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5/8 Lotto pool (For 5/11 pool see Vivi's thread)

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So hows this gonna work then? When is the drawing? This saturday? If so, and the donations are being taken for the wednesday drawing, what happens if someone wins on saturday? I feel like im over thinking this lol.
 
sixone said:
If you're in by yourself, absolutely.

But when you've increased your chances of winning by 5 or 10, depending on how many people enter, the better bet is on the bigger pot.
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it's really not

Powerball is at $191 million x .66 = MM at $126 million.
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cash value (which i assume is what we'd take because there's no reason to set up an actual trust to distribute winnings for decades) is 95.8MM and 124.7MM, which is 76%
 
kazaam said:
So hows this gonna work then? When is the drawing? This saturday?
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Current drawing Saturday 5/4 9:59 PM Central
Next drawing Wednesday 5/8 9:59 PM Central <--- we're going for this one.

kazaam said:
If so, and the donations are being taken for the wednesday drawing, what happens if someone wins on saturday? I feel like im over thinking this lol.
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Then everyone gets refunded.
 
RossMAN said:
Current drawing Saturday 5/4 9:59 PM Central
Next drawing Wednesday 5/8 9:59 PM Central <--- we're going for this one.



Then everyone gets refunded.
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That'd be a bummer! And that's why I was wishing for the draw this saturday. But I get it - it's too close to spread the word.

$10 sent just now.

Somehow I keep remembering the storyline in Bruce Almighty where he grants everybody their wish to win the lottery, and it comes to $17 per winner! It'd still be more than the $10 we put in...😀
 
radhak said:
That'd be a bummer! And that's why I was wishing for the draw this saturday. But I get it - it's too close to spread the word.

$10 sent just now.

Somehow I keep remembering the storyline in Bruce Almighty where he grants everybody their wish to win the lottery, and it comes to $17 per winner! It'd still be more than the $10 we put in...😀
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I think people should wait til after the Sat drawing to pay in. Saves Vivi the headache of returning $$ if there is a winner.
 
highland145 said:
I think people should wait til after the Sat drawing to pay in. Saves Vivi the headache of returning $$ if there is a winner.
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Great idea, less hassle for everyone. Or if you're lazy and know you'll forget, pay now and if someone wins, Vivi will refund you.
 
RossMAN said:
Great idea, less hassle for everyone. Or if you're lazy and know you'll forget, pay now and if someone wins, Vivi will refund you.
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Then they don't need/deserve the winnings anyway.
"Now where did I leave that $100K last night?"
"Another $100K, hell no I'm not making a trip to lottery office."

😛
 
highland145 said:
I think people should wait til after the Sat drawing to pay in. Saves Vivi the headache of returning $$ if there is a winner.
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Me, I'd request ViVi to hold on to my money for the next time the pot grows big and we want to do this again, if he doesn't mind the hassle.
 
kazaam said:
So hows this gonna work then? When is the drawing? This saturday? If so, and the donations are being taken for the wednesday drawing, what happens if someone wins on saturday? I feel like im over thinking this lol.
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We are going to buy for the 5/8 drawing.

No one will win this sat, as we're going to win it wed, doi 🙂.

Refunding wouldn't take too long either...also if you bought it and do not want to wait for 5/8 as we did change this a little last minute, let me know and i'll refund you.
 
Well I'm in again of course, but you guys are gonna be out of luck when I take it all this Saturday:awe:
 
ViviTheMage said:
We are going to buy for the 5/8 drawing.

No one will win this sat, as we're going to win it wed, doi 🙂.

Refunding wouldn't take too long either...also if you bought it and do not want to wait for 5/8 as we did change this a little last minute, let me know and i'll refund you.
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I didnt see anything in the rules, but can anyone from any state enter?
 
DEADLINE: Wednesday May 8, 2013
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unless we get hundreds of shares bought out, we should probably discuss a cap for that?
 
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