Powerball Expansion.

Reply #43

CASH Only — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:02:43 GMT

9/11 changed many peoples' minds.

Reply #42

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:16:17 GMT

9/11 is a very big example of uncertainty,you never even know if the world will be here next year,so lump sum absolutely....

Reply #41

ryanm — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 06:46:31 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on February 3, 2005House or not, everybody should take lump sum. I agree. I used to think annuity was better, but I guess the uncertainty of future payments is a big minus. I would purchase my own annuity and could just call the cash back at any time.

Reply #40

JimmySand9 — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 04:20:17 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on March 4, 2005 lol,what would you do cash only if those lottery officials smiled when you turned in your winning ticket and said...... sir,we only offer annuity at this time If I know CO, he would probably rather have nothing. I'll take any money, but diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

Reply #39

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 03:42:50 GMT

lol,what would you do cash only if those lottery officials smiled when you turned in your winning ticket and said...... sir,we only offer annuity at this time

Reply #38

CASH Only — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:29:19 GMT

Reply #37

CASH Only — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 15:59:19 GMT

It's my money and I want the LUMP SUM.

Reply #36

Annual Payments — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:26:33 GMT

If u take a 1 billion annuity, u can still have enough money to do what you want. for 30 years, that's 33m a year minus taxes. that should be about 21 ,22 million a year. That's a lot. I'd definately take that. then in 30 years i'll have over 600 million versus your about 300 million. =)it's still your money whether it's an annuity or not.

Reply #35

CASH Only — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:24:57 GMT

House or not, everybody should take lump sum.

Reply #34

dvdiva — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 07:22:56 GMT

I'd take the cash mainly because I don't have a house. I would much rather have the house in a trust to protect it from lawsuits than to have a mortgage against winnings. Mind you a big annuity is much better than what I have now but I'd much rather have the cash to make my own annuity rather than leave it up to the state.

Reply #33

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 04:33:33 GMT

it depends on how big an annuity period it is. the longer the annuity, the more likely that i would take the cash option. powerball is at a 30 year annuity at the moment, but now that 40 year anuities are starting to pop up, and that people are living longer, could mean a change in the annuity period again. i remember back when anuities were a mere 20 years. now look at them.

Reply #32

CASH Only — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 23:05:45 GMT

I feel the same way.

Reply #31

dvdiva — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:07:03 GMT

Actually irregardless of how big the jackpot I'd choose cash. It's my money and I would like to decide what to do with it not an annuity firm or a state.

Reply #30

Annual Payments — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 04:24:51 GMT

Cash only, you'd have to make an exception for a $1b jackpot.I can't imagine a lottery jackpot getting that big. Whoever won that whether they chose annual payments of lump sum would be worth considerably more than most celebrities.

Reply #29

CASH Only — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:14:07 GMT

No, I'm opting for the lump sum.

Reply #28

Annual Payments — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:34:20 GMT

If Powerball expanded to have $1 billion dollar jackpot with $550m cash option, you guys absolutely must take the annuity.

Reply #27

Annual Payments — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:33:20 GMT

Maybe we should all get together and form our own game with $500 and $600m jackpots...maybe even $1 billion.

Reply #26

undress — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:42:22 GMT

Haven't heard that either

Reply #25

CASH Only — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:50:20 GMT

I also heard of Australia joining, although they have their own version, in which you need three numbers (3+0 or 2+1) to win.

Reply #24

CASH Only — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:03:14 GMT

Mexico has a large population however.

Reply #23

CASH Only — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:08:46 GMT

True.

Reply #22

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 05:49:37 GMT

i think that the currency exchange and the language barriers may be a problem.

Reply #21

CASH Only — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:11:04 GMT

I did read about that possibility.

Reply #20

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 06:32:21 GMT

i never heard anything about that. i doubt it though.

Reply #19

CASH Only — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:25:58 GMT

Wasn't Powerball to expand into Mexico

Reply #18

CASH Only — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:39:35 GMT

I don't think NY by itself could come up with a game with 12 prize levels.

Reply #17

Todd — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:30:13 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on December 18, 2004I think the UK has a slightly different percentage into the jackpot because of the currency difference.It's great that Euro Millions has 11 lower-tier prizes - what an awesome game.

Reply #16

JimmySand9 — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:08:29 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by DoctorEw220 on November 4, 2004 that's the fundamental problem with that game. residents from englend should just cross the channel and go to france so they have a chance at winning a bigger prize with the same odds.Unless you're 16 or 17. In France it's 18, but in the UK it's 16 (maybe the lowest in the world). Interesting fact, the drinking age is the exact opposite. In the UK it's 18, and in France it's 16.

Reply #15

JMorenoMars — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:29:43 GMT

The slogan for Powerball says it all... It's America's Game

Reply #14

CASH Only — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:03:17 GMT

I think the UK has a slightly different percentage into the jackpot because of the currency difference.

Reply #13

Todd — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:28:54 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on November 2, 2004AFAIK Euro Millions is pari-mutuel, with the UK having different lower tier prizes than the other countries.All Euro Millions countries have the same lower-tier prize structure, but the actual prize amounts are based on sales and number of winners within each country.

Reply #12

CASH Only — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:58:27 GMT

I guess for now we'll take Oklahoma.

Reply #11

CASH Only — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:55:33 GMT

EW:Good question, althogh we really don't have to worry about it.

Reply #10

DoctorEw220 — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:23:15 GMT

that's the fundamental problem with that game. residents from englend should just cross the channel and go to france so they have a chance at winning a bigger prize with the same odds. also, how does that work then? are all nations given an equal amount of the prize pool, and they divide that up by each winner from their country

Reply #9

CASH Only — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 21:49:01 GMT

AFAIK Euro Millions is pari-mutuel, with the UK having different lower tier prizes than the other countries.

Reply #8

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 03:38:34 GMT

i doubt it. oregon has a multiplier option and their prizes are pari-mutuel.

Reply #7

ryanm — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:24:45 GMT

If they made all prizes pari-mutuel, they would probably get rid of the PowerPlay option too.

Reply #6

twisted — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 22:09:32 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on October 19, 2004PB would have to become pari-mutuel due to the different currencies, like EuroMillions.why would they have to make it pari-mutuel? Prizes from the second tier down are paid by the state. So if there were different countries in Powerball (or whatever game) the prizes from the second tier down would have to be paid for by the country or state where the winner was, and there would'nt be any currency problems. The only money that goes out of... [ More ]

Reply #5

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 04:05:02 GMT

i think the MUSL wouldn't mind making it pari-mutual.

Reply #4

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 03:35:33 GMT

anything is possible

Reply #3

CASH Only — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:45:12 GMT

PB would have to become pari-mutuel due to the different currencies, like EuroMillions.

Reply #2

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:32:53 GMT

do residents of the USVI speak english

Reply #1

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:30:02 GMT

i could very well see it expanding to canada in the next couple years and that would mean changing the matrix and it could end up being the first game to have a billion dollar jackpot if the jackpot kept building long enough,i could never see it in mexico due to language barriers.........

Powerball Expansion.

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:12:29 GMT

Here's a good question. Since Powerball will run out of lotteries in the US to expand to, do you see Powerball expanding to Canada or another American territory in the future? Please state your reasoning for your vote.