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$1.23 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingReply
My pool did not win with the number 23. But the good news is we get to try again. I like this pool. I paid only once to join and have been involved in several Mega Millions and Powerball draws. Both games have surpassed the $1 billion mark.
Apr 4, 2024, 2:42 pm - winoneday - Lottery News

Three Calgary friends claim $50M lottery prize after 17 years playing togetherReply
I ran a pool at a former workplace as well. I collected every 2 weeks on payday and bought a mix of Powerball, Louisiana Lotto, and MegaMillions tickets. Winnings were put back in for more tickets. We never had a big win, but we had some smaller wins that gave us enough incentive to keep playing. My manager and 2 of the supervisors were in the pool I was running. One retired and kept up with it for a while, but then dropped out. Considering the way our director treated us, we would have had
Feb 27, 2024, 11:00 pm - PrisonerSix - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot to move to daily drawingsReply
Most cash 5's are a dollar a play. Rhode Island adds the whole amount wagered back into the pool. This backwoods state takes in 20k and only bumps it up 10k every day. The game only has value when it reaches the 150k level.
Apr 13, 2024, 8:32 am - billybucks - Lottery News

Accusations of "disturbing" new claims procedures after Allwyn sends investigator to winner's homeReply
The nice thing about US lottery is that each state lottery office employs a security personnel; they are former police detective who only purpose is to investigate big wins. Case and point, when my lottery pool won $4000 on a scratcher, they asked us about the purchase and time of day when we claimed it. They already knew pertinent details they were just verifying it was us.
Mar 11, 2024, 5:56 pm - flygowrl - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.11 billion in combined lottery jackpotsReply
I will challenge you with the fact that Mega Millions tickets cost 2.00 now for starters. So now in your alleged pool if everyone puts in a dollar which is possible. You only get half as many tickets.
Mar 6, 2024, 9:41 am - billybucks - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.11 billion in combined lottery jackpotsReply
No, buying 2 tickets instead of 1 does not double your chances of winning. Nor does playing in a pool when you would have to split the million 59 ways is not better than playing a state game by yourself with half the numbers. Don't be embarrassed about being mathematically challenged.
Mar 6, 2024, 12:43 am - billybucks - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.11 billion in combined lottery jackpotsReply
A lottery pool does not greatly increase your chances of winning when there are over 300 million combinations and adding 59 more to your few plays doesn't even register a .000001% increased percentage of winning it. Many accurately say they would be happy with 1 or 2 million with that 2nd prize. So why not play lotteries with more than half the matrix with jackpots in that range.
Mar 5, 2024, 10:35 am - billybucks - Lottery News

30 Kentucky middle school employees win $1M Powerball prize, hid lottery ticket in math textbookReply
* Sure it's something, but when was the last time a pool won the PB or MM? Not taking anything away from these folks, but sharing with 30 players? I will pass, as is my right!
Feb 5, 2024, 4:17 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News

30 Kentucky middle school employees win $1M Powerball prize, hid lottery ticket in math textbookReply
I totally agree with you. But on the math side, if they contribute $2 each per drawing. That's 30 tickets a drawing and 90 tickets a week. If you played $180 every week as an individual, that's $9360 every year on PB. Not sure if they also play MM. So that's where the pool comes handy. I know it's not a life changing win for them, but it's definitely something. One can clear off their car loan, or some other bills with 24K. Having said that, I don't think I would want
Feb 5, 2024, 3:32 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $25.5 million mansion nearly crushed by landslideReply
Need I say it? This is why you rent everything that doesn't make you money. The yacht sinks, the plane crashes, kid wrecks the car, girlfriend runs off with the pool cleaner, house slides down the hill, good thing they were rentals ;-) BobP
Apr 9, 2024, 2:47 pm - BobP - Lottery News