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$36 Million Powerball Winner ?lReply
I would live the lower jackpot numbers, spread the wealth. However, the lottery commision, on both big games, have stacked the deck. It is now almost impossible to hit a small level. With the ball count, you almost have to have $200M to meet the minimum level. Look at last night MM, one lousy second place winner! Why? Becuase the number of players have dropped, so the spread has dropped.Playing the small numbers only feeds the bottom of the pool.
Nov 19, 2005, 7:39 am - Chewie - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery money: How much gets returned?Reply
Powerball puts 30 cents of each dollar into the jackpot...explained better in their own words... WHY HAS THE CASH JACKPOT GONE DOWN?Actually, it is the annuity jackpot that has gone UP. Most people assume that we start with the annuity. We start with the cash jackpot. In the Powerball game, thirty cents of every dollar sold goes into the cash jackpot pool. The difference between the cash jackpot and the annuity jackpot depends on how much we can make in interest earnings. The more interest that
Nov 18, 2005, 9:31 pm - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ex-legislator seeks to lead Texas LotteryNews Story
Talmadge Heflin, a once-powerful state legislator defeated last year by a political newcomer in a House race decided by 16 votes, has applied to become the Texas Lottery's next executive director.Mr. Heflin, a 65-year-old Houston Republican, submitted his application Monday at the request of Texas Lottery Commission Chairman Thomas Clowe, agency spokesman Bobby Heith said Thursday.He must be interviewed by Mr. Clowe and commissioner James Cox, which could happen during today's commission meeting
Nov 18, 2005, 11:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Your lottery pool won,but you didn't playReply
Chewie, some don't sign anything at all and that's where the trouble begins, because they contend that they were in! Having proof of their not being in any one drawing at any given time makes it very hard for them to dispute! Believe it or not, huge amounts of money (life changing amounts) changes people and their worst side can and will come out at that very moment!I say sign on the dotted line when paying each and every drawing! None of that paying ahead of time stuff for 8 draws, you pay as y
Nov 18, 2005, 10:42 am - BaristaExpress - Lottery Discussion Forum

Your lottery pool won,but you didn't playReply
Do people actually sign forms and stuff about leaving? I did one pool, about three or four years ago. We played two draws because the number was big. Compared to todays numbers, it was probably $30.00! Anyway, every one contributed and got a repro copy of the tickets and walked away. Won a few bucks the first drawing, re-invested, lost it all and some one around the world hit. I would haver thought a copy of the tickets would count, and no copy wouldn't count.
Nov 18, 2005, 7:28 am - Chewie - Lottery Discussion Forum

$315 Million Winners Still WorkingReply
(1) I would never rub it in someone's face. It has nothing to do with being competitive. It isn't the Olympics or Jeopardy. It just means you got lucky. (2) If I worked in a place where I respected my coworkers and my supervisors, I would always give proper notice. Walking out on a place can create havoc chaos for everyone and in this case, there are 7 of them. If my boss was a jerk I would probably just leave after I got my paycheck, but I wouldn't let anyone know I won. (if I weren't in
Nov 18, 2005, 3:00 am - justxploring - Jackpot Games Forum

Your lottery pool won,but you didn't playReply
It just wouldn't happen. Period. Funny that I just saw this thread because only yesterday I asked a friend in AZ if she wanted to start one. She I would never be able to share because she's not a serious player and only likes to buy a ticket when the mood hits. I suggested some rules like Members cannot randomly participate. Each member must contribute at the beginning of the month for the next 8 drawings. Should any member decide to leave the pool, he must give written notice will not be a
Nov 18, 2005, 2:02 am - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Your lottery pool won,but you didn't playReply
DoubleDown is right to some extent in what they say! But if the pool was done right and I mean each and every time they took collections for that one drawing, then the person who missed that one drawing will be SOL! They are to sign next to their name when paying for that one drawing. Now when reinvesting the winnings to buy more tickets, everyone is to also sign an agreement to the fact that is what they wished to do with anything under a specified amount (like 25.00), otherwise it's to be spli
Nov 17, 2005, 11:39 pm - BaristaExpress - Lottery Discussion Forum

Your lottery pool won,but you didn't playReply
I don't play in pools for this reason!! I think you get lucky like this once mabey twice in your entire life, so if it happens when you forgot your dollar to throw in the pool your out of luck. I don't think I would have to find another job because the winners would eventually quit anyways. But then again I would also laugh/cry because of the irony. I always cringe when I have to stand in line with everyone when the jackpots get huge because after the When I win I'm going to buy conversatio
Nov 17, 2005, 9:30 pm - petergrfn - Lottery Discussion Forum

The most important question on LPReply
My own method of playing jackpot games and I'm referring to IL Little Lotto only, a 5/39 game, is to eliminate as many possible numbers as possible.I eliminate the 6 coldest numbers, the 6 most overdue numbers and the 5 numbers that played last night. The latter happens about equally...45% of the time there is a repeat and 45% of the time there is not.This brings my numbers played to about 23-25. It also lowers my odds to about 33,000 - 50,000 to one of hitting the jackpot from 575,000 to one
Nov 16, 2005, 1:18 pm - Rick G - Lottery Discussion Forum