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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | $425 MILLION: Largest Powerball lottery jackpot in historyMorrison, IL United States Member #4741 May 13, 2004 1830 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 12:29 pm - IP Logged | |
Powerball was smart to remove their record jackpot cap. If they still had it, the jackpot would be at only $390 million annuity. The reason PB used to have the cap was because they know some players only play when the jackpot is a "record," and if they set a record at $725 million, they miss chances to set records at $425 million, $525 million, $625 million, etc. I guess they FINALLY realized that if they don't take records away from themselves, Mega Millions will. | | |
cornwall,ct United States Member #102665 December 23, 2010 236 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 12:50 pm - IP Logged | |
What if this jp is won by one person? That would really be life changing. Kyokushin karate a.k.a.
" The strongest Karate" | | |
NY State United States Member #92637 June 10, 2010 1357 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:14 pm - IP Logged | |
"NY has been hitting left and right and NY is only a fraction of all the PB/MM players throughout the states. It just doesn't add up to the 175 million odds for them to have hit so many times this year. And I am not talking about 2nd prize winnings either, it seems like almost every jackpot this year was hit by NEW YORK" Of all 42 states that have PB, do you know which state usually has the highest amount of PB ticket sales? It's New York. For the 11/21/2012 drawing, total sales of PB was $86,533,120. Of that total, New York sold $10,691,772, followed by Florida which sold $9,136,130. Pennsylvania and New Jersey had ticket sales for that same drawing of greater than 6 million dollars and 5 million dollars respectively. On the other hand, Ohio sold $2,528,614 for the 11/21/12 drawing. New York and Florida combined sold almost TEN TIMES as many tickets as were sold in Ohio. The most amount of Jackpots won in 2012 was not in New York. If you check the winners stories page at The PowerBall website, you'll see two jackpot winners in Iowa, one in Michigan, one in Pennsylvania, two in Rhode Island, one in New Jersey, one in Connecticut and one in New York. Winning a Jackpot - unlikely but POSSIBLE! | | |
Gurnee, Illinois United States Member #50189 February 12, 2007 711 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:41 pm - IP Logged | |
The current large jackpot is the result of a long string of games when the house did win. Cumulative-jackpot lotteries such as Powerball are essentially a massive transfer of value from the dupes who play when the jackpot is small to the wiser ones who wait until the jackpot is big, with the house taking a healthy cut along the way. Here's the one piece of solid advice in this column: If you play Powerball every day, stop playing Powerball every day. If your dollar can be spent for a 1 in 80 million chance of $10 million or a 1 in 80 million chance of $120 million, why would you choose the former? By Jordan Ellenberg. I play every drawing because the one time I was guilted into not playing a set of numbers by my wife, they hit when the MM jackpot was a mere $12 million annuity. That $4 million after taxes would have been much better for me. And I have observed a few lucky souls hit right after the big amount was hit previously...I don't think they are complaining about how they spent their dollar(s). Get MONEY!!! Winning a JACKPOT lottery is all the HOPE and CHANGE I desire!!! NOW give me MONEY! | | |
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Queens, NYC United States Member #131555 August 13, 2012 33 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:44 pm - IP Logged | |
Only spending the usual $2. It's all the same, just bigger and better dreams at night. | | |
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Lake Katrine, NY United States Member #135441 November 25, 2012 38 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:46 pm - IP Logged | |
"NY has been hitting left and right and NY is only a fraction of all the PB/MM players throughout the states. It just doesn't add up to the 175 million odds for them to have hit so many times this year. And I am not talking about 2nd prize winnings either, it seems like almost every jackpot this year was hit by NEW YORK" Of all 42 states that have PB, do you know which state usually has the highest amount of PB ticket sales? It's New York. For the 11/21/2012 drawing, total sales of PB was $86,533,120. Of that total, New York sold $10,691,772, followed by Florida which sold $9,136,130. Pennsylvania and New Jersey had ticket sales for that same drawing of greater than 6 million dollars and 5 million dollars respectively. On the other hand, Ohio sold $2,528,614 for the 11/21/12 drawing. New York and Florida combined sold almost TEN TIMES as many tickets as were sold in Ohio. The most amount of Jackpots won in 2012 was not in New York. If you check the winners stories page at The PowerBall website, you'll see two jackpot winners in Iowa, one in Michigan, one in Pennsylvania, two in Rhode Island, one in New Jersey, one in Connecticut and one in New York. Thanks for your post of logic and math.  | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:52 pm - IP Logged | |
I play every drawing because the one time I was guilted into not playing a set of numbers by my wife, they hit when the MM jackpot was a mere $12 million annuity. That $4 million after taxes would have been much better for me. And I have observed a few lucky souls hit right after the big amount was hit previously...I don't think they are complaining about how they spent their dollar(s). Did you get a divorce...... | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:55 pm - IP Logged | |
Thanks for your post of logic and math. I was totally confused by conflicting statements................... And I am not talking about 2nd prize winnings either, it seems like almost every jackpot this year was hit by NEW YORK" The most amount of Jackpots won in 2012 was not in New York | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:56 pm - IP Logged | |
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5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 1:58 pm - IP Logged | |
Only spending the usual $2. It's all the same, just bigger and better dreams at night. Everyone knows the odds are stacked in your favor in NY, I would kick in and extra 100 if I lived in NY... | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 2:00 pm - IP Logged | |
I play every drawing because the one time I was guilted into not playing a set of numbers by my wife, they hit when the MM jackpot was a mere $12 million annuity. That $4 million after taxes would have been much better for me. And I have observed a few lucky souls hit right after the big amount was hit previously...I don't think they are complaining about how they spent their dollar(s). Please tell me you at least kicked her where the nuts would be, if she had any......... | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 2:02 pm - IP Logged | |
Please tell me you at least kicked her where the nuts would be, if she had any......... I went out and bought "a Donald" today. Can anyone tell me if this is a "classic Donald" or a "new Donald"? 
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5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 2:06 pm - IP Logged | |
I was aiming for a "classic" but I'm just not sure........ | | |
United States Member #103816 January 5, 2011 307 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 2:14 pm - IP Logged | |
Some people think I'm crazy to go and drop a few hundred on this draw, but I tell them since I don't drink, smoke or eat fast food, I have to spend some $ on something lol | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14753 Posts Offline | | Posted: November 25, 2012, 2:19 pm - IP Logged | |
Some people think I'm crazy to go and drop a few hundred on this draw, but I tell them since I don't drink, smoke or eat fast food, I have to spend some $ on something lol Excellent point mightwin, I was at the store buying my "Donald" and watched a lady but $79. worth of cigarettes. She needed 4 books of free matches. I wanted to suggest gambling to her but didn't..... | | |
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