Powerball lottery madness spreads to big media

Comment #80

CASH Only — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:13:28 GMT

I was away so I don't know if Greenwich, CT was swamped with Powerball players. Does anyone know

Comment #79

Just6ntlc — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 23:09:02 GMT

I was happy about PB finally having to include a Match 5 Bonus Prize. How did the media made so many mistakes in the past

Comment #78

CASH Only — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:37:10 GMT

I heard some news stories about the PB jackpot on my Oklahoma-California trip. If only the OK Lottery started with PB.

Comment #77

Chewie — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:18:41 GMT

Any one who lives in Idaho needs to check the trash cans next to the registers

Comment #76

destinedtowin — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 03:17:39 GMT

Well it's back to school in the morning for me I did not get but one number right. and the numbers were 7-21-43-44-49 PB#29 congragulations to who ever won. as always I'm Destinedtowin.

Comment #75

weshar75 — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:18:17 GMT

It is paid in cash all at once or lump sum.

Comment #74

DoubleDown — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:14:45 GMT

Told ya.... That's who will win ! I love the how do you play and how much does it cost ? DD

Comment #73

fxdwg — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:11:14 GMT

No Jack it is the letters of my Harley FX Dyna Wide Glide Without boring you with long story lets just say I became one of those middle aged persons who was trying to recapture some of his long forgotten youth. As for the thread I just wanted to know as I really sort of play to the second tier rather than the big prize both of which I am sure I will never see but still am sort of unclear of the bonus prize pool......... I understand how it works just sort of fuzzy on how it is paid out.

Comment #72

nitabug — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:05:43 GMT

While I was at work today the customers were talking about the PB Some older woman was asking Joe , one of our regular customers, how she could play! He explained how to buy tickets. She asked how many should she buy. He said Well I bought 50 she said Ok, I will too, how much will that cost . We all laughed. When he told her she said ah no, I only want to spend a dollar or two. If that woman wins I will kick the crap out of Ole Joe ! When I waited on her she asked should she purc... [ More ]

Comment #71

Rip Snorter — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:21:29 GMT

Heeeheeeheee.Gotto keep the thread going, right?I've been intending to ask you whether fxdwg is short for fixed wing. You a pilot?Jack

Comment #70

DoubleDown — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:09:27 GMT

Betcha it will be someone that heard about it and bought a quik pick and will not even know they won for a week or so.....All us LP members will know immediately after the draw. If not , bright and early tomorrow morning . DD

Comment #69

destinedtowin — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:39:17 GMT

Hey just wanted to let you know we only have 2 hours to go before someone's life from the Lottery Post changes forever(maybe mine). good luck to all of you. as always I'm Destinedtowin.

Comment #68

fxdwg — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:38:47 GMT

Oh boy I am not even sure I want to open this can of worms..... but is the bonus prize pool paid out in a lump sum or

Comment #67

Chewie — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:36:33 GMT

ABC News, echod by FOX, CBS, and NBC, stated today that $340M is the highest ever. That should end the discussion.

Comment #66

onedaysomeday — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:31:46 GMT

How is it that the jackpot jumped from 240 to 300 after the drawing before last....and then only up to 340M from 300? It would only seem like the jump would have been at least as big as the previous one. What are the powerball folks hiding? Can't tell me that it is still only 340M.....Read the book...THE FAIR TAX!!!!....just think...no IRS, no income tax....any jackpot is ALL YOURS to keep.....

Comment #65

Chewie — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:54:22 GMT

Jack wrote:Easy enough to accomplish. States ought to be paying their lottery director salaries based on an annuity. Yeah, the guy only makes ten grand a year this year. But fifty years from now he'll be in tall cotton. Ya gotta wonder how many people actually understand that term. Having spent time in Tenn, Oklahoma and Texas, it brings fond memories. For a blue-blood from New York, it would mean nothing.

Comment #64

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:53:46 GMT

You have a knack for changing the subject when you're wrong. We were talking about whether the record was based on the annuity or the cash value.Check the Powerball web site, FAQ page. The first question:WHAT IS THE CURRENT RECORD JACKPOT?$340 Million, announced for the drawing on Wednesday, October 19, 2005.Game, Set, and Match. See 'ya, my friend

Comment #63

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:37:44 GMT

This one's a fun thread, however. Even if it doesn't hold the record for being the largest. Maybe this one's a cash value thread, while the one you link to is annuity.Jack

Comment #62

four4me — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:29:44 GMT

no this is the longest runing active thread besides sign the petition. https://www.lotterypost.com/threads.asp?tp=121269 get=last#i464267

