Just dumped $10 on 5 PowerBall PowerPlay tickets

[RossMAN]

*fingers crossed*

I have a better chance of

• quitting Hot Deals cold turkey
• buying a domestic car
• endorsing Subway over Quizno's
• never using a credit card again

than willing the freakin' lottery but it's worth a shot!

I just learned about PowerBall's POWERPLAY option

 

[guapo337]

POWERPLAY?

enlighten me.

 

[isekii]

you'll be using a debit card i'm sure of it

 

[stormbv]

I got powerball tickets today, too. You wasted $10, because I'm going to win!

 

[Vic]

Bah, more than 50 people in my office are pooled in at $20 bucks each. There was a joke running around that the company would close if we won because the principals bought in as well.

We figure after-tax winnings of roughly $3 million each.

*crosses fingers*

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: Vic
Bah, more than 50 people in my office are pooled in at $20 bucks each. There was a joke running around that the company would close if we won because the principals bought in as well.

We figure after-tax winnings of roughly $3 million each.

*crosses fingers*

Good luck with those legal battles/murders.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Vic
Bah, more than 50 people in my office are pooled in at $20 bucks each. There was a joke running around that the company would close if we won because the principals bought in as well.

We figure after-tax winnings of roughly $3 million each.

*crosses fingers*

Good luck with those legal battles/murders.

lol they're gonna throw it all away on legal fees

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Vic
Bah, more than 50 people in my office are pooled in at $20 bucks each. There was a joke running around that the company would close if we won because the principals bought in as well.

We figure after-tax winnings of roughly $3 million each.

*crosses fingers*

Office pools are a good idea but a head ache to manage and find the RIGHT person who is trustworthy.

I remember a few years ago, a bunch of auto mechanics from the midwest pooled their money together and won big.

 

[stormbv]

When I win, I'll give RossMAN $10 and Vic $20 to recoup their losses.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: stormbv
When I win, I'll give RossMAN $10 and Vic $20 to recoup their losses.

I'll be your bestest friend if you payoff my Honda Accord

 

[m2kewl]

twenty of us in my company each put in $10.

guess MY company will be closing.


ps: i'll remember to pay all yous back your lottery ticket cost

 

[conjur]

Powerball Powerplay

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

i bought 5 tickets, damn I could use $250 mil

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Vic
Bah, more than 50 people in my office are pooled in at $20 bucks each. There was a joke running around that the company would close if we won because the principals bought in as well.

We figure after-tax winnings of roughly $3 million each.

*crosses fingers*

Good luck with those legal battles/murders.

Nah... we do this everytime the Powerball gets big. We've actually been buying $20 bucks each for the past week or so as the jackpot's been growing, and the small winnings for the odd couple of number matches have been going back into the pool. It's all accounted for and everyone who buys in gets copies of all the tickets. We all get along pretty well here I would say...

 

[scorp00]

Is it statistically benefical to get powerplay tickets over regular one's?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: scorp00
Is it statistically benefical to get powerplay tickets over regular one's?

No becuase your lottery numbers are the same however if you win .... your winnings are MULTIPLIED BY THE POWERPLAY's x.

So let's say you pay $2 for 1 PowerBall PowerPlay ticket.

If you win $10,000 and your PowerPlay x factor is 3 you win $10,000 x 3 (or x) = $30,000 winnings

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Vic Bah, more than 50 people in my office are pooled in at $20 bucks each. There was a joke running around that the company would close if we won because the principals bought in as well. We figure after-tax winnings of roughly $3 million each. *crosses fingers*

Good luck with those legal battles/murders.

Nah... we do this everytime the Powerball gets big. We've actually been buying $20 bucks each for the past week or so as the jackpot's been growing, and the small winnings for the odd couple of number matches have been going back into the pool. It's all accounted for and everyone who buys in gets copies of all the tickets. We all get along pretty well here I would say...

You'd be surprised what a jackpot can do to a group of people though

 

[scorp00]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: scorp00
Is it statistically benefical to get powerplay tickets over regular one's?

No becuase your lottery numbers are the same however if you win .... your winnings are MULTIPLIED BY THE POWERPLAY's x.

So let's say you pay $2 for 1 PowerBall PowerPlay ticket.

If you win $10,000 and your PowerPlay x factor is 3 you win $10,000 x 3 (or x) = $30,000 winnings

I understand that. But say your going to spend a set amount of money. Would it be better to get twice as many entries, or get 2-5x the amount of money from the smaller winnings? There should be some way to mathematically figure out which is a better value.

 

[50]

If you give me .01% of the jackpot, i'll wish you good luck (it's worth it lol)

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: scorp00

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: scorp00
Is it statistically benefical to get powerplay tickets over regular one's?

No becuase your lottery numbers are the same however if you win .... your winnings are MULTIPLIED BY THE POWERPLAY's x.

So let's say you pay $2 for 1 PowerBall PowerPlay ticket.

If you win $10,000 and your PowerPlay x factor is 3 you win $10,000 x 3 (or x) = $30,000 winnings

I understand that. But say your going to spend a set amount of money. Would it be better to get twice as many entries, or get 2-5x the amount of money from the smaller winnings? There should be some way to mathematically figure out which is a better value.

Ah ok sorry I didn't understand your question.

I dunno, never was that good at statistics.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: stormbv
When I win, I'll give RossMAN $10 and Vic $20 to recoup their losses.

I'll be your bestest friend if you payoff my Honda Accord

So if I win and I pay off your accord + cc bills + whatever bills
you'll be my bit ch ? :wine:

 

[Kaervak]

If you win can I have $10,000? It will go for a good cause, paying off my car and student loans. Please?

 

[NTB]

My family dropped $20 on tickets too - my parents got a ticket for each of us, and I bought one myself. Like Rossman said, the odds are abysmal, so I'm keeping my goals a little lower - I'll settle for the $100k I'd go out and buy a new truck, help my girlfriend with whatever she needs to stay here in St. Louis, and then stick the rest in the bank.

Nate

 

[MisterPresident]

What's the jackpot? Somthing like $250 million?

 

[drewdogg808]

my mom and sister both call me from texas today to buy some. they thought it was being sold in chicago. being a good sport, i drove 20-25 mins to indiana and picked up some tickets for them.