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This has evolved into a pretty good thread. I'm surprised that nobody bothered to rate it before now, so I just rated it as Excellent - 5 stars. Nothing changes the odds of hitting a jackpot, but my own experience has shown me that employing some systematic methods can result in cashing more and bigger tickets for the secondary prizes. As for the debate about whether or not the odds of a given combination being drawn again remain the same once they've been drawn, the answer is.... Yes,
Oct 29, 2006, 11:42 am - ayenowitall - Jackpot Games Forum

Protecting your numbersReply
I think that perhaps the concept you should consider is, first, OTHERS WILL MOST DEFINITELY select the same set of numbers as you. Does not matter if you share what you select or NOT. If a random group of people is selected and asked to just pick 5 numbers between 1 and 39, you will have several that will either be the same or pretty close, depending upon just how large a group of folks you involve. So, how do you protect your win. You don't. Instead, you enhance it. If you truly have faith i
Jun 13, 2006, 4:17 pm - SirMetro - Jackpot Games Forum

Payments are not that bad.Reply
Taken from the Powerball FAQ page: _____________________________________________________________________________________ WHY HAS THE CASH JACKPOT GONE DOWN? Actually, it is the annuity jackpot that has gone UP. Most people assume that we start with the annuity, but we actually start with the cash jackpot. In the Powerball game, thirty cents of every dollar sold goes into the cash jackpot pool. The difference between the cash jackpot and the annuity jackpot depends on how much we can make
Feb 21, 2006, 10:31 pm - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum