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• Ronnie316

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  I plan on buying 10 lines of PB tomorrow and I'm getting my money worth by taking twice as long to pick my numbers.  I may spend three times my normal time and make it a real bargin. 

  Well now there's a resourceful way to get your moneys worth!!

  I still think you should get $5 million every once in a while for your troubles. lol. lol.
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• Ronnie316

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  Your a real thrifty bargain hunter.

  I like your style! 

               
• Ronnie316

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• RJOh

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by mcginnin56 on Oct 26, 2012

  Your a real thrifty bargain hunter.

  I like your style! 

  I got that idea from those scratch-off tickets. 

  The $1 tickets have one area to scratch-off and it takes about 10 seconds to figure out if you matched three symbols and won something. 

  The $20 tickets have five or more areas to scratch-off and several symbols and a bunch of number to match and it takes about 15 minutes to figure out if you won something.  The prizes are larger but they cost more because it takes more time to figure out you lost.

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

         
  
• smooth11484

  

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• Ronnie316

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• Ronnie316

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• Ronnie316

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Oct 26, 2012

  I got that idea from those scratch-off tickets. 

  The $1 tickets have one area to scratch-off and it takes about 10 seconds to figure out if you matched three symbols and won something. 

  The $20 tickets have five or more areas to scratch-off and several symbols and a bunch of number to match and it takes about 15 minutes to figure out if you won something.  The prizes are larger but they cost more because it takes more time to figure out you lost.

  Smart thinking, and all this time I thought I was getting my monies worth by losing more money 
• weshar75

  

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  Powerball is not changing back to $1 tickets because they are raking it in on this $2 game.  Just on this run alone they have not paid the $2 million and $1 million jackpot lower tier prizes like twice.  It takes less time for the jackpot to get bigger than before and sure they have not hit a record jackpot.  But they have had at least two or three $300 million plus jackpots this year and I don't know about you but I don't have that kind of money laying around the house.  At least powerball has a guarantee rollover amount of $10 million between draws not mega millions what did it rollover to from the starting jackpot $13 million this run and then it hit $21 million.  Now I will give mega millions props when I say that they always have more money for the cash option then powerball does when it does grow.  But I always have to wait for mega millions jackpot to grow to a nice size before I play and I always play powerball every drawing at least my $3 so I can have a chance at the $2 million.  So if you don't like paying $2 or $3 for a lottery ticket than wait for mega millions to grow but I am hoping for my big powerball jackpot to come my way before I take the big dirt nap.-weshar75

  
• savagegoose

  

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  Why have a free raffle for a $5M dollar prize when they could easily sell the chance for a $1?  No body ever made money by giving it away.

  how does publishers clearing house make money?

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• mcginnin56

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  how does publishers clearing house make money?

  When it's all said and done, their prizes are just a fraction of what they advertise.

  Factor in long annuities, much smaller lump sums, and fine print details, that are designed to keep as much of those prizes to themselves.

  Biggest revenue maker for PCH, they sell billions in magazine subscriptions. They also peddle anything and everything from car wax to hair wax.
• billionaire2bee

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  how does publishers clearing house make money?

  Yeah that one girl Natalie Bostleman won like a million dollars....but after taxes and "FEES" she actually took home 250,000...which she used to build a dream house...C'mon that's like 75% not hitting your pocket...The advertised prize is only if you take the annunity...kinda takes the win outta that 10 million superprize......but hey I'll take 2.5 million cash anyday LOL
• RJOh

  

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  how does publishers clearing house make money?

  I'm sure they don't do it by giving away millions of dollars twice a week.  Read the fine print in their advertisements.

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

         
  
• Ronnie316

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  Quote: Originally posted by billionaire2bee on Oct 27, 2012

  Yeah that one girl Natalie Bostleman won like a million dollars....but after taxes and "FEES" she actually took home 250,000...which she used to build a dream house...C'mon that's like 75% not hitting your pocket...The advertised prize is only if you take the annunity...kinda takes the win outta that 10 million superprize......but hey I'll take 2.5 million cash anyday LOL

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