Powerplay, Yay or Nay

Reply #9

cinobyte — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:13:37 GMT

I never power play because I personally like getting more draws. I just feel like it betters my odds.... As for what to lose 100 bucks LOL

Reply #8

rburton — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:34:08 GMT

Thanks for all the replies. I am going to go all out and play 50 tix w/ PP. What do I have to lose, lol

Reply #7

JimmySand9 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:30:36 GMT

Definate yes. You're likely to win 5,561,013 smaller prizes in Powerball before you won the jackpot. So why not multiply them

Reply #6

gwc2005 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:35:25 GMT

Normally I do not add PP, but for this upcoming jackpot I think I will experiment and give it a go.

Reply #5

Pinkpansies — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:18:24 GMT

I don't use powerplay. I'm shooting for the jackpot, if I get a lesser prize great, but I'd rather have two chances at the jackpot vs. one. The states love powerplay because I believe that they get to pocket the full amount in their pocket, meaning the powerplay amount doesn't go towards the jackpot at all and they don't have to give any of it to MUSL, thus they make more profit. I'm not 100% sure if that's the case and if I'm wrong then someone feel free to let me know, but I think that's the c... [ More ]

Reply #4

KY Floyd — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:54:25 GMT

It's mostly personal preference. By spending twice as much on powerplay you increase the value of the prize (except the jackpot, of course), but you don't increase your chances of winning one of the prizes.

If the powerplay turns out to be 2 you'd clearly be better off using the extra $1 to play the same 5 numbers with a different power ball. If you win a prize other than the jackpot you double the amount you win by winning on both tickets, plus the extra ticket gives you twice the chance of... [ More ]

Reply #3

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:47:22 GMT

I used to be in the group, that thought it was pointless to pay extra for powerplay, but then one time I bought a Powerball ticket and pp'd it and won a good amount. So now, I like to powerplay my tickets. However, there are times I still just buy them without pp, but that is not very often.

There are times that I think it is worth it. Like when I win a small amount , but sometimes I think the extra dollar could have been used to play another line.

Reply #2

rburton — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:33:53 GMT

True, but what are your chances of hitting those 5 numbers. Chance-wise, isnt it better to spend the extra dollar on another PB ticket

Reply #1

Miss G — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:20:23 GMT

Yes it is worth it. If you won $200,000 and the multiplier was 5 then you would have won $1M. I would say that was worth it.

Powerplay, Yay or Nay

rburton — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:58:36 GMT

Is the powerplay option worth it? Would it not make more sense to spend the dollar on another chance for the jackpot? Do you use powerplay