Powerball won in Oregon.

Reply #11

sirbrad — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:29 GMT

Funny thing is my friend just said Oregon again! Perhaps because Oregon got a lot of attetion when the West family won the record jackpot, so it is remembered more so. As far as PA winning it, I really don't pay attention unless it is my ticket. Unless it is me, I refuse to acknowledge that PA even won. lol.

Reply #10

KY Floyd — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:43:26 GMT

Here' a really simple idea. Imagine your state has sold 10 winners in a row, and the adjoining state that's just 100 yards away hasn't sold a winner in 5 years. Because the odds of your state selling 11 winners in a row are staggering you walk down the road and buy a ticket in the other state. I buy a ticket in your state, and because I'm a really mean bastard I play the same numbers as you. Did I somehow decrease your chances of winning?

Obviously a state that sells more tickets has a bet... [ More ]

Reply #9

guesser — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:28:10 GMT

How silly of me to try and explain the odds of consecutive winners coming from a sparsely populated state as opposed to a heavily populated state. PA has how many people, and last had a winner when ?

What state do you think has better odds of having, say, 4 winners in a row ? A state with 20 million people playing the lottery, or a state with 1.7 million people playing the lottery ?

I fully believe things go in cycles, the problem is there are MANY cycles to choose from, and that's why... [ More ]

Reply #8

KY Floyd — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:59:16 GMT

For various reasons our memories can be very selective. Oregon had the PB record for about a year, and the big jackpots are easier to remember since there aren't as many of them. Pennsylvania has a population of about 12.5 million. The only other PB states with even half as many people are Indiana and North Carolina, and the latter has only been a PB state for a short time. If Pennsylvania didn't have a lot of winners it would be unusual (assuming that Pennsylvanians play at the same rate as pe... [ More ]

Reply #7

guesser — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:51:56 GMT

Floyd, I posted the same thing basically awhile back.. someone was talking about Idaho or Wyoming 'always winning, and I discussed the population of the state of Pennsylvania vs. those two states. I THINK PA had 4 winners in one year a few years ago...

Where the winning lottery ticket was bought is as random as picking the numbers themselves - these things all go in cycles, they will rotate after awhile, they always do. Just ask Pennsylvania.

Now, if the last 3-4 winners in a row came... [ More ]

Reply #6

Editgap — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:45:46 GMT

That is the first thing i thought. I just got back from work and checked where the winner was from. I bet if Tennessee wins, nobody will say that.

Reply #5

KY Floyd — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:06:54 GMT

Does 2 in the last 4 years count as many ? Since January 1, 2003 there has been one other winner in Oregon, in October 2005. Since then there have been 3 winners in Missouri (two of them over $100 million cash), and 2 each from Arizona and Iowa ($95 million and a piddling $54 million). Since 1/1/2003 Pennsylvania has the record with 8 winners, half of them for more than $60 million cash.

Reply #4

Geica — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:25:49 GMT

Well the way I see it congats to whoever won and maybe one day it could be you or maybe even me !

Any win of any amount in a lottery is hard to get so it is great to to see someone win

Reply #3

Bryan — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:48:53 GMT

I haven't seen the list for awhile but I know it use to be Indiana was the first and Missouri was second in prizes won from Powerball. Has anyone seen a recent list of how the states rank on top prizes being won. I'd love to see it.

Thanks,

Bryan

Reply #2

guesser — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:38:59 GMT

It's funny how everyone says that about a state: I've heard it with Arizona, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin lately.

Reply #1

grengrad — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:05:50 GMT

Congrats to them. I guess this means I have to go back to work on Monday.

Powerball won in Oregon.

sirbrad — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:11:58 GMT

Another one in Oregon. Seems like many of the big jackpots are being won there. What crap.