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Powerball lottery drawings will move to Florida
Powerball: Powerball lottery drawings will move to Florida
After 16 years in the Heartland, Powerball is moving south.
The lottery game is moving its televised drawings from Iowa to Florida.
Florida decided to join the Multi-State Lottery Association last summer and offer the game in January. It's also getting a new look, new odds and a bigger jackpot.
Executive Director Chuck Strutt says details, including the location of a new studio, are still being worked out, but the first drawing from Florida is set for Jan. 7.
A new face is also coming to Powerball.
Veteran host Mike Pace says it's time for a change — for him and the game. His last drawing will be on New Year's Eve — from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
AP
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Powerball is making a smart move. The term "Heartland" is such a misnomer. The real vibrancy of America has always been in its coastal regions.
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 16998 Posts Offline |
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The word "Heartland" refers to a central core, not necessarily the vibrant parts. Although many would say that "flyover country" is actually both. 
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United States Member #15415 May 10, 2005 317 Posts Offline |
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I hope they have ball machines bought for the new matrix rather than computers!
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Oklahoma City United States Member #54523 August 2, 2007 22 Posts Offline |
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At least we have good football!
It's not so bad out here (Oklahoma). And I hate that term heartland. I've traveled a lot and have come to the conclusion that people are much nicer here. It's almost funny how rude some people are on the east coast. If there were anything to see here I would tell you to come visit..... uhhh kidding there is plenty to see...
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At least we have good football!
It's not so bad out here (Oklahoma). And I hate that term heartland. I've traveled a lot and have come to the conclusion that people are much nicer here. It's almost funny how rude some people are on the east coast. If there were anything to see here I would tell you to come visit..... uhhh kidding there is plenty to see... Yeah,Oklahoma has a McDonalds over the interstate.
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Idaho United States Member #56982 November 21, 2007 3187 Posts Offline |
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I hope they have ball machines bought for the new matrix rather than computers! Powerball doesn't use computers. It has ball drawings. "No one remembers the person who almost climbed the mountain, only the person who eventually gets to the top."
ThatScaryChick
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I hope they have ball machines bought for the new matrix rather than computers! I sent an email to MUSL (Multi State Lottery) and asked them if they were going to continue having live draws as opposed to RNG draws.Here is their response to my email:
The Powerball will be live from Florida (same time on TV here). The
Powerball draw will still use the hard rubber balls in the gravity fed
draw machine though they will be new machines and new ball sets (hope
you are OK with that).
We are getting rid of the PowerPlay wheel and will use an RNG (one we
have built and had independently tested). It is based on quantum decay
of radio-active material in the machine. A Geiger counter measure the
protons and develops a TRUE random number from the unpredictable decay.
The Power Play number (2, 3, 4, or 5) will be drawn by this machine. You
can test the random behavior of that machine yourself through
observation.
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Offline |
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Florida just announced on its site that "due to popular demand" they will begin televising live drawings again in some areas. The one in Fort Myers is only on Telemundo!
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Tralfamadore / Zeta Riticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 4130 Posts Offline |
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Florida just announced on its site that "due to popular demand" they will begin televising live drawings again in some areas. The one in Fort Myers is only on Telemundo! Justxploring,
Since you menationed copnspiracy theories in the other thread about Florida and PB, I'll say yhay if the first drawing in Florida produces a jackpot winner from Florida, well, that would be suspicious.
If it's a jackpot winner that purchased a ticket in Miami in a bodega in Little Havan, that would be really suspicious! It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
Close doesn't count!
I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
There are two kinds of jackpot winners...the ones who remained anonymous and the ones that wish they had.
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 16998 Posts Offline |
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I sent an email to MUSL (Multi State Lottery) and asked them if they were going to continue having live draws as opposed to RNG draws.Here is their response to my email:
The Powerball will be live from Florida (same time on TV here). The
Powerball draw will still use the hard rubber balls in the gravity fed
draw machine though they will be new machines and new ball sets (hope
you are OK with that).
We are getting rid of the PowerPlay wheel and will use an RNG (one we
have built and had independently tested). It is based on quantum decay
of radio-active material in the machine. A Geiger counter measure the
protons and develops a TRUE random number from the unpredictable decay.
The Power Play number (2, 3, 4, or 5) will be drawn by this machine. You
can test the random behavior of that machine yourself through
observation. Thanks for posting their repsponse. You can always count on MUSL for clear, informative answers. 
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CT United States Member #61881 May 21, 2008 781 Posts Offline |
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Thanks for posting their repsponse. You can always count on MUSL for clear, informative answers. And typically, hilariously answers. I love their 'Real Letters' section.
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