Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Feb 26, 2012
"Here we go again"
It's a anonymous message board where people can spread any type of BS as fact they like. Not saying that you're spreading BS, but it's obvious this isn't the first time your facts were challenged.
"We need to "define" which "older" Powerball game"
It's not necessary to define anything after you said "Just speaking for myself garyo, I obviously would love to win the elusive jackpot, but I'm also gunning also for that second prize of a cool $1,000,000 As you indicated the odd's have not changed for getting the first 5 white balls. So to kick in an extra buck to get a "guaranteed" $1 Mill. if you score all" because you were obviously talking about the "old PB", the drawing before the ticket price was changed to $2, but didn't know "old Power Play" guaranteed $1 million. The odds did change in 2009, but since you said "have not change" that has to be the "older PB game" you were referring to.
"On January 4, 2009 according to Wikipedia, the Power play was then modified so that anyone spending the extra dollar for the Power play option would automatically receive $1 million for the second tier prize of $200k. So all your graph's indicating a payout of $1 million for anyone who Powerplayed after this date, and hit all five white balls are correct."
The Powerball site says beginning on that date "Match 5 with Power Play always wins $1,000,000 Cash" and ran yearly 10x Power Play promotions beginning in 2006. Anybody could kick in an extra buck to win a cool million for the past 3 years, but that option is gone because you can't no longer buy a $1 PB ticket.
"Because me or any other member of this forum doesn't respond to every single post is no admission or denial of anything."
It looked to me like you were correcting yourself when you posted "Just a correction to my own reply, it is also not an option when you get 5+0 to win $1,000,000 with Powerball. Just the standard $2/ticket." It certainly looks like you knew Power Play guaranteed $1 million before the ticket price was raised to $2 but still went on to say "There was no "GUARANTEE" to get $1 million in the "OLD" Powerball with Powerplay." as if it was fact.
"With the "current" rules and prize structure in place, for kicking in an extra buck I am gunning for that guaranteed $1 million, if I am fortunate enough to hit all five white balls again."
This conversation started when you said "Well I haven't hit the big one yet Cletu$, but I absolutely believe it is going to happen and soon!" and my remarks questioned an "absolute belief", but not spending the extra buck to back it up. Apparently now it's been down graded to "gunning for" just like the rest of us casual players who now must kick in an extra buck because that's the price of a ticket.
"As others said, millions of players (like Brad Duke) probably "absolutely believe" they will win the jackpot too. I don't know if PB had the Power Play option in 2007."
I never pretended I knew when Power Play began or when it was change to "Match 5 with Power Play always wins $1,000,000 Cash" but I knew it existed in 2010 and you did say "There was no "GUARANTEE" to get $1 million in the "OLD" Powerball with Powerplay." I questioned why a "true believer" didn't get multiple tickets or Power Play if it was an option in 2007 (which it was) when $400,000 was the minimum win potential.
I quoted the January, 2007 results from USA Mega which is Lottery Post's sister site. Knowing Todd's accuracy, it probably does say somewhere in the site when Power Play began guaranteeing $1 million, but I didn't see it. I just copied and pasted the results from the first drawing in 2007 and quoted the source.