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• bellyache

  

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  I think the jackpot will be won on Wednesday...and in Idaho. =)
• Just6ntlc

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  My vote is for yes. I think PB will roll and go over $100 million on the next drawing. Then on Saturday one PB jackpot winner will be hit. I would be surprised if PB hits a new North American jackpot record in this current run.
• ryanm

  

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  If it does not, it's my fault :-) .  I realistically voted yes.  Mega Millions did four times in a row when that game had 11 million less combinations than Powerball currently has.
• delS

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  I think it will be hit around $120,000,000 and by someone in Maryland - ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• weshar75

  

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  I have the winner in my lottery plastic pouch on the top of the entertainment center waiting for thursday to cash it in.
• DoctorEw220

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by delS on December 6, 2005

  I think it will be hit around $120,000,000 and by someone in Maryland - ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Which state you gonna buy that ticket in?
  

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• sirbrad

  

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  I believe PA will have one lucky winner who decided to play on a whim this time.
• ryanm

  

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  lol.  It could be someone who crossed the border from Maryland!!
• fxsterling

  

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  jan 11 2006 big vary big 20 th draw
• ryanm

  

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  UGH!!  Considering the numbers that were picked, I highly doubt there was a jackpot winner tonight!!

  I did not match a single number.
• TheGameGrl

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by delS on December 6, 2005

  I think it will be hit around $120,000,000 and by someone in Maryland - ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Now Now there DelS, ya know its this Northern gal from across the Mason Dixie Line thats going to win it, but I will be dern sure to use your well thought out financial plan :)

  PS; I saw that the MD Lotto hasnt hit yet, so I may be down that way to get a few tickets!

  Count your smiles.
• ryanm

  

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   Yep, Powerball made it to $100 million.  This is the first time since July-August 2003 that it took only ten rolls to make it there!!

    Mega Millions needs only nine rolls to make it to $100 million.
• Iesha Kelly

  

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  it's the christmas season.  the jackpot will keep climbing until the saturday Dec. 24th drawing.  Then it will be won between then and the wednesday Jan 4th drawing.  and then a new jackpot will start to grow.

   

  it's always like this.  no one's gonna win until they can come up with a heartwarning awwww christmas press release to get more people to enter, buy tickets as gifts, dream a little dream, whatever.  same as every year.
• ryanm

  

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    Last year the PB jackpot was hit the day before Christmas and it was only $30 million (as a matter of fact that was split by three players), and that began a lucky string of eight jackpots hit under $50 million, which drove PB to the current 5/55 + 1/42 matrix.  With exception of that, every PB jackpot since 2002 (when PB went 5/53 + 1/42) has been at or above $100 million at Christmas time.
• Prob988

  

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  There is roughly a 52% chance, if one uses the data from the recent $340M jackpot run, that the jackpot will rollover 3 more times and approach approximately $170 million.  There is roughly an 8% chance, if sales closely track that run all the way through, of matching the $340M jackpot (which would, should it occur, probably actually be a $360M jackpot since the cap will kick in later) .  There is a 2 to 3% chance of exceeding that jackpot.

  These are the rough mathematical approximations of the situation.