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$355 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased
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United States Member #2380 September 17, 2003 2055 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 3:27 pm - IP Logged |
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That drawing was only for $42 million and had about $20 million in sales. It was to introduce Mega to California. For Mega the only other drawings done at Times Square were on 7/2/04 for $290 million with 132 million in sales and no rollover and on 2/20/04 for $230 million with 112 million in sales and no rollover.
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 15557 Posts Online |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 3:40 pm - IP Logged |
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Getting a bunch of tickets? Here's a tip I just posted for how to check for winners: http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/152263
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Greenwich, CT United States Member #4879 May 24, 2004 1822 Posts Offline |
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Has the winner already bought their ticket? Will they buy it tomorrow at 3pm EST? Or maybe an hour before the drawing? Is it a single mother? A group of factory workers? A college student? So many possibilities....so many lives that could be changed....and it all comes down to one minute and 102 bouncing balls. Does anyone else find this slightly comical and weird?
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 15557 Posts Online |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 3:44 pm - IP Logged |
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Has the winner already bought their ticket? Will they buy it tomorrow at 3pm EST? Or maybe an hour before the drawing? Is it a single mother? A group of factory workers? A college student? So many possibilities....so many lives that could be changed....and it all comes down to one minute and 102 bouncing balls. Does anyone else find this slightly comical and weird? No moreso than when Powerball was this high.
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 4:26 pm - IP Logged |
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I'm in it, cause you can't win it if you ain't in it !!!!!!!!!!
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New Member United States Member #31992 January 31, 2006 2 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 6:16 pm - IP Logged |
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I'm in it, cause you can't win it if you ain't in it !!!!!!!!!! The jackpot has grown so large that even my girlfriend who normaly would not play the lottery, is having me buy her a ticket. Good Luck to all.
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Hamilton, OH United States Member #4236 March 27, 2004 156 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 7:42 pm - IP Logged |
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I went to the casino and won money to play mega-millions and powerball. I love irony, hope I hit or someone who has common sense and needs it.
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Westchester, New York United States Member #49802 January 27, 2007 167 Posts Offline |
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I went to the casino and won money to play mega-millions and powerball. I love irony, hope I hit or someone who has common sense and needs it. Well if you're from Ohio, you may have a better chance than most based on past winnings. Of course, being from NY, I think it would be pretty exciting to have a winner from NY, especially since that's where the drawing will be.
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Indiana United States Member #49185 January 7, 2007 1157 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 11:35 pm - IP Logged |
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I can't wait for PowerBall to get this high again .
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United States Member #10921 January 23, 2005 772 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 5, 2007, 11:37 pm - IP Logged |
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I don't like when the relocate the drawing because it can derail my best algorithms! For this reason I included 10 quick-picks from the Leprechaun News in Rutherford, nj because that's how someone won and it's known for the same store to sell two jackpot winners. Use whatever system you like for this drawing, fortune cookies, family members' ages, whatever. I'm predicting the winners will be a group of people from a Supermarket, in either a suburb of Atlanta or Cleveland. Now, what happens if no winner will they have it again in Times Square? Also the Mega ad banner I see always says "Jackpots up to 500 million" - which we've never seen it over 400, but what happens then, do they start some kind of rolldown to prevent a 500+ jackpot? Even with the jackpot jumping to 355 I don't see ANY long lines of people for Mega. I think that in the past people would go to the nearest border town and it got crowded right there but nowadays a lot more states have it and people know how to go where there are no lines. Look for the Bonus Ball to be 01/10/22/35/04. Maybe.
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