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Reply #38

scorpio — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:15:05 GMT

yeah,ryann i tried for that 500 bonus for buying 5 bucks a drwaing,and never won anything in tri states!everyone has to be careful,this time of year the lottery is not generous.

Reply #37

ryanm — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:48:33 GMT

Actually, the states get back all the money they contributed to the jackpot. It is up to the individual state lotteries to decide what they want to do with their shares.

Reply #36

scorpio — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:07:31 GMT

if not claimed i think lottery turns it back in to special promotions,like if you buy 5 bucks,you could win a 100-500 dollar bonus,but this is hard to win and generates more sales

Reply #35

ryanm — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:57:03 GMT

Ouch! I've never seen a Powerball jackpot go unclaimed before

Reply #34

CASH Only — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:42:26 GMT

MO starts the 60-day clock (cash or annuity) with the drawing. That deadline is fast approaching

Reply #33

sirbrad — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:42:11 GMT

I don't think the $36 million has still even been claimed

Reply #32

Iesha Kelly — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:13:54 GMT

exactly. gotta keep it in perspective. that's 3 million more that you didn't have the night before. and i like how sirbrad also broke it down, 10,000 a month. if you can't survive off that, you're gonna screw up worse when the number has even more zeros behind it.

Reply #31

bellyache — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 05:00:24 GMT

Ryanm, I think for some and me 3 million is enough to retire on if you win that by yourself, but if it's split by 44 people or so I don't see that happening. lol.

Reply #30

scorpio — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:52:06 GMT

that's a lotta people that will never retire

Reply #29

ryanm — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:19:17 GMT

$3 million after taxes may be enough for some to retire, assuming they don't have kids.

Reply #28

Editgap — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 22:57:35 GMT

Yes. But some will not see that much ever.

Reply #27

sirbrad — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:26:36 GMT

I would not complain about $3million in the least! Even at a low 5% return that would be about $10,000 a month. That more than most make a year where I live! So I would be retiring real well, especially considering I would not even spend more than about $1,500-$2,000 tops

Reply #26

ryanm — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 18:02:53 GMT

$36 million is pocket change!!? Yeah, maybe to some greedy CEO's who get severance pay equal to that of the average Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot but still can't retire because they develop lifestyles where they can't live off that much money their whole lives while the rest of us will never see that much money in our whole lives

Reply #25

bellyache — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:51:27 GMT

I think 36 million is more then pocket change to most, I wouldn't want a 100 winners for a 3 million jackpot. No one would be able to retire off of that.

Reply #24

scorpio — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:43:56 GMT

36 mil,just pocket change to some,personally i wished the lottery would let 100 winners for 3 million each,then we'd have a CHANCE

Reply #23

Raven62 — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 15:22:16 GMT

Over the years every Lottery State has added more Games and/or Drawings to their lineup.The end result is a Nation of Gamblers.

Reply #22

CASH Only — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:58:48 GMT

Why is/are the MO winner(s) stalling? The 60-day deadline to choose cash will come and go before we know it.

Reply #21

justxploring — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:54:46 GMT

Hmm - just typed a post and it disappeared! Well, what I wrote was that I doubt if the games are rigged, but I don't like the way they're always changing. A few years ago, when FL increased the numbers to 53, I felt cheated, as if all my previous plays were wiped out, since the odds were increased dramatically. Then they started to have 2 draws each week, which forces someone who plays the same numbers to spend more. Although the odds are astronomical, someone who bets every Sat certainly wouldn... [ More ]

Reply #20

four4me — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 02:04:16 GMT

Oh I'm sure that it bummed out a whole group of people especially the old timers. When I heard about it I thought well what's the use in playing. Just because they got caught that time who knows how many times they actually got away with it.Hence after that happened the various lotteries implement different control measures to prevent it from happening again. Now the security measures are somewhat standardized.As for being ripped off.... the lottery is a money making machine that's why they have... [ More ]

Reply #19

sirbrad — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:58:03 GMT

I guess I just still have demented thoughts after those few insiders rigged the daily number in my state many years ago. Although I agree things have gotten much more 'secure' since then. You are right though, why would they try and rip us off? The IRS will do that.

