Do you generally play both major jackpots regardless of the amount?

Reply #30

Six balls — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:22:12 GMT

Most weeks I hit both draws for the MM, PB and CA SuperLotto. I might go a little crazy and buy a couple extra tickets for a high JP, but I'll still buy if the pot's just been reset.

Let's say you win the CASL on the first draw after a win. That's an advertised JP of $7mil with a CV around $4mil. Assuming you're a CA resident, there are no state income taxes, so roughly $2.5 mil after the Feds take their 39.5%. No, I wouldn't be able to never work another day in my life. The life ex... [ More ]

Reply #29

ThemBonez — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:25:46 GMT

I usually play both. Less on the Powerball though since the price increase.

Reply #28

PrisonerSix — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:45:53 GMT

For a while, I was only playing MegaMillions since Powerball went up, but I'm playing both again. Want to increase my chances of hitting the big one.

Reply #27

OldSchoolPa — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:42:14 GMT

I play ever single drawing...why I would have allowed my PB/MM subscription to lapse, so I am flying back from Africa just so I can submit a play for each. I also make a quick jaunt down to Ohio to play OHCL whenever I fly into Detroit, especially with the jackpot being so high. So for PB/MM, the jackpot amount does not matter, but it does matter when it comes to the state lotto games. After giving Uncle Obama his cut, I want to be able to put at least $7 million into accounts I control (note th... [ More ]

Reply #26

HoLeeKau — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:54:25 GMT

Yeah if it was just one wonky name, then I could understand them going ahead with it. But all 4? They had to be pretty naive or just plain dumb to not realize something was wrong.

Reply #25

Dollar419 — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:10:12 GMT

100

Reply #24

noise-gate — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:44:56 GMT

Thick skin or not Jon D- it appears that the TV station is being sued because of this lapse in judgment. . The station says they cleared the names with the NTSB before going on the air.If heads are going to roll, it should not be Tori Campbell's.Her superiors gave her the greenlight.Try suing the NTSB- goodluck with that..

My question is this- did not the station pause at some point, look at the names and say This looks all wrong, lets err on the side of caution here folks, leave the names ou... [ More ]

Reply #23

jjtheprince — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:22:09 GMT

I play whatever is largest. Mega Millions jackpots usually suck, I mean who wants to win just $20 and remain middle class? Besides, MM jackpots don't grow because it's too easy for some players to win. I'd much rather play PB and have a shot at becoming somewhat rich.

Reply #22

billionaire2bee — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:54:00 GMT

Yup play both because millions of dollars is millions of dollars....whichever one you win....hey it would certainly be more than anyone here and yourself could ever earn in their lifetime

Reply #21

onlymoney — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 03:42:08 GMT

Yes. With odds like those, to win a JP would require a Miracle or Pure luck . So once a month i buy a PB Tkt.

Reply #20

weshar75 — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 03:33:14 GMT

I like to at least play $2 or $3 on powerball all the time for each drawing and then wait for mega millions to climb to $50 to $60 million before I play my $2 a line ($1 with megaplier on it for $2).-weshar75

Reply #19

RJOh — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 02:00:41 GMT

That was the cause of my confusion. Thanks rdgrnr.

Reply #18

rdgrnr — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 01:38:15 GMT

That was dallascowboyfan, a very nice lady from Oklahoma.

Reply #17

Tatototman65 — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 01:04:08 GMT

Powerball- Don't play since they increased the price

MegaMillions- Don't play since they announced even worse odds coming in October

Reply #16

CowboysFan — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 00:33:40 GMT

I looked on the members list for a similar name to mine but for some reason couldn't find anyone who has posted any comments. I know I have seen someone within the last month post comments with a name similar to mine but am not sure why I can't find them in the members list. Oh well but yeah I've lived in either San Diego, the Bay Area, or the Central Valley my whole life.

Reply #15

CowboysFan — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 00:23:43 GMT

Yeah I've always been from California. There is someone else on LP with a similar name as mine so you might have read one of their posts.

Reply #14

redhot7 — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 00:11:38 GMT

I buy one ticket for every draw.

Reply #13

maringoman — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 21:36:01 GMT

Do you generally play both major jackpots regardless of the amount?

I do! My achievable aim is to hit the second prize with a megaplier/powerplay. The odds of that is 1 in 3,904,701 for MM and 1 in 5,153,623.65 for PB. Not bad. Compare those odds with the odds of hitting the local 6/49; 1 in 13,983,816. == very tough odds.

Reply #12

RJOh — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 20:09:18 GMT

Have you always been from California? I thought I read a post you made sometime back about your state didn't have any local games.

Reply #11

CowboysFan — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 19:58:46 GMT

I buy tickets for the Super Lotto Plus every drawing but usually wait for the PB and MM to get in the $75-100 million range before purchasing tickets.

Reply #10

RJOh — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:30:35 GMT

I sometimes play both top jackpot games in my state however PB and MM can't be them when PB is at $94M, MM is at $20M and our state game Classic Lotto is at $40.2M. I'll be picking up tickets for PB and OCL tonight.

Reply #9

Lucky Loser — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:52:18 GMT

and I just KNOW if I didn't play them they'd come up, so I end up playing one line for PB even when it's at the lowest.

You better believe it! Smart move there.

L.L.

Reply #8

Romancandle — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:40:57 GMT

Good answer to the side question Jon D

Hard to get excited when MM is at 12M... but like L.L. stated... I'll take what I can get and a few million is nothing to sneeze at.

Reply #7

HoLeeKau — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:34:55 GMT

I always have 1 ticket for the big games. I wait for the JPs to grow before I'll buy multiple tickets, tho.

Since the price for PB went up to $2 I'd probably sit it out for a couple draws, except that I have some numbers I've been playing since 1993, and I just KNOW if I didn't play them they'd come up, so I end up playing one line for PB even when it's at the lowest.

Reply #6

Lucky Loser — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:20:10 GMT

Ha ha ha, this is a great question! Search my old thread, How Much Money (To Try) And Win, and you'll see some very interesting comments on this. Buddy, from what I can tell, the minimum amount really isn't enough to win for lots of people...won't fix their problems. For this reason, they like to wait until it's worth their while and waaaaaay up there. Hey, it's prerogotive and I fully respect that...seriously. However, doesn't that somehow shine light on bigger hang-ups...like greed and unappre... [ More ]

Reply #5

Jon D — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:19:39 GMT

Always play both. Larger jackpot amount doesn't increase your chances of winning, it's still slim to none regardless. And any experts who claim some junk about better ROI or Expected Value when PB and MM jackpots are large really don't know what they are talking about.

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Reply #4

Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:05:12 GMT

Reply #3

Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:04:41 GMT

I think Boney plays based on jackpot size

Reply #2

Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:03:53 GMT

I dont play based on jackpot size.

Reply #1

Dollar419 — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:02:46 GMT

Yes, I do because you never know when your chosen numbers will hit and knowing lottery karma, they will on the very day you missed playing them.

Do you generally play both major jackpots regardless of the amount?

noise-gate — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 15:54:57 GMT

Or do you wait for them to reach a certain limit before placing a bet? l will play the PB from the get go, however l wait for MM to reach $30 mil before pitching in- how about you guys?

Side Question: We were having a few cold ones last night and one of the guys asked Why is it that Asian Women do not get Cellulite? - l dont know, do you?

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