If Powerball tickets were free for one day.

Reply #42

mcginnin56 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:34:54 GMT

61 lost their lives, that number may still increase.

Reply #41

billionaire2bee — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:30:04 GMT

A few lost their lives.....damage is amazing in longbranch....heck NJ period.....

Reply #40

mcginnin56 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:23:15 GMT

Just a lot of fuss over nothing.

A few floods, a few gusts..................

Reply #39

Ronnie316 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:27:45 GMT

Did it turn out to be the super storm some people were predicting as hot and cold storms collided

Reply #38

Ronnie316 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:25:50 GMT

Reply #37

Ronnie316 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:24:49 GMT

Prolly the same person who wished for your death..... lol. lol. Its the only locked thread in this forum.

Reply #36

rdgrnr — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:34:05 GMT

Bad idea.

Free tickets would bring out swarms of the kind of people I can't stand.

Cheapskates.

Reply #35

mcginnin56 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:31:08 GMT

Lots of evacuation in Jersey, wonder if most people complied

Reply #34

haymaker — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:58:38 GMT

most things are done, but you can still see damage in places where it did'nt need to be fixed right away.

Reply #33

haymaker — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:50:01 GMT

Yea, you got a good memory, don't understand why someone would do that to someone they never met.

he's prolly now laughing at how jersey is gonna get wacked by hurricane sandy, not likley to effect his area (MA.)

the club is the place to be !

not sure who wished you bad, have to go back and look for that .

Reply #32

billionaire2bee — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:23:24 GMT

Well trying to keep with the original post ................I'd have to ask...How would the jackpot grow.... wouldn't most just wait til that Tues.? Then where would the money come from for the inital jackpot and would it be starting at 40 million? I mean most would be like why buy and I have the same chances of winning for free

Reply #31

RedStang — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:28:06 GMT

Free tics on Black Friday would probably give PB some additional interest.

Reply #30

mcginnin56 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:20:46 GMT

We might see some heavy gusting, shouldn't receive much rain either.

Didn't realize you still had cleanup from the last storm

Reply #29

Ronnie316 — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:16:29 GMT

Thanks hay,

Was it you who told me that an LP member wished for your death by means of car accident?? I thought about you the other day when a beloved LP member wished for me to be run over by a car... lol. lol. lol.

I made it to the club.........

Reply #28

haymaker — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:10:04 GMT

nice yard

Reply #27

haymaker — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:07:36 GMT

Naw I think you're on the edge of it, looks like the center is coming right through here,

we're not fully cleaned up from that crazy storm we had in the middle of summer.

Reply #26

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:58:50 GMT

If California wins the World Series will it be like stealing another JP

Reply #25

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:16:16 GMT

Ah yes, I'm aware of the unfortunate burden you must bear.

The toil is hard and the road is long my friend.

Remain courageous in the fight.

United we stand.

Reply #24

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:06:42 GMT

That is a majestic view!

Unfortunately I am prohibited from posting a picture, of the breathtaking views from my beautiful estate.

Reply #23

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:57:57 GMT

This is what it looks like outside my balcony right now.............

Reply #22

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:51:29 GMT

I have seen some flash flood where everyone goes outside and watches cars get stuck........

Reply #21

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:49:56 GMT

Yeah, I know. The worst thing Ive seen in 30 years is some dead bushes that got frost bite at 30 degrees.

Reply #20

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:45:18 GMT

My sincere condolences........

Reply #19

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:42:26 GMT

Our late summer monsoon season is over for the year. We have a 72 degree guarantee for the rest of the year, with a margin of error of 5 degrees in either direction. And ZERO chance of rain.......

Reply #18

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:36:46 GMT

We have a sweet gal named Sandy paying us a visit up here soon.

Have any nice gals in AZ visiting you anytime soon.

Reply #17

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:32:02 GMT

Ok, well just give me the free tickets. Make mine QPs......

Reply #16

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:30:56 GMT

OOpsadaisy

Reply #15

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:28:28 GMT

Too much work for me, if I hold it outside my window, you can probably make out those tracking numbers at the top of the ticket.

Let me know once you see them, my hand is already getting tired and cold.

Reply #14

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:27:07 GMT

OOpsadaisy....... I never even looked at the topic........ lol. lol. lol.........

Reply #13

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:24:40 GMT

Heres the tracking numbers on my tickey, now show me yours.....

Reply #12

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:22:36 GMT

I question the relevance of some of your comments.

Reply #11

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:17:51 GMT

Free tickets would be just as worthless as the ones we pay for.......... Who had this sucky idea??

Each ticket sold MUST be numbered and tracked......

A ticket of 5 lines or more is IN the running for a mini JP each drawing......

Reply #10

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:12:57 GMT

I guess free , is a bad thing when it comes to giving away lottery tickets.

Maybe to compensate for this, every 10,000th player could be charged double for their tickets.

Reply #9

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:08:15 GMT

Perhaps one 5 Grandmother would do....

Reply #8

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:04:41 GMT

I believe five is the limit, are you sure you wouldn't want to take three additional Grandmothers.

Reply #7

Coin Toss — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:04:02 GMT

Yeah, that's true. Illinois has had a buy 5 get 1 free promo, and Florida had a free ticket with a 'grouper' purchase, but those are a universe away from a no buy-in whatsoever.

Reply #6

janem — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:03:32 GMT

I agree. It is a bad idea for all the above reasons and I'm sure there would be other problems caused by a free ticket give away as well. Now giving away a free ticket for every three purchased (up to a limit of five free tickets) might be the way to go.

I hadn't heard that California was getting PB until I read it here. Is it definite or a they still in negotiations about it

Reply #5

Ronnie316 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:01:40 GMT

I will take two Grandmothers, please.....

Reply #4

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:56:33 GMT

Actually there have been several players who used a free promo ticket to win a major prize, including a jackpot.

They first had to buy one or more tickets beforehand, to receive the free promo ticket.

Reply #3

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:48:36 GMT

There is no way to enforce the 5 line limit, you could simply go to the rear of the line to receive another 5 lines, or go to another store.

Perhaps a more affective promotion would be randomly drawn paid losing tickets.

The whoring of the grandmothers sounds rather intriguing however.

Reply #2

LottoBoner — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:42:56 GMT

It would be Chaos.

Mothers would be trampling children.

Grandmothers would be whoring themselves for extra tickets.

Men would be stabbing eachother in the back. (and front) to get to the front of the line.

We would have to call in the National Guard and have those lottery maniacs put into FEMA concentration camps.

There is also no way to enforce the 5 line limit.

Reply #1

Coin Toss — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:41:15 GMT

I'm not sure about the other options you mentioned, mcginnin56, but I'm sure it sould results in brawls right here on LP.

Consider the animosity towards California and NY jackpot winners now, just think if someone won a JP on a free ticket!

That dirty rotten cheapskate bast****, I've been playing for _ _ years and they waltz in on a Tuesday and get a free ticket that wins! !@# $%^ * *()!@#

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If Powerball tickets were free for one day.

mcginnin56 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:27:07 GMT

To jump-start sales and additional interest, what if Powerball offered one day a month of free tickets?

To keep it at an organized chaos, it would be the first Tuesday of every month, between the hours of 6-8:00 PM EST. Limit 5 lines per customer.

Would this be an incentive for people who rarely play PB to play more often?

Would this result in player brawls throughout the country?

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