IS it possible to buy all combinations of Powerball / MegaMillions ?

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Littleoldlady — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:34:29 GMT

Yeah you buy them all only if you are Bill Gates or Oprah.

It is just best to make you some regular plays and play them ALL of the time.

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Coin Toss — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:38:11 GMT

Marleyone

Look on the back of a playslip for either game....the posted odds againt winning are the actual number of combinatins possible, for Powerball it's over 140,000,000 to one and for Mega Millions it's over 176,000,000 to one.

Anyone with deep enough pockets to play like that would never play like that. That's why it's never been done.

And don't forget, you can never assume a solo hit (one winner). Let's say therre was a game where the odds were 10,000 to one and the hjackpot... [ More ]

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Todd — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:42:57 GMT

There have been some interesting discussions on this topic in the past. Try using the Search page (Forums menu) and broaden the search range to include all history.

It is legal to buy all numbers, but with over 176 million combinations it is practically impossible to do it. Even with a few lottery machines running day and night, I don't think they could pump out that many tickets. (And I'm not sure the lottery and/or the store would want someone dominating their machines every moment.... [ More ]

IS it possible to buy all combinations of Powerball / MegaMillions ?

marleyone — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:03:50 GMT

I mean how much does it cost to buy every combination ?

Would Powerball / megamillions legally permit you to do so ?

How come any of you haven't done this yet