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 ZippoZ
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 Anyone else playing the Powerball for the (updated) $1.4 BILLION Jackpot? Largest EVER 
#22740899 - 01/05/16 07:56 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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So the powerball jackpot is up to about $450 million dollars, to put in perspective its about half the size of this BILLION DOLLARS
So about 4 pallets full of hundred dollar bills, weighing about 9,000 LBS
Heres another fun note, there are 15 countries in the world that dont even make that much money a YEAR
The odds of winning the jackpot are astronomically small, about 1 in 292 million. But hell, for a few bucks, ill take a swing at it. Eventually someones gotta win it.
So anyone else got a horse in this game?
EDIT:
so, no one actually won the 1/6 jackpot, thats how crazy the odds are, several people won the 1 million jackpot and someone won 2 million with the multiplier thing. The new jackpot is now 675 million dollars, and is likely to rise significantly before the drawing on Saturday.
Edit #2
a few hours to go, and the advertised estimated jackpot is now 900 million, thats pretty much the entire amount pictured above. if no one wins tonight. BILLION+ jackpot in the works
Edit #3
Ok kids, were at 1.3 billion dollars as the STARTING point for this jackpot. lets see how high she gets by wednesday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_jackpot_records
in case you're wondering how this happened, a few years back Powerball re worked the way the game functioned, made it 2 dollars per play, and added additional balls to the game raising the odds from something like 195,000,000:1 to 295,000,000:1. with the intention of this exact scenario happening. I wonder who is making the millions on the side off of this...
Edit #4
Monday night, 2 days before the big drawing, and the jackpot is up to 1.4 billion.
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"People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
Edited by ZippoZ (01/11/16 08:28 PM)
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Sheekle
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: ZippoZ]
#22740923 - 01/05/16 07:59 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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when does the winner get announced?
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: ZippoZ]
#22740932 - 01/05/16 08:00 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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I buy em every so often. Can't win if ya don't play. Probably won't win even if you do but o well. I actually won 500 on power ball so I'm probably ahead anyway.
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cc2
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: WyoMX]
#22740939 - 01/05/16 08:02 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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not feeding 'em. it's all the people playing making up the jackpot and a lot more.
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ZippoZ
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: Sheekle]
#22740942 - 01/05/16 08:02 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
Sheekle said:
when does the winner get announced?
drawing is wednesday at midnight EST i think
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"in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption"
"People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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WyoMX
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: Sheekle]
#22740944 - 01/05/16 08:02 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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They draw every Wednesday and Saturday and the jackpot gets bigger every time until someone wins.
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JvF
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: WyoMX] 3
#22740974 - 01/05/16 08:08 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hmm. I guess ill buy a few tickets.
If i win the 450M im buying 2 people on the shroomery a month supporter account.
Thats just the kind of guy i am.
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: JvF]
#22741029 - 01/05/16 08:18 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think its funny that once the powerball gets big enough people finally deign it worthwhile to play. Like as if 15 million dollars wouldn't completely change your life so its not even worth playing
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ZippoZ
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: bloodsheen]
#22741050 - 01/05/16 08:22 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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at a certain point, i think it would be a jackpot of about 580 million, the net present potential value of a ticket is actually higher than the cost of the ticket.
I.E. if it wasnt for taxes, and the huge logistical hurdle, if you bought every possible combination, you would come out ahead.
Aside from those rare instances, its never actually 'worth' it.
Huh, i wonder what the weight of all of that ticket paper would be, and what the recycling value would come to. you'd probably make like 30 grand just selling the scrap paper HAHAHA
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"in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption"
"People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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Sheekle
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: ZippoZ]
#22741070 - 01/05/16 08:27 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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so if i got one of these tmrw on my way home from work at like 4pm i'd be in the contest thing amirite?
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"I hope JSB kicks your ass one day." - Vandago
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: ZippoZ]
#22741081 - 01/05/16 08:28 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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Been a fairly regular player for about 4 years. Been playing the same numbers for about 2 years.
Best I've done so far is 4 of the first 5 balls with an auto quick pick(mega millions) and 3 of the first 5 and the power-ball.
Never did better than 4 balls! I get the multipliers so if I get the first five I get at least 2 million and upwards of 5. I could live off a couple million and pursue interests ok with that.
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ZippoZ
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: Morel Guy]
#22741121 - 01/05/16 08:35 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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yeah, after taxes, winning a million, you would end up with around like $600,000. Managed right, you'd never have to work again.
then again, you could blow that same amount in a day, or even an hour in vegas.
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"in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption"
"People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: ZippoZ]
#22741137 - 01/05/16 08:41 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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I had $2 change at the store the other day and bought one line.
It'd be pretty sick if I won.
No more need to pimp out cutting boards to make ends meet 
speaking of which, I have 3 very nice ones I marked way down if anyone is interested 
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: shLong]
#22741145 - 01/05/16 08:43 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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PM pics?
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shLong
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: Adden]
#22741162 - 01/05/16 08:48 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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One sec
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bloodsheen
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: shLong]
#22741177 - 01/05/16 08:50 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
shLong said:
I had $2 change at the store the other day and bought one line.
It'd be pretty sick if I won.
No more need to pimp out cutting boards to make ends meet
speaking of which, I have 3 very nice ones I marked way down if anyone is interested
Not gonna lie shLong, its people like you that stop me from being a window shopper. I remember you posting some absolutely sick nasty things you've done and I felt bad I don't have the money to buy them. When I got into an artist's shop to look around I always feel so guilty because here somebody is trying to make a living and here I am using them for free entertainment
Same with that one guy on here who posted some of the glass work hes done. His oil rigs are absolute works of art, but if I'm spending 700+ for a devise to use drugs I'm buying a volcano, you know?
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: bloodsheen]
#22741186 - 01/05/16 08:52 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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For sure.
Nothing to feel bad about, though. At all
The ones I have are between $45 and $75.. Not the Super crazy ones
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Sheekle
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: shLong]
#22741201 - 01/05/16 08:56 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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so midnight wednsday does that mean 27 hours from now or 3 hours from now i mean makes sense to be 27 but figured i'd double check b4 missing my chance
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"Ur cat died because he hated u" - Koods
"I hope JSB kicks your ass one day." - Vandago
"you are the biggest 'internet guy' I have ever come across"- Jokeshopbeard
"The more I see you post the more I realize you're just this fuckin tie dye loser who trolls the Shroomery 24/7." - Herbologist
"Sheekle you cannot vile the dice of bullshit you have posted on this forum over the years, I like databases" - thelastoneleft
"or maybe i just come from a blood line of superior intelligence" - trees
R.I.P Kelsy, ?/?/?? - 6/11/16
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: shLong]
#22741204 - 01/05/16 08:56 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sorry.. Didn't mean to derail this bitch.
 me if ya wanna chat
I'd buy lifetime tickets to Burning Man and Six Flags 1st of all with the lotto cash 
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Re: Anyone else playing the Powerball for the $450 million Jackpot? [Re: shLong]
#22741236 - 01/05/16 09:02 PM (5 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
shLong said:
Sorry.. Didn't mean to derail this bitch.
me if ya wanna chat
I'd buy lifetime tickets to Burning Man and Six Flags 1st of all with the lotto cash
Once I'm set up and have my life in order I may take you up on that. I love to cook and pretty kitchen gadgets make me cream my jeans
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