Boy, talk about disappointment!

Reply #6

CARBOB — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:20:49 GMT

That's all you need to chase, the 5 white balls!! If I were lucky enough to hit the 5+1, fantastic, but I only chase the 5 with an extra dollar.

Reply #5

justxploring — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:42:44 GMT

chase small prize winnings

I don't consider a million dollars to be a small chunk of change. When I looked at the results and noticed 3 people in FL hit the 5 white balls, I wondered how much happier the players who picked PP felt. $1 = $200,000 and $2 = $1,000,000 Yes, it would be great to win $200,000 but after taxes it wouldn't be life changing. For me, if I ended up with $700,000 after taxes, I would have enough to live on until I die.

Reply #4

Kaptainess — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:34:12 GMT

Felt lucky yesterday, knew the number 507 was coming - KNEW IT! But someone that has very bad Chi wanted to play the same number. It didn't show. A repeat came. That is the 2nd time this has happened with the same person, they bet on my number and a repeat shows. Mmmm....

Reply #3

SpanaUnlimited — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:46:39 GMT

I never play the Powerplay or Sizzler option. I figure why throw away an extra dollar on something that maxed out. If you win the jackpot.....the powerplay option is irrelevant. The jackpot doesn't get multiplied by 5. It only is beneficial if in Powerball if you hit 5 WB's., and in that case you get 1 million if you played the Powerplay option. If you don't hit all 5 WB's....then the Powerplay option benefit varies from drawing to drawing.

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Reply #2

justxploring — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:16:02 GMT

I have a question. I rarely get 5 plays printed on one ticket, so this is very noticeable to me. Here are the PB numbers for each column

A - 01

B - 04

C - 06

D - 10

E - 15

Is this just a big coincidence or has anyone else seen chronological PB numbers on a ticket

Reply #1

diamondpalace — Sun, 24 May 2009 06:58:25 GMT

Did you just called me a punk? LOL

For jackpot games, I simply play it for fun with no worries if I win or not (even in small prizes). Mean while, I work on ways to get small prize, leaving room for jackpot win. When playing any games I try to study its rules, find the best offense and take it strategically. Don't want to throw a buck blindly because even if I won small, it's not epic.

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Boy, talk about disappointment!

justxploring — Sun, 24 May 2009 06:28:56 GMT

Have you ever gone to the store and expected to receive money back for a ticket and was told not a winner? That happened to me the other day, and I really thought I won a free ticket on Fantasy 5 by getting 2 numbers. I asked for my ticket back and checked it later. That's never happened to me before.

Well tonight I played PB, although lately I haven't because I never win anything at all, not even a free ticket. But after I spent my regular $4 on Florida Lotto and $1 on Fantasy 5, I asked for... [ More ]