Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $70 million

Comment #19

starchild_45 — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:13:18 GMT

you are 100 percent right and i am wrong. i have only purchased there one time and i forgot it was truly a powerball state. i don't get to that part of the south often any longer. i want to because my grits supply is running low. i might have to call my friend in rock hill to get me some more grits.

Comment #18

starchild_45 — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:08:29 GMT

thanks for this information. i never knew this bit of information and it is one of those trivia questions on some game that will come in handy.

Comment #17

DoubleDown — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:05:27 GMT

Here is the timeline for GA regarding Powerball and the Big Game/ MM..

June 29, 1995To celebrate its second anniversary, the GLC brings Powerball to Georgia. Tickets for the twice-weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) on-line game go on sale today. Georgia is the 19th U.S. lottery to participate in Powerball, a multi-state lotto game that offers players nine ways to win. The GLC's sales for its second year total a phenomenal $1.42 billion.

August 31, 1996The Georgia Lottery leaves Powe... [ More ]

Comment #16

DoubleDown — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:52:19 GMT

Not true, Toney725

Georgia indeed was a Powerball State.

It dropped Powerball in favor of The Big Game...

DD

Comment #15

Toney725 — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:38:12 GMT

South Carolina is a Powerball State. Whenever I'm in Augusta, I go across the state line and I'll buy some tickets.

I've lived in GA since it started the lottery and as far as I know, GA has never been a Powerball state. It was the Big Game and then it switched to Mega Millions.

Comment #14

starchild_45 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:31:47 GMT

yes you can. they will ask you if you where you purchased the ticket. you can just tell them that my cousin purchased the ticket for you. you only have to worry about that if you win over 600 dollars. anything under that amount they just don't care and you get your money. retailers are held to that rule not friends and family.

Comment #13

starchild_45 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:28:13 GMT

i agree with someone you can trust but make that someone from your job and not in another state. i tried the envelope thing and i just lost my money. it was a releative and i never asked them again. coworkers going on vacation work better.

regarding hitting on the 3 or 4 drawing and then going cold. hell this is all random. i have won 3 or 4 times on the same ticket because i had a good powerball ticket. sometimes i don't hit until the 20th drawing. the long drawing ticket is all i buy. just... [ More ]

Comment #12

starchild_45 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:20:52 GMT

i love these comments about powerball and megamillion. just love it.

well first of all you are wrong about north carolina. most states want you to play and they don't want a reputation for not paying winners. i win from different states all the time and mail my tickets to them all the time. i go online and see what their rules are for turing in tickets by mail and comply. in return i get a ticket in the mail for 2 or 3 dollars. never fail!!!

regarding north carolina and florida. i have a... [ More ]

Comment #11

starchild_45 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:09:21 GMT

if you were going to drive all that distance for a powerball ticket i would head south. it is just as long BUT you can get a ticket in arizonia for 10 drawings. you wouldn't have to be going back and forth every 2 weeks. i hate having to do that myself. i did that for several years before i got back out on the road. it takes 2.25 hours to drive from my house to the oregon line to get a powerball ticket. so i get me a ticket from any state that i travel to that sells powerball tickets and i get... [ More ]

Comment #10

starchild_45 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:01:25 GMT

you shouldn't have to go to south carolina because it too is a megamillion state. you can get a ticket there for 26 drawings in a row but you don't need to go there because you have it right at home.

i believe powerball is in tennessee and yes that is a long way depending where you live in georgia. i would go down to florida and get a 52 drawing ticket there. that i would do if i had the time and the money.

love this because people are talking about powerball. time to answer some... [ More ]

Comment #9

dingo — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:40:21 GMT

thanks for the tip, but they won't let people mail the lottery ticket through mail. It must be physically present in order to be legally purchasing the tickets.

Comment #8

guesser — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:53:55 GMT

Or find someone you can trust to do the buying for you.

You need to send them money, and several SASE so they can send the tickets to you immediately upon purchase: they buy them, stick them in the envelope, and drop them in the nearest mailbox all in one shot on the way home from buying them.

I'd recommend buying them in 4 or 6-drawing increments, you don't want to play too far ahead: if one of your numbers hits all by itself in like 3 of 4 games, chances are it will go somewhat 'cold... [ More ]

Comment #7

rdc137 — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:49:58 GMT

If you want to stay in the game for awhile, go to North Carolina and buy a 52 drawing ticket. That's good for 6 months. The only problem with that is if you win anything on the first drawing you'd have to go back to NC to collect before the last drawing on the ticket because the prizes expire after 6 months. (Same is true for the FL Lotto

Comment #6

dingo — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:48:10 GMT

I live in California. There was 3 times I travelled Oregon to buy Powerball. The whole trip took me 12 hours by taking Interstate 5, and 16 hours by taking 101.

And now, I don't want to go there any more. Gas and time turn that idea down. I also stick with Mega Millions for now.

Comment #5

TheMaker — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:24:19 GMT

Thanks a lot guys but South Carolina and Tennessee is a little to far for me to be traveling to win a jackpot. I think I will stick with Mega Millions here in Ga.

Comment #4

DoubleDown — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:55:38 GMT

Yes, Georgia was a Powerball state for a while. They dropped a few years ago in favor of The Big Game, which was changed to Mega Millions.

DD

Comment #3

Todd — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:24:14 GMT

Actually, a better site for Powerball (and Mega Millions) information is www.usamega.com. It shows all the states, and even shows when they joined the game. It also has jackpot analysis, so you can see what you would actually win in each state when you take out the taxes.

Comment #2

CA LotteryGuy — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:47:19 GMT

TheMaker...to find out where Powerball is played, go to www.powerball.com. Click on Where To Play in the upper left hand margin. The two neighboring states to Georgia are South Carolina and Tennessee.

As far as Georgia having Powerball in the past, I'll have to leave that up to someone else to answer.

Comment #1

TheMaker — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:50:21 GMT

Man, I wish I could get my hands on some of that PB. What states have Powerball any way? If I am not misstaken, Geoegia was one of them until it changed. Any help on this

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $70 million

Lottery Post — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:15:01 GMT

No one hit the Powerball jackpot Saturday, but 559,109 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.4 million in prizes in America's Game .

Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $70 million.

The cash option for the Wednesday, October 25th drawing will be an estimated $32.6 million.

The numbers drawn Saturday were 9, 29, 31, 45, 55, and the Powerball was 7. The Power Play multiplier was 4.

Five tickets co... [ More ]