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Powerball lottery to implement changes
Memphis,Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11291 Posts Offline |
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5 bucks a drawing.my own numbers.when the new changes take affect i'll powerplay.
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the berry/louisiana United States Member #16638 May 29, 2005 347 Posts Offline |
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I WONT PLAY BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE HACKERS A CHANCE TO WIN ! 
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Memphis,Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11291 Posts Offline |
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I WONT PLAY BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE HACKERS A CHANCE TO WIN !
you can't win if you don't play.....
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| Posted: June 5, 2005, 1:16 pm - IP Logged |
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You can't win if you prefer annuity.
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Morrison, IL United States Member #4741 May 13, 2004 1632 Posts Offline |
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If that's true then why were there two Powerball jackpot winners that took the annuity option (although one was forced because he waited too long to make the decision)?
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Morrison, IL United States Member #4741 May 13, 2004 1632 Posts Offline |
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They're only changing the game because so many tickets were hitting early in the year. From January through February, they had four winners, averaging ~$19.2 million. Since March, the same number of tickets won, but averaging ~$66 million.
If PB would have just waited, they wouldn't have to have changed the odds on the game.
But I do like the increases in payouts.
That's not the only reason they changed. They have added a lot of states the past 2 years. Plus with Mega Millions adding California and changing their matrix, PB needed to change their matrix in order to compete.
How can Powerball compete with Mega Millions though? With Mega adding California, its rollovers cannot be matched. Powerball will be changing its matrix for nothing. There's no point if it doesn't result in higher rollovers.
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I think Powerball and Mega Millions can compete. The only side effect Powerball has it only has 42 PB. I wish they had 46 or 47 PB.
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United States Member #2380 September 17, 2003 2064 Posts Offline |
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I would much rather see more white balls than red ones. Also with more white balls the smaller prizes can be bigger without hitting a powerball.
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Memphis,Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11291 Posts Offline |
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i would have to agree also.
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