$359 MILLION: Powerball jackpot heats up

Comment #67

Redd55 — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:21:24 GMT

Yes, several hours after I commented, they updated it to include the estimated roll over amount for next Wed.

Comment #66

Unluckyone — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:10:36 GMT

I just checked the tax lottery website and under Powerball their is a menu with a link for you to choose estimate powerball jackpot calculator document.

Comment #65

Redd55 — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:54:06 GMT

Thanks, Unluckyone. I looked it up but it only shows the current amount and not the future. Maybe, later today it will pop up.

Comment #64

Unluckyone — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 13:21:03 GMT

Try the TX lottery. They have a jackpot calculator for a roll over.

Comment #63

Redd55 — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 01:13:41 GMT

Thanks, Unluckyone. I'll try to find one.

Comment #62

music* — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 18:45:34 GMT

American Indian, Do not worry about, Money being evil . It is the love of money and the correct quote is, For the love of money is a root of many evils. Money is not evil in itself.

Money is made of matter and energy. Another name for it is, currency . Like in rivers and streams. And electricity.

Now in the digital age money is in a new arena. Computers use ones and zeros to communicate with each other. There are wonderful things happening in the world these days. The changes are almos... [ More ]

Comment #61

Unluckyone — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 17:30:51 GMT

I believe there are a few sites that forecast the rollover jackpot number based on sales. This has been talked about before but I am not sure on the link.

Comment #60

lejardin — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:36:20 GMT

American Indian and Prisonersix, I am so sorry for the loss and problems you both have and are experiencing. Hope for better days ahead and Lottery wins

Comment #59

PrisonerSix — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:56:08 GMT

My home took 3 feet of water so I coukd really use some extra cash right now.

Comment #58

American Indian — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:21:29 GMT

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL ESPECIALLY TOO OUR VETERANS, THOSE STILL SERVING AND THEIR FAMILIES.

The Holidays are very hard at our house we only started celebrating again these last couple of year's that's because my eldest Granddaughter is getting older, everyone closest to us passed day before Turkey Day right after Christmas a yr apart.

THIS YEAR for the HOLIDAYS we're going to HIT THE BIG ONE, I Have a Friend we're going to share it with, we both Had the same thought/Dream on the same... [ More ]

Comment #57

Redd55 — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 13:10:53 GMT

I'm curious: How did you predict the correct amount of the roll over

Comment #56

music* — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 13:02:15 GMT

hearsetrax, Thank You for remembering our service men and women who are overseas and away from their families this Thanksgiving.

Always be careful about giving human food to pets. Especially chocolate.

Power Ball's ATTH for CA and TX stands at $147,255,200.00 ATTH stands for After Tax Take Home.

Your check will be for $182,850,000.00 What a beautiful New Year a Lottery Post winner will have

Comment #55

cbr$ — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:47:41 GMT

Nice idea. The same people who win the seats in our legislature last

election got their seat back. Therefore I'm not even thinking about a

lottery until they leave. I'll continue to go across the state line. Maybe by

then ALA. will upgrade to voting machine not paper ballots. They ran out

ballots at 5;10 pm had to sent out for more. I know I'm going to enjoy my dinner more then the election. LOL

Comment #54

hearsetrax — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:34:30 GMT

most curious growth spurt

Happy Thanksgiving

remember to eat an extra helping for those currently serving over seas

and Pets get the leftovers

Comment #53

helpmewin — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:14:40 GMT

$403,000,000

Comment #52

Bleudog101 — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:47:11 GMT

The excitement is building; can hardly wait until Todd posts where this lottery is on the lottery hall of fame list.

Happy Thanksgiving LP members

Comment #51

Toronto — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 06:50:13 GMT

Here we go $403 mill. Gimme it

Comment #50

Unluckyone — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 23:57:44 GMT

I agree. I think it would be wise to get your funds and actually get yourself situated BEFORE mentioning a word of it to anybody other than your husband/wife. That means keeping everybody else including your parents, kids, best friend. This is a life changer and should be treated with a concerted effort on your end.

