mind if i make a poll of this?

you made a real good point.i'd love to see what the masses think.

go fer it.

God I hope that doesn't happen. If it does happen, it is a slap in the face of every American who plays the game. People overwelmingly want real drawings.

Todd, I hope you are right, too. However, like a diamond in the rough, there are many unseen facets to this perplexing problem. When they are revealed, they show the true nature of computer generated numbers. First, why hasn't the M.U.S.L. gone completely computer? It's probably because, they know... they know that most people don't like the cartoony, fake, artificial kind of drawings that are being forced on people. This is a double edge sward for them, if they convert completely to computer picked numbers they might loose dollars. Yet, as most lotteries have asserted before, this is a 'cost savings'... but even now, after all this time with their other computer pick numbers... they have not changed Powerball. It's the damned if you do and damned if you don't for them.

Second, with the recent Tennessee screw-up fresh in most player's minds, do they dare risk a fatal blow to their beloved Powerball... no, they'll wait till the madness is over and the slither it in at some point, thinking... 'they'll never notice'.

Third, computer picked numbers have yet to prove they are genuine. Meaning, they have yet to turn over the software and the hardware to the public so we can verify the experiment in random selection our selves.

Fourth, if computer picked number are the greatest thing since sliced bread, why hasn't Powerball been converted? Why do most people think they are getting screwed with this style of number selection?

Fifth, they have enough time with their other computer picked number games to say if it good, but they have yet to smear this in everyone's face and say see... now we are going to computer picked numbers for Powerball... just like the rest of the computer picked country.

This could go further... but I'll not provide too much feedback on what I know and how I know it... you're turn Powerball.

Thanks Todd.