powerball. 58 for a cool million and 8 Power Plays for $2 million. Also, 532 tickets won $10,000. None of them, of course, were bought by me. Oh, well. See you in a few months, I guess.
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One jackpot winner in AZ, one in Missouri, according to the Powerball site.
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My $20 spent on 10 tickets produced one "winner," matching the Power Ball + 1 other ball. This pays $4, which seems wrong, since you also get $4 if you match the Power Ball and no other balls. Oh, well.