Comment #61

JAG331 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:19:51 GMT

May this thread continue for as long as Powerball jackpot hopefuls are lined up outside our nation's convenience stores

Comment #60

KY Floyd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:08:24 GMT

This headline just in: Foot shortened to 6 inches. Handicapped child sets new mile record! Anybody think Guinness or the governing body for official running records would be removing the name of the current record holder? Anybody can claim to set a record, but it's all unsubstantiated hype until it's been verified by an objective party, and compared fairly to any previously accepted record. Todd wrote:>> Frankly, I could care less about whether it's a record or not, but when I >> put on my re... [ More ]

Comment #59

fxdwg — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:51:44 GMT

Is this the longest thread ever on LP (LOL) I maybe sorry I brought that up. I agree with the one who said who really gives a rats___ It is a lot of bucks no matter what........... I hope thirty very needy deserving folks win. Having said that I hope that I am lucky enough to hit a second tier prize and if not then it was not to be. Good luck all players

Comment #58

DoubleDown — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:22:42 GMT

I agree with the THUD I hope someone hits tonight if for no ther reason than to stop the insanity of whether or not the JP is a record.

Comment #57

JAG331 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:17:51 GMT

Haha! Good luck tonight

Comment #56

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:15:39 GMT

Comment #55

JAG331 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:14:45 GMT

Adding more fuel to the fire! Given the time value of money...you would need $182 million today to buy the same things you could've bought for $170 million in 2002. So we won't see the highest purchasing power from a top-level prize until $182 million cash is eclipsed.I'm staying away from the J and the R words

Comment #54

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:02:07 GMT

No, the amount of time it takes to pay has no bearing on if it is a record or not.Incidently, it takes 29 years to pay the annuity now, and it took 29 years to pay an annuity when Jackie boy won the $314.9 million jackpot in Dec. 2002 (the previous record), so your point is...

Comment #53

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:48:31 GMT

The problem is semantic. In your fuzzy headed, outmoded thinking the word 'jackpot' bears some relationship to a pre-tax dollar amount actually awarded to a prize winner. You think the fact that some enormous percentage of players take the cash,and that the cash amount is a small percentage of the advertised jackpot,you think that has some bearing on whether the jackpot is what's paid, pre-tax to a large majority of the winnersYou think when the lotteries announce how much they've paid in prize... [ More ]

Comment #52

four4me — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:44:04 GMT

To bad they don't let people take half the cash and half in an annuity. This way one could have the best of both worlds. Then again if a person won he/she could set up an account to do the same thing just about. I don't know why people go through or bother to worry about what the payments are/would be. If you actually won you wouldn't give a rats _ _ _ one way or another. Just the fact that you won should satisfy your ambitions for all future endeavors That knuckle head from Kentucky who won sai... [ More ]

Comment #51

tg636 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:27:17 GMT

>The only amount you need to compare is the total amount of money you'd receive, not how much each payment is. No, you need to compare the total amount of money you receive over the same time period.

Comment #50

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:07:14 GMT

You certainly are argumentative!The only amount you need to compare is the total amount of money you'd receive, not how much each payment is. You are grasping for straws at this point - just let it go

Comment #49

tg636 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:01:31 GMT

It is the record jackpot under the new 30 year balloon annuity. That's all that can be said. Of course it is real , but the difficulty is comparing it to the 2002 jackpot because of the change in the annuity length and structure. If they say $164 million invested for 30 years makes more than $170 million invested for 25 years, okay, I'm sure it does, just as I'm sure investing any amount for 5 additional years makes more money. The only constant I can compare between the 2 jackpots is the cash... [ More ]

Comment #48

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:20:19 GMT

You seem to be forwarding the notion that somehow the annuity jackpot is not the real jackpot .In that case, let me be the first to let you know that the annuity jackpot is in fact a real jackpot amount, and you would in fact get that prize if you chose annuity (minus taxes, of course).Just because there are many (if not most) people who would choose the cash value in order to get a huge outpouring of cash all at once, there are some who would opt for the annuity, and for those people, they w... [ More ]

Comment #47

tg636 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:02:26 GMT

But surely you agree that an honest comparison and an honest record has to be made using the same annuity system. I am not emotionally tied to the cash value , but the cash is used to fund the annuities and since I can't compare the 2 different annuities, the cash value is all I have to go on in comparing the 2 jackpots.