Comment #49

music* — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 23:38:47 GMT

LiveInGreenBay, If a LP'r hits the JP then that person may want to wait until after claiming and maybe after collecting the check. I would be concerned enough that I will limit the number of persons who know at different stages. Be patient. Good Luck

Comment #48

LiveInGreenBay — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:55:01 GMT

I hope if a LP'r hits the JP... They tell us about it.

Comment #47

VIP3772 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:47:03 GMT

If nobody wins Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, the jackpot for the next drawing will be worth $403 Million dollars

Good luck to everyone

Comment #46

Bleudog101 — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:19:58 GMT

cbr$, that would the ultimate Thanksgiving treat...a big win from Powerball and an egg in the face to your legislatures for not putting the lottery on the ballot. Don't eat too much.

Comment #45

cbr$ — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:44:05 GMT

Well with the jackpot getting big big . The line to purchase a ticket is

going to be long across the state line.

Comment #44

music* — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:54:39 GMT

Just imagine what you will do with all this money! How will your life be changed forever?

Most of us have been playing and praying for a win like this. What now when your ship comes in?

All of your dreams will come true!

Be safe and win soon

Comment #43

helpmewin — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 03:59:28 GMT

maybe you buy more tickekets it will get there faster

Comment #42

Skibunnylk — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:34:00 GMT

Trump will be lowering the corporate tax rate to 15% and there is a good chance he will be lowering the income tax rate as well, I have heard the top tier tax rate will be anywhere from 15-33% so we will all have to wait and see.

Comment #41

Suzy-Dittlenose — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:06:08 GMT

I wonder if Trump will be lowering the lottery tax rate from it's current 39.6% to .....perhaps 10%......or zero.

Comment #40

dpoly1 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 03:23:07 GMT

Thanks

Comment #39

dpoly1 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 03:22:10 GMT

Nice

Comment #38

music* — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:50:15 GMT

Bleudog101, Thank You for the correction. Simple bacteria, who would have thought? Scary indeed

Comment #37

Bleudog101 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:41:36 GMT

music*

It's not the viruses that get you in the hospitals, it is bacteria. The scary one is necrotizing fascititis (flesh eating bacteria). We had one kid who lost both legs, 1 arm and 1/2 the other and another kid lost both feet and hands.

On a positive note, Massachusetts' semi-annual lottery sale is in effect until 7 JAN 17; this time around I'm getting L4L as the others haven't done a darn thing.

Comment #36

hearsetrax — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:56:53 GMT

wish I was as talented as some people think I am .... jejejeje

but sadly that cat pic is one of millions out thar floating about in cyberspace

get better soon,Dpoly1 and I'm glad you made it out of the Hospital alive

nasty places indeed ....

Comment #35

music* — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:51:02 GMT

dpoly1, Congratulations for being discharged from a hospital alive. Most Hospitals discourage lengthy amounts of time in a hospital. Too many viruses.

I hope you will soon have a warm Holiday Season!

As a Veteran Lottery Post member, you deserve to win this Top 25 jackpot.

I have enjoyed your posts.

music

Comment #34

wander73 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:39:26 GMT

I checked out the powerball sites and 28, 61 came out twice. No way those are coming out again. 16 came out of course. The numbers being drawn look so simple but of course we all know there could be different combos.

I see a 41 coming out and maybe 16 again but could be wrong.

Comment #33

WinWinChicDin — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:31:48 GMT

While I know how the annuity and lump sum work....I only focus on the big number.

I won't lie.....that is what grabs my attention and that is what gets me excited just like those people you have pigeon holed into gray areas.

