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South Dakota United States Member #24492 October 19, 2005 15 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 1:33 am - IP Logged | |
Never asked this until now. Why has the price for Powerball tickets gone up from a dollar to two bucks now? | | |
Zeta Reticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 7287 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 2:12 am - IP Logged | |
Whatever the traffic will bear. 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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Orlando, FL United States Member #115805 August 28, 2011 259 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 3:23 am - IP Logged | |
I have seen many clerks having difficulty explaining to many longtime players that the price has gone up to $2.00. It can be very confusing.  | | |
Florida United States Member #121208 January 4, 2012 761 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 8:56 am - IP Logged | |
I have seen many clerks having difficulty explaining to many longtime players that the price has gone up to $2.00. It can be very confusing. I am leaning towards, " because they can".......you know, sorta like why does congress vote themselves a payraise no matter what the economy is like ?.....Because they can  Jackpots...Just Average Citizens Keeping Possibilities Open Towards Security  | | |
Texas United States Member #56363 October 23, 2007 1839 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 9:10 am - IP Logged | |
Never asked this until now. Why has the price for Powerball tickets gone up from a dollar to two bucks now? Just go on the PB website and you can learn what the reason is. If $2 a draw is just too much to handle, then just play once a week instead of twice a week. Time will tell if it was a good move or not. Whoever eventually wins the jackpot will most definitely think it was a good move. CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
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United States Member #91 January 19, 2002 8174 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 9:21 am - IP Logged | |
For a $1 more per ticket: 1. The game will start at 40 million after a hit 2. an 0+1 hit will pay $4 instead of $3 3. a 5+0 hit will pay $1 million instead of $200,000. (they eliminated the kicker) In 2011 there were approx. 546 - 5+0 winners. "Everybody has to believe in something...I believe I'll have another beer!" = W.C.Fields | | |
GO TIGERS MICHIGAN United States Member #82269 October 28, 2009 8814 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 9:26 am - IP Logged | |
For a $1 more per ticket: 1. The game will start at 40 million after a hit 2. an 0+1 hit will pay $4 instead of $3 3. a 5+0 hit will pay $1 million instead of $200,000. (they eliminated the kicker) In 2011 there were approx. 546 - 5+0 winners. Go for the 5 and 0, I like that part of it. | | |
The Quantum Master West Concord, MN United States Member #21 December 7, 2001 2441 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 9:36 am - IP Logged | |
It's so you can double down your losing combos. Presented 'AS IS' and for Entertainment Purposes Only. Use at your own risk.
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United States Member #52818 May 21, 2007 988 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 12:29 pm - IP Logged | |
It's so you can double down your losing combos.  specially after my most recent pair of losers .......
better odds my fat (__|__) | | |
Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them hills, son United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 9579 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 12:57 pm - IP Logged | |
They were jealous of the the prices the states were getting people to pay for scratchers. . I will not comply. I will never submit.
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truck drivers pay higher diesel prices to deliver lumber , and passed that cost to the lumber owners who jacked up the price of paper, thus the lottery officials had to payer higher prices for paper, and you end up eating the cost. | | |
Escondido, CA United States Member #70 December 31, 2001 7742 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 2:03 pm - IP Logged | |
truck drivers pay higher diesel prices to deliver lumber , and passed that cost to the lumber owners who jacked up the price of paper, thus the lottery officials had to payer higher prices for paper, and you end up eating the cost. Good assumasion Somer dude. A trickle down activity. Retired Grumman Aerospace Corporation F-14 Tomcat AVIONICS Field Engineer Extraordinaire | | |
mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 13923 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 29, 2012, 7:28 pm - IP Logged | |
For a $1 more per ticket: 1. The game will start at 40 million after a hit 2. an 0+1 hit will pay $4 instead of $3 3. a 5+0 hit will pay $1 million instead of $200,000. (they eliminated the kicker) In 2011 there were approx. 546 - 5+0 winners. In 2011 there were approx. 546 - 5+0 winners. Early indicators are there won't be as many winners in 2012 unless the same number of tickets as in 2011 are sold. * that which happens most *
* is most likely to happen again * 
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Good assumasion Somer dude. A trickle down activity. i was joking...ha ha | | |
Kentucky United States Member #33045 February 14, 2006 3106 Posts Online | | Posted: January 30, 2012, 8:09 am - IP Logged | |
In 2011 there were approx. 546 - 5+0 winners. Early indicators are there won't be as many winners in 2012 unless the same number of tickets as in 2011 are sold. If the same number of tickets are sold, there should be 273 5+0 winners because the odds are still the same, but each ticket now will be worth $1 million. The ads are saying "bigger jackpots with more millionaires" which is true because without winning the jackpot, we couldn't win $1 million on a $1 ticket. While 546 5+0 winners seems like a lot, when you look at the odds against, it's only 0.000019% of all the tickets sold. | | |
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