Comment #46

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:02:09 GMT

I agree, Todd.However, it sort of keeps Euro Millions, UK, Canada and other lotteries where no annuity's offered out of the running for 'record jackpots'. If they're unwilling to use that method to make the jackpot awards appear larger than the dollars, Yen, whatever, they're giving away, then they'll never stand a ghost of a chance of awarding a 'record' jackpot.But that probably isn't a motivating factor to them, being foreigners. They'd probably agree with you and could care less whether i... [ More ]

Comment #45

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:47:54 GMT

You can disagree, but I just quote facts. When the record books are written, they are written with the annuity jackpot figures.For some reason, there seems to be a few people who are so emotionally tied to a cash value number that all objectivity goes out the window.Frankly, I could care less about whether it's a record or not, but when I put on my reporter's hat I quote the facts, and the fact is that the cash value does not determine the record, whether you personally agree with that statemen... [ More ]

Comment #44

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:46:11 GMT

Seems to me every state ought to shoot for the pride of paying the highest salary on record to the director, or head of their lottery agency. States ought to compete to be the ones paying the head chief kahuna more than other states. Easy enough to accomplish. States ought to be paying their lottery director salaries based on an annuity. Yeah, the guy only makes ten grand a year this year. But fifty years from now he'll be in tall cotton. Give those lottery directors an opportunity to cash i... [ More ]

Comment #43

tg636 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:33:20 GMT

I respectfully disagree, unless you show that the cash in this drawing would produce more money using the same annuity as in the 2002 drawing. Obviously using the same annuity would produce more money for $170 million than $164 million. The most you can say is that $340 million is the largest prize to date under the new 30 year balloon annuity. I would agree with that statement. With 5 more years to invest the cash, of course the 30 year will seem larger, and better for advertising purposes.

Comment #42

hsg2000 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:51:30 GMT

I know how you feel it!!!It is Diwali in your country, could it not be a blessing and it would be a blessing if one of your man won

Comment #41

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:51:28 GMT

USA Mega clearly lays out what the annuity payment schedule would be, year-by-year, before and after taxes, for every state that offers that game. Clearly, the tables show how the jackpot of $340 million would be achieved over 29 years (30 payments).If you think that no reliable help is available then excuse me for saying that you are being intellectually dishonest, and I'm not going to be sucked into an argument with someone who is so wrapped up in their own opinions that they ignore the fac... [ More ]

Comment #40

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:26:34 GMT

When Jack Whittaker won there was $170 million dollars to give away and this time there's only $165 million. That's not a record to anyone with a wit of sense, regardless of what they do with the money before they start writing checks.So, you're saying that in dollars that exist on the day of the drawing the Powerball jackpot is actually $5M smaller than the largest in the past as measured on the same yardstick.Maybe you should start an ongoing thread keeping track of jackpot sizes using this ya... [ More ]

Comment #39

shalini — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:06:59 GMT

Hi jack...about time someone resurrected...nothing much..watched a bit of the Saddam hussein trial....BBC and CNN are airing just that and nothing else......with bits thrown in in the morning or was it yesterday about Wilma.

Comment #38

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:57:18 GMT

Mawning to you shalini.How's things in New Delhi?J

Comment #37

shalini — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:51:14 GMT

GOOD MORNING...NOW GET UP YOU GUYS!! its the big PB day

Comment #36

shalini — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:46:48 GMT

sorry..just went to PTS..get the msg loud and clear...

Comment #35

shalini — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:42:47 GMT

Todd will PTS be open now for any purchases for the PB today...you said till wednesday...someone just emailed me from London ...they must have tried a couple of hours ago.........

Comment #34

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:38:34 GMT

Comment #33

KY Floyd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:19:33 GMT

>> CNN is currently blaring headlines about the current $340 million Powerball jackpot possibly becoming the largest in history. Their news story, posted Monday morning, states, Wednesday's Powerball drawing could produce the largest lottery prize in history, a record jackpot of $340 million. >> Not true.>> What CNN might be referring to is the record for the largest single prize ever awardedThat's very clearly what they're referring to. That's why it says Wednesday drawing could produc... [ More ]

Comment #32

KY Floyd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:07:11 GMT

Excellent point. I could offer a billion dollars in exchange for a modest investment of $1000 and still put most of the $1000 in my own pocket.Anybody who wins Powerball could also buy an annuity that would eventually pay out far more than the advertised jackpot, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. Whatever you get has to be paid for with the cash that's available.I'll also point out that the billion dollar prize offered by Pepsi isn't the only large payout offered but never delivered.Lo... [ More ]

Comment #31

KY Floyd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:04:38 GMT

Todd wrote:>> For the millionth time, the record is not based on the cash option. >> Somebody help me.There isn't any reliable help available. The annuity is based on the cash that's available, so that's the only legitimate basis . You and MUSL can repeat your claim as many times as you like, but it won't change the reality. When Jack Whittaker won there was $170 million dollars to give away and this time there's only $165 million. That's not a record to anyone with a wit of sense, regardless o... [ More ]

Comment #30

dvdiva — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:05:55 GMT

The biggest scam annuity was Pepsi billions. That was the most inflated annuity I've ever seen although it never happened. I would have to agree what counts is the cold hard cash you can get at once.

Comment #29

hsg2000 — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 04:21:16 GMT

If there is no winner for the powerball lotto what will be the grand prize? Let us see what the media barks

Comment #28

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 04:04:32 GMT

Hmmm. Wonder who defines the criteria for what constitutes the 'record' for the highest jackpot. I suppose there must be an official body of citizens out there somewhere, non-partisanl lottery players no doubt, who examine all the evidence, weigh the special interests, and debate the issues: Ya. We use annuity claims to decide what's the largest. NONONONO.... annuities don't count if the person accepts the lump sum.... it's apples and oranges you're comparing, Rufus! The actual amount the wi... [ More ]

Comment #27

Rip Snorter — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:48:14 GMT

Thanks shalini... you as well.j

Comment #26

shalini — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:21:15 GMT

I've just seen the numbers...I got just oneMaybe there is a lucky winner somewhere out there...it sure wasn't me

Comment #25

Todd — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:19:49 GMT

For the millionth time, the record is not based on the cash option. Somebody help me.

Comment #24

shalini — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:14:27 GMT

good morning guys...waiting to hear about the MM results and then finally tonight the PB.I wish it is a single winner...its more fun that way.Jack all the best.......

Comment #23

nomoneybabe — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 01:09:10 GMT

Thank you, Jack! And the miracle luck is with you,, too

Comment #22

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:47:56 GMT

At the rate they're going the largest jackpot in history someday will be a billion bucks with the annuity spread out over 500 years, payouts toward the end being in the million dollar a year range, lump sum value being two dollars and a nickle minus taxes, or annual payments of $18.25 for the first 50 years.The news media will have a hayday. The largest jackpot in history.Deceptive trade practices is a civil offense with triple damages awarded if the offenders are found to be in violation. I'm... [ More ]

Comment #21

tg636 — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:44:45 GMT

Powerball for Dec 25, 2002 when Jack Whittaker won:Instead of taking the $314.9 million jackpot as an annuity, Whittaker opted for a single payment of $170 million. After taxes, he got $113.9 million. Powerball Jackpot for Wed, Oct 19, 2005:$340,000,000 annuity$164,400,000 cash It seems to me that Jack's was the bigger jackpot by $6 million. This is not a record jackpot... [ More ]

Comment #20

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:12:12 GMT

That part about the animation is amazing. I never knew they simulated ball draws where RNG is used.But I suppose it fits right in. I'd bet Indiana ain't the only place it's done.The entire discussion of what's the largest jackpot is fairly mooshy. The winner who takes a lump for half of the largest jackpot in history didn't win that amount. He won half that. Whereas a winner who takes the largest annuity anyone's ever taken, supposing the amount is larger than the largest lump ever taken, i... [ More ]

Comment #19

jim695 — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:46:59 GMT

Mrmst:Your point serves to illustrate how the Hoosier Lottery has gotten away with bilking the people of Indiana for so many, many years. People here watch the drawings on TV, so they're certain they're watching ping-pong balls being drawn. What they're actually seeing is the animation, which has been cleverly designed to resemble a mechanical drawing. When I tell them the numbers have been drawn electronically since 2000, they don't believe it; they refuse to believe it because THEY'VE SEEN THE... [ More ]

Comment #18

rmlinkz — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:37:52 GMT

Hi! FriendsI am new to this site, in the past I browsed the site. It's a wonderful place for Dreamers.I hope some lottery post member wins this PB jackpot this wednesday.I seldom play lottery, but whenever the jackpot is big ,I buy a ticket or two. I am planning to buy one ticket in Pennsylvania today.Boy, $340 millions is huge. So, I am not going to miss out on this wonderful opportunity to may be win then help the needy people worldwide.Good Luck to all of You! Keep dreaming keep winni... [ More ]

Comment #17

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:20:54 GMT

If there's gotta be two or more I hope one of them's you. You, Shalini, and my humble self. However , if we gotta lose two, I'd appreciate it if you and Shalini would bow out gracefully.Jack

Comment #16

starchild_45 — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:12:43 GMT

what is the new rule about this? changes to the way unclaimed prizes are distributed i think indiana had a 100 million dollar pot go unclaimed. i know this vast and very intelligent group knows the answer to this one.thanks

Comment #15

nomoneybabe — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:54:24 GMT

I just hope again: there are two or more winners for this drawing. It is somewhat a medicine to discount the hopelessness

Comment #14

dvdiva — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:44:33 GMT

Just live in a city like I do. One more screaming lunatic wouldn't even get noticed.