We all have different motivations....and there are two sides to a coin....I chose not to sweat the small details. if I will big or small I am set.....but honestly , the bigger the better

Comment #32

wander73 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:25:41 GMT

That's a lesson that I learned a few years ago especially the interest rate. The problem is your average Joe doesn't quite get that. Some people I see around here in Philly need to be educated better and they're not. All they see is the bigger number.

Those same people are probably in grey areas and watching every nickel and dime.

I hope I can figure out at least 4 or 5 numbers. That would be nice.

Comment #31

Tatototman65 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 12:40:36 GMT

Good luck to all

Comment #30

Toronto — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:57:53 GMT

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=yield

you can see how rates moved following the election. Sometimes market participants cannot just put on Federal Reserve bets when something as big as an election is looming, so it occurs the day after. You can see the 10-year benchmark moved 19 basis points the day after the election.

The markets believed Trump would create more volatility in the markets, but his victory speech was co... [ More ]

Comment #29

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:51:17 GMT

The cash value is the REAL jackpot. They post the annuity for the jackpot because it looks better, it's bigger.

To get the annuity amount, they take whatever the cash value is and calculate the percentage based on the current interest rate. The annuity is the amount the cash value is worth with interest over a 30 year period.

I probably didn't explain it very well. Frankly, most people choose the cash, and I always choose the cash when I buy my tix. In Texas we have to make the choice when... [ More ]

Comment #28

weshar75 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:41:34 GMT

I will take the $2 million since I got powerplay on my ticket today.-weshar75

Comment #27

wander73 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:19:45 GMT

Appreciate the past feedback. Only a matter of time someone hits this.

Comment #26

Groppo — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:13:00 GMT

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Mr./Ms. Toronto,

I never understood the posted amounts.

Like we see on Usamega.com (the hover over amount displayed).

What you're saying is the first thing I've heard that sort of makes sense, BUT, I never thought things like Trump being elected had anything to do with it. Or anything Federal for that matter. Yes, Yes, I know, that there have been tax discussions and so on, on here but I really had no idea.

I'm not a tax person, and any clues I get on such matters, come from her... [ More ]

Comment #25

music* — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 02:10:53 GMT

Groppo, I do not know who drew the pretty kitty cat. sorry. Happy Thanksgiving to you.

music

Comment #24

Groppo — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:52:29 GMT

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Dpoly1,

That sounds harsh. You're in PA too, where it gets unimaginably cold.

They should have some kind of thing, where they provide you portable heaters and stoves and such.

Groppo

Comment #23

Bleudog101 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:51:06 GMT

Thank you golfer1960; time for New Jersey to get back in the thick of things and start hitting some jackpots again.

Checked my Indiana tickets on the way to the casino, all said 'Sorry, not a winner'. I was able to cash out $500 @ the casino for a change!

Have a great week/Holiday.

Jeffrey

Comment #22

Groppo — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:47:25 GMT

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Music*,

Did hearsetrax draw that? That is impressive. I like kitty cats.

Groppo

Comment #21

music* — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:05:38 GMT

hearsetrax, A very beautiful penciled art work. Good Luck to you

Comment #20

quicksloth35 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:39:36 GMT

Thinking about doing me some potblocking this coming Wednesday.

Comment #19

LottoAce — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:53:40 GMT

The pots used to rise during the summer, for the past few years its been

around the holidays. I don't know if its the peoples mindset that makes

them play more during these times, or the lottery officials having

some kind of hand in it....

Comment #18

golfer1960 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:22:04 GMT

You are correct Bleudog! Jackpots do tend to swell up around the holidays. Check out what I found for you:

PB - $1.5864B, won on 1/13/16 (built up from 11/5/15 to 1/13/16, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years).

MM - $165M, won on 1/8/16 (built up from 11/14/15 to 1/8/16, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years).

PB - $564M, won on 2/11/15 (built up from 11/29/14 to 2/11/15, Christmas, New Years).

