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• camden2004

  

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  Mar 15, 2005, 1:32 am

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  I took a family vacation trip and just picked up a few tickets up there and I notice that I win more out of state than at my home state.

  So one day I decided to take a trip there again just to buy tickets.

  Im from Minnesota and the trip I took was in South Carolina

  I know thats WAY far out but I won $2,500 so I had to drive back there to claim my money.

  If I would have won $100 and under I would have saved the ticket for the next trip.

  One day it might come true.
• four4me

  

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  You didn't have to drive back there you could have done it through he mail.
• camden2004

  

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  Mar 15, 2005, 11:47 am

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  Quote: Originally posted by four4me on March 15, 2005
  

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  You didn't have to drive back there you could have done it through he mail.
  

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  LOL, I was just told that a couple of days ago :)

  Thanks though
  

  One day it might come true.
• weshar75

  

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  I would only travel to next state if the jackpot was a record for mega millions other wise I would continue to buy local.
• Litebets27

  

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  I take a trip to Delaware when the Powerball jackpot is over 100,000,00. Therefore, I haven't been there lately
• Blackie

  

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   I would only go to the local lottery retailer. I know alot of people in different states so if it came down to it , I would ask them to purchace a ticket or two. Good to know people in other states.  

   

   Good Luck,

  Blackie.                           
• Litebets27

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Litebets27 on March 15, 2005
  

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  I take a trip to Delaware when the Powerball jackpot is over 100,000,00. Therefore, I haven't been there lately
  

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  I meant 100,000,000.00

  litebets
  
• ineed9million

  

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  I live in PA..sometimes its tempting to want to drive to new jersey to buy a megamillions ticket...but i haven't done so yet...
• RJOh

  

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  I have driven 110 miles to the Indiana boarder to pick up PowerBall tickets when the jackpot was $100M+.  I alway justified the trip by cashing in $10-$15 worth of tickets from the last time I played but the jackpot has not gotten that high for a while and when it does, the tickets I have now may be too old to cash in, so I may have made my last trip.  Beside MegaMillion, sold locally, is satisfying my need to play.  I concluded I won money when I played PB because I bought more tickets to make it worth the trip.

  RJOh

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 

         
  
• dvdiva

  

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  Oregon is a 120 mile one way trip so it would have to be a large jackpot before I'd go. Or I would have to do some major shopping since there's no sales tax in Oregon.
• camden2004

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by dvdiva on March 15, 2005
  

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  Oregon is a 120 mile one way trip so it would have to be a large jackpot before I'd go. Or I would have to do some major shopping since there's no sales tax in Oregon.
  

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  I should go to Oregon

  One day it might come true.