Reply #18

four4me — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:55:03 GMT

I'm not being sarcastic I'm being realistic. Integrity of the game sounds like a conspiracy to me now that would be sarcastic.(I have voiced my opinion on this many times I have no doubt they are legit. I don't think any group or individual would be stupid enough to try and rig either on of these games). (one main reason is individuals whom work for the games and their family are not allowed to participate in the drawing cant claim a winning ticket). prohibited from playing. The security in forc... [ More ]

Reply #17

ryanm — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:42:05 GMT

Even the last four MM jackpots won before the new matrix were the result of at least 11 rolls.

Reply #16

four4me — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:40:45 GMT

Hey your right since the new matrix. However last November it was hit quite often and you voiced your opinion about how many times it was hit in such a short time frame.When I say it can be hit on any draw what's so hard to understand about that.

Reply #15

ryanm — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:41:52 GMT

Every Mega Millions jackpot this year has gone 11 or more times without being hit.

Reply #14

sirbrad — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:16:47 GMT

I just hope I win before they decide to add more balls and make it even more impossible. I really don't want to buy another 6 pack of ping-pong balls. With all the various frequencies of the hits, it makes you wonder just how accurate the odds are. Personally I have little faith in their odds analogy. It could be a lot better than that, or a lot worse.

Reply #13

sirbrad — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:12:40 GMT

Apparently some here have difficulty defining sarcasm. Nonetheless, I am still skeptical about the lottery, although not a real lot. As long as I am not there at the headquarters, there will always be at least some skepticism. You just never know what could be going on between the scenes. Course if I win, well then that is a different story...

Reply #12

four4me — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:04:12 GMT

Well, yes and no it's what they hoped for. But the lottery officials got all panic stricken when a few people won consecutive pots in a short period of time. A lot of the possible winning tickets probably were generated when the big pots were running and people bought extended plays. Like I do when I travel to DC to play the big pots I usually get as many advance tickets that I can afford so I don't have to travel there for each draw. So sales fell of and they must have been brainstorming really... [ More ]

Reply #11

bellyache — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:53:28 GMT

The lottery doesn't get to decide who or when somebody wins. They have no control over that.

Reply #10

bellyache — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:51:52 GMT

True. I think he has made it worse by going to the press, but not validating his ticket. He should of held off on the press until he validated the ticket and then stayed quiet.

Reply #9

CASH Only — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:38:07 GMT

Missouri (where the $36 million ticket was sold) is unusual for MUSL in that a winner from there has 60 days from the DRAWING (instead of from when the ticket is claimed) in which to choose cash or annuity.

Reply #8

Just6ntlc — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:13:03 GMT

I think the $340 million will claim the ticket first. The $36 million will take its time to cash it in.

Reply #7

four4me — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:01:51 GMT

Na this is big news now the cat is out of the bag by telling people he won put the media all over this. And the mere fact it was the largest powerball pot since Ol Jack won made whomever won a media scape goat.

Reply #6

sirbrad — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:56:17 GMT

Well that was the whole point of them increasing the odds wasn't it? For more roll overs, and more sales. Personally I would not mind winning a smaller jackpot after the hype of the $360 million one. As long as that ticket remains unclaimed, no one is going to give a crap about my measly $36 million.

Reply #5

four4me — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:48:51 GMT

The lottery didn't let anybody win. Whomever the person/persons who won just happened to have the winning numbers. Which can happen for any powerball draw at anytime the fact that there are tremendous odds doesn't mean small jackpots won't be won? Every jackpot isn't going to go 12 or more times without being hit.

Reply #4

sirbrad — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:34:45 GMT

Maybe the lottery decided to let one quick winner sneak in before the next huge jackpot, thus proving the validity of the game...

Reply #3

ryanm — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:34:01 GMT

What a lucky $36 million winner, with the press still being on the $340 million win

Reply #2

bellyache — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:08:08 GMT

Who knows. Maybe Mr. West is waiting till the press dies down a bit.

Reply #1

sirbrad — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:01:39 GMT

$36 million winner of course. Who knows, maybe since it is so small it will go unclaimed.

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