MM - $265M, won on 1/16/15 (built up from 11/5/14 to 1/16/15, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New... [ More ]

Comment #17

Toronto — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:12:25 GMT

If you had been watching the markets since Trump won the presidency and the Fed rate hike in December becoming more certain, you would know that it's because interest rates have climbed considerably over the past two weeks.

Comment #16

noise-gate — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 19:54:47 GMT

l personally volunteer to win this jackpot to prove that a lottery Post member can pull it off.

Comment #15

hearsetrax — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 19:53:32 GMT

Comment #14

Unluckyone — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 18:31:03 GMT

Not your imagination, jackpots for the past few holiday seasons have hit very large levels and in most cases created buying frenzy among both, the regular players as well as rare participants.

Comment #13

WinWinChicDin — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 18:29:13 GMT

I was really hoping that people would be in the holiday mood and start buying up tickets....

People are still traumatized it seems from what they may have spent for january 13the draw

They are all waiting for it to hit 600 or 750 million before they decide to buy them up in droves

Comment #12

dpoly1 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:38:22 GMT

I could use a nice win like this

My furnace stopped working last month when I was in the hospital, and now I am very cold .............

Comment #11

music* — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:22:50 GMT

LottoMetro, When the jackpot gets to these highs there are rumblings among the populace. More players are beginning to put more money on the line.

I agree with you withholding your uncontrolled excitement till a few more draws.

These jackpots are there for the taking. Good Luck

Comment #10

ressuccess — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:21:50 GMT

I hope the jackpot continues to roll until one lucky ticket matches all 5 numbers plus the Powerball worth over $1.5864 billion

Comment #9

LottoMetro — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:15:01 GMT

Interesting how people start talking about the all-time record jackpot once the current jackpot enters the Top 25......

One jackpot out of 2567 sits as the record holder and we have the belief that it will be met or broken in just a short time!

Right now we are only 1 standard deviation from the mean in terms of hit probability; I will be withholding my excitement until 3 or more (5-6 weeks

Comment #8

wander73 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:53:09 GMT

Going to look at every combo, number strategy. I predict either my bday, new years or early next yr 3 winning tickets

Comment #7

music* — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:45:55 GMT

One of us needs to win it. But as we are along for the ride of your life you might as well enjoy it now.

I noticed that Andrew Jackson Jack Whittaker is no longer on the top 25. His tragic life story is available here on Lottery Post using the Search box. One memorable quote from him is, Do not give any of it away because once you start then there is not stopping it.

I ask myself, How did Jack's generosity help me? It had no effect on me. He lost his money trying to help and change the... [ More ]

Comment #6

Raven62 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:55:38 GMT

I'd rather Win It than Watch It Grow to Some Record Jackpot Size

Comment #5

Unluckyone — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:54:19 GMT

In the past few roll overs the annuity value has far outpaced the cash value. It was close to 70% now the past two have been about 50% od the annuity value.

They are simply trying to inflate the annuity value but most people only care about the cash value.

Comment #4

gocart1 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:36:48 GMT

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE

Comment #3

gocart1 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:35:47 GMT

LETS SEE IF IT WILL BREAK THE RECORD OF 1.5 BILLION.AFTER ALL , RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN.

Comment #2

Groppo — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:06:18 GMT

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Congratulations to nobody, yet.

Sure do hope at least part of it, is reserved for me.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:06:09 GMT

Last Wednesday I woke up and correctly predicted $320 million.

Couldn't think of what it had climbed to as the #'s didn't sound too promising this morning.

Is it my imagination or do big jackpots seem to come around Holiday time (sans $1.6 billion Powerball!).

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

$359 MILLION: Powerball jackpot heats up

Lottery Post — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 14:54:49 GMT

By Todd Northrop

As Winter approaches and temperatures cool throughout much of the United States, the multi-state Powerball lottery game is trying to keep things hot.

For the fourth time in 2016, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time.

The new high-water mark of $359 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $333.5 million grand prize.

The lump-sum cash... [ More ]