A JACKPOT is less likely to be split IF

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CASH Only — Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:54:59 GMT

I don't think it matters that much which day of the week the drawing is.

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RJOh — Tue, 25 Feb 2003 17:26:58 GMT

I read an article by Gail Howard sometime back that stated if you played higher numbers (30 and above) and won, you would less likely have to share the jackpot because of the number of players who played birthdays and anniversary dates. Personally I don't worry about sharing the jackpot with another player, I just would like to get a share of the jackpot. When the jackpots are over a $100M and over a million combinations are sold, there are still many single ticket winners.RJOh

A JACKPOT is less likely to be split IF

rundown99 — Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:03:36 GMT

It is won on a Wednesday......I noticed that most of the times a jackpot is shared is on a Saturday. The two winners from Louisiana and Missouri won it on a Saturday. So did the winners from South Dakota and Indiana. Even the unclaimed ticket from Indiana from September and Edward Varley was from a Saturday drawing. When the Powerball hit 300 million on August 25, 2001, it was shared by 4 winners, also on a Saturday. This suggests that more people play on Saturday since everyone has to work on W... [ More ]