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• whiteballz

  

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  Lets say Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots were the same amount and you only want to spend $2 on lottery tickets. What would you do?

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• rcbbuckeye

  

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  I actually won back more money on PB last year, but in a case like this (which is unlikely), I would play MM.

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• Teddi

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by whiteballz on Jan 18, 2014

  Lets say Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots were the same amount and you only want to spend $2 on lottery tickets. What would you do?

  Are the cash values the same? If yes, then one PB ticket.

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  If both PB and MM jackpots were equal and you only had $2 for tickets. What would you do?
  
  I would buy 1 quick pick ticket for PB
  
  The odds of hitting the second prize influences my decision above.

  That money's gone fo ever
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• Tatototman65

  

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  While I've boycotted both of these games, to answer the question, I'd buy one PB ticket with my own numbers.
  
  

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• Shelby Mustang

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by whiteballz on Jan 18, 2014

  Lets say Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots were the same amount and you only want to spend $2 on lottery tickets. What would you do?

  Which ever one that had their draw coming up next
• bigbear29

  

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  2 Mega Millions tickets.

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  I chose Other cuz I'd get one MM ticket with the Megaplier.
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  Mega with megaplier for sure.

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• onlymoney

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  Quote: Originally posted by whiteballz on Jan 18, 2014

  Lets say Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots were the same amount and you only want to spend $2 on lottery tickets. What would you do?

  Before or after the inevitable win?
• whiteballz

  

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  Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll. The results of the poll surprises me because more people would buy 2 quick picks for MM then any of the other options. Me personally, I'd rather have one ticket for PB than two tickets for MM if the jackpots were equal.
  
  I think one ticket for a lottery that has a 5/59 + 1/35 matrix would be better than 2 tickets for a lottery that has a 5/75 + 1/15 matrix. I’m wondering, does getting that second ticket increase a person's odds of winning a jackpot by much?

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• sully16

  

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  Megamillions for sure

   
• whiteballz

  

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  Megamillions for sure

  a dollar and a dream.

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