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Powerball is at 1.7 BILLION

lxskllr said:
You gotta play to lose! Whether the prize is $100, or $2B, you're still out $2. I can fantasize for free.
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But if you get the 1-in-ungodlynumber chance of winning, you're set for life!

My gf is lucky when it comes to games of chance at casinos and stuff...maybe we'll buy a couple of tickets for fun
 
QueBert said:
It's worth it for everyone here to buy a $2 ticket. After taxes it would be like $800 million or something.

If I win, I'm saying right now I'll buy every single person on here a 256gb DDR5 kit.
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I misinterpreted your OP post there by virtue of hearing on TV news last night that the odds of winning were about 250,000,000 million to one. I tossed that around inside my hollow head, wondering if that meant it was a good bet to buy a lottery ticket (something I've never done, and still haven't). I mean, how can you rationalize buying a ticket? Is it worth the effort, time and money? I do have other things to do...
 
lxskllr said:
You gotta play to lose! Whether the prize is $100, or $2B, you're still out $2. I can fantasize for free.
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Yes, but your fantasies may be more intense if you buy a ticket. That's the thing, IMO, playing high stakes lottery games is an incentive to fantasize about getting pretty rich overnight and what you'd do. Not sure that's a good idea, actually.
 
Muse said:
I misinterpreted your OP post there by virtue of hearing on TV news last night that the odds of winning were about 250,000,000 million to one. I tossed that around inside my hollow head, wondering if that meant it was a good bet to buy a lottery ticket (something I've never done, and still haven't). I mean, how can you rationalize buying a ticket? Is it worth the effort, time and money? I do have other things to do...
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At the jackpot odds of 1:292,000,000, the numbers work out that buying a ticket is rational with the current payoff. In fact, buying one of every possible combination makes sense at the current jackpot size except… for the risk of there being more than one winner. As more people buy tickets, the odds of two or more winners goes up and the math no longer works.

Edit: I take it back, we’re not quite at the cross over point yet. The after tax payout would have to be $584 million plus to make the purchase rational. We’re at an after tax payout of about $473 million as of today.
 
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Muse said:
I misinterpreted your OP post there by virtue of hearing on TV news last night that the odds of winning were about 250,000,000 million to one. I tossed that around inside my hollow head, wondering if that meant it was a good bet to buy a lottery ticket (something I've never done, and still haven't). I mean, how can you rationalize buying a ticket? Is it worth the effort, time and money? I do have other things to do...
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I mean the odds suck, but a few years ago a 23 year old somewhere in LA won some absurd jackpot. He bought a mansion in the hills with all the hollywood celebrities and as long as he doesn't go full retard mode he's set for life.

$2 to potentially win 1.7 billion would be pot odds in poker and a call you make every time.
 
Muse said:
I misinterpreted your OP post there by virtue of hearing on TV news last night that the odds of winning were about 250,000,000 million to one. I tossed that around inside my hollow head, wondering if that meant it was a good bet to buy a lottery ticket (something I've never done, and still haven't). I mean, how can you rationalize buying a ticket? Is it worth the effort, time and money? I do have other things to do...
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Same here, some time in the future I expect to die having never bought a lottery ticket in my life. I think the odds of winning are about on par with the odds my grandmother and my other grandmother both get struck by lightning today.
 
manly said:
A jackpot winner in Arkansas; as usual, we're propping up the red states... 😡
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If it makes you feel any better it'll probably break up the winner's marriage, one of the kids will die of an overdose, really nasty shit like that. I don't think anyone is prepared to have that kind of money and it often ruins people. Think I'd rather win $100,000 than $2 billion to be completely honest.
 
I give almost zero fucks about money. If I won billions, I'd probably pay someone to help me give most of it away. If you gave me $2B today, my 2026 wouldn't look substantially different than 2025.
 
I'd start with this:

www.zillow.com

5876 Highway 506, Pinon, NM 88344 | MLS #171320 | Zillow

This is a 1724 square foot, Vacant Land. It is located at 5876 Highway 506, Pinon, NM.
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or maybe this:

www.zillow.com

2750 S State St #66, Morgan, UT 84050 | MLS #1969242 | Zillow

This is a Vacant Land. It is located at 2750 S State St #66, Morgan, UT.
www.zillow.com www.zillow.com

I could probably get away with building all of the workshops I need for $150M with say another $5M to stock them. Add in a house, a car, and some investments - I think $750M would be about right.
 
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