Comment #13

dvdiva — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:40:48 GMT

Why would it be surprising if CNN et al get it wrong. Since when do they check facts on something. They are just more interested in the politics of an issue than the facts of an issue.

Comment #12

JAG331 — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:39:39 GMT

If I won, I think I would have to get in my car and drive the Interstates for about 6 hours, screaming, just so no one would hear me around the neighborhood and get suspicious. And I'd have this wicked smile plastered on my face for about three years.

Comment #11

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:33:34 GMT

Sorry Shalini:I should have known, most likely. No male in America would survive childhood with a given name of Shalini, but I thought things might be different there.Jack

Comment #10

shalini — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:21:33 GMT

Chewie you are quite wicked and Jack I'm a she not a he...not your fault..you would not be able to make that out from my name.. Well if someone from this country won ( read me) I don't know about anyone else but I would definitely collapse

Comment #9

shalini — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:17:50 GMT

hahaha...if I won what fun...a citizen of one of the poorer countries in the world....by the way I'm a she and not a he!!In my currency it is 50 times the amount...it is very very serious money here....if only I could win...well its getting late here...you all can do the waiting and I shall rise bright and early to see the result.....

Comment #8

RJOh — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:05:42 GMT

I think most journalists consider playing the lotteries is for uneducated people so they don't get interested until the jackpot is big enough to make the news and that's when we uneducated lottery players find out everybody is ignorant about something. I've read all kinds of misinformation about the PowerBall lottery including that the average jackpot is usually $200M, you would think these reporters would check some lotteries websites before writing a story off the top of their head. I just h... [ More ]

Comment #7

Chewie — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:40:27 GMT

Although I selfishly want the money, it would be cool if some one from a poor country should hit the biggest jackpot ever - then choose annuity. Wouldn't that frost the state that sold the ticket? Having to send money to a foriegn country every year! Hehehehehehe! The news would use up a thousand years of tree bark

Comment #6

mrmst — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:16:40 GMT

I acutally had an argument today with someone who swears this is the biggest lottery jackpot ever, and they know so because they saw it on the news. My reply was, Oh, I didn't know that $340 million is bigger than $363 million, must be that new math I heard about . Anyway, I'm excited about the drawing and dreaming about a big win. I know the odds are way against me, but hey, dreaming can be fun

Comment #5

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:16:13 GMT

True.But the check the winner who takes a lump sum holds up bears no relationship at all to the actual pre-tax winning.A case can obviously be made for the billboard trumpeting a jackpot twice as large as actually exists. But no case can be made, once the winner takes the lump, for that giant check he's holding being anything but a deliberate obfiscation and self-serving fraud on the part of the lottery.Jack

Comment #4

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:06:01 GMT

Shalini's working it in New Delhi. I'm rooting for him. There's something particularly satisfying in thinking, if I don't win it myself, that someone in New Delhi will. The uproar would be worth the price of admission.I can imagine the new rules and laws dropping out of the sky like paratroopers to keep it from ever happening again, provided we didn't send our own troops to New Delhi out of reprisal.Jack

Comment #3

DoubleDown — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:03:59 GMT

Good point about that phony check, Jack....It never would be the full amount anyway thanks to taxes and annuities... DD

Comment #2

DoubleDown — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:01:15 GMT

Excellent story-- It just shows how the feeding frenzy works when blood is detected in the water !!! Somebody PLEASE win this tomorrow night !!!!!!!! DD

Comment #1

Rip Snorter — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:59:05 GMT

Players should exercise cautionThe moral of the story is that when jackpot frenzy begins, players should realize that it can also be a frenzy in the newsroom, as reporters who are unaccustomed to the various lottery rules and procedures are suddenly thrust into the role of reporting those rules and procedures. And sometimes they will get it wrong. It's a bit vague on the matter of what 'caution' players should exercize, other than using good sense about buying tickets. Other than that the stor... [ More ]

Powerball lottery madness spreads to big media

Lottery Post — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:40:16 GMT

Exclusive Lottery Post StoryNow that the multi-state Powerball jackpot is sitting at its highest level ever, everyone is taking notice, creating a barrage of big-media news stories.Unfortunately for the public, the big media is making some mistakes.Although the mistakes at first may seem innocuous, they add up to create player confusion. When a lottery game's jackpot reaches the upper-limits, people who don't normally buy tickets get interested. And those are the people who will be most affect... [ More ]