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Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
The Powerball has rolled over. The cash value is now $101.1 million and the annuity value is $220M. The back loaded annuity means that the cash value is actually lower than the cash value for MM. The average sales figures for a Powerball 15th draw since the matrix change is 38.2M. If the sales figures are close to the average, the probability of various numbers of winners is given in the following table: 076.99% 120.13% 22.63% 30.23% 40.01% Based on previous sales fig
Apr 9, 2006, 1:09 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

state lotto/powerball and mega millionsReply
We don't have PB or MM in FL, so I just play the state games. However, I would buy a couple of MM tickets once in a while if we had it locally, but they would only be QPs so I wouldn't feel I had to play my number all the time. I preferred Lotto when it was a 6/49 game. It's been 6/53 for several years now. That, along with 2 draws a week instead of 1, did increase the rollovers ($42M tomorrow) but how much money does someone really need? If I play a game, I buy tickets whether the jackpot is $
Apr 8, 2006, 2:08 am - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
The Powerball has rolled over. The cash value is now $91 million and the annuity value is $195M. The back loaded annuity means that the cash value is actually lower than the cash value for MM. Sales for the last drawing did not rise appreciably with respect to the previous drawing. Although up until now PB was running above average, sales were, at this time, very close to the average for a 13th drawing. I am going to estimate that the 14th drawing will also be average, and calculate the
Apr 6, 2006, 8:53 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
The Powerball jackpot has rolled. The cash jackpot is 80.4M, the annuity $174M. The last jackpot at this jackpot prize level sold 32.5 M tickets. As is the case in MM, it is almost as if the powerball had skipped a drawing when one views average sales, the sales figure, 29.9M would be characteristic of the average of one later draw. If the same number is sold the probability of various numbers of winners will be: 080.06% 117.81% 21.98% 30.15% 40.01% I estimate the p
Apr 2, 2006, 8:18 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

MLB logos on scratch ticketsReply
Listen. It's one thing if you don't like annuity-only scratch-off tickets, but complaining about them will get you nowhere. Have you tried talking to the lotteries and asking them to consider offering cash options to their scratch-off games? Seriously, if you don't do anything to try to change the way things are run, then how do you expect them to change? Do you really expect someone else to push for it for you? A lot of people would take a million dollars regardless of how they get it.
Mar 31, 2006, 12:08 pm - DoctorEw220 - Lottery Discussion Forum

the future of mega millions and powerballReply
My desire to hang out with idiots like Paris Hilton is already low and I doubt a jackpot win would improve on it. Any combined game would have to have really high odds so as to have prizes worth winning. A move away from inflated annuities would be a good start. The only reason I play Euromillions is that it's currently tax free and all cash. If it were taxed or another bloated annuity I wouldn't play.
Mar 26, 2006, 4:02 pm - dvdiva - Lottery Discussion Forum

one huge nationwide jackpot gameReply
I can see it now: Coming to a state or county near you...the world's first multinational lottery: Gigaball! With a guranteed minimum jackpot of a million, billion, trillion, quadzillion, quintillion, septillion, octillion, bazillion, kazillion dollars! Just match 12 numbers from a field of 1000 and match the Gigaball from a field of 500 and you win the jackpot! And for a limited time only choose our Gigaplier option. You can wisely choose to multiply your prize up to 1000 X's!
Mar 17, 2006, 10:45 pm - Uncle Jim - Lottery Discussion Forum

Record Jackpots of the World Part IIIReply
15. 136 N/A July 29, 05 UK 1 Euromillions 16. 125 220 May 28, 05 ID 1 Powerball 17. 125 208 Apr 22, 05 MI 1 Mega Millions 18. 120 222 Dec 31, 03 SC, PA 2
Mar 5, 2006, 3:51 pm - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

Indiana lottery rigger faces 50-year penaltyReply
William C. Foreman could spend 50 years in state prison if he's convicted of stealing secrets from the Hoosier Lottery in an effort to rig a million-dollar scratch-off game. The ONLY annuity not worth considering!
Mar 4, 2006, 12:18 pm - Chewie - Lottery News

GA-KY-VA Lose for LifeReply
i won a lucky for life drawing and decided i want cash only to have it....i chose annuity.......LOL JUST KIDDING WITH YA....cash don't have a stroke,lol
Mar 3, 2006, 10:21 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum