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rgse90

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Jan 10, 2016, 11:38 am

I think that lottery has now crossed a line that is not only bad but is going to hurt whoever wins this pot. We are treading on waters we never been before and this lottery is going to hurt the person(s) that win it with amounts this high. Their lives are going to be in danger, their families lives are going to be in danger, people are going to think they have rights to that money and it is just very dangerous. I hope that whoever wins it sells it to a conglomerate, like they did in Connecticut, They sold the ticket for a fraction of the money and walked away with a set amount and their anonymity and to this day no one knows who won that jackpot.

In the UK the people protested by not buying tickets when the jackpot got to high last month because they said it was too much money and they would rather have more winners winning less money and os they all protested by not buying tickets. But of cause that will never happen here because we do not fight for principles. I predict nothing but hell for whoever wins this jackpot and I feel for them. I really do.
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Jan 10, 2016, 11:40 am

Quote: Originally posted by rgse90 on Jan 10, 2016
I think that lottery has now crossed a line that is not only bad but is going to hurt whoever wins this pot. We are treading on waters we never been before and this lottery is going to hurt the person(s) that win it with amounts this high. Their lives are going to be in danger, their families lives are going to be in danger, people are going to think they have rights to that money and it is just very dangerous. I hope that whoever wins it sells it to a conglomerate, like they did in Connecticut, They sold the ticket for a fraction of the money and walked away with a set amount and their anonymity and to this day no one knows who won that jackpot.

In the UK the people protested by not buying tickets when the jackpot got to high last month because they said it was too much money and they would rather have more winners winning less money and os they all protested by not buying tickets. But of cause that will never happen here because we do not fight for principles. I predict nothing but hell for whoever wins this jackpot and I feel for them. I really do.

I don't believe any one in the UK voted with their wallets on that one. Especially since the winners can stay anonymous.
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Jan 10, 2016, 11:41 am

I think PB & MM have both gone too far with the ODDS TO WIN the jackpot. Their greed for more money will be their downfall.
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Jan 10, 2016, 11:48 am

Quote: Originally posted by rgse90 on Jan 10, 2016
I think that lottery has now crossed a line that is not only bad but is going to hurt whoever wins this pot. We are treading on waters we never been before and this lottery is going to hurt the person(s) that win it with amounts this high. Their lives are going to be in danger, their families lives are going to be in danger, people are going to think they have rights to that money and it is just very dangerous. I hope that whoever wins it sells it to a conglomerate, like they did in Connecticut, They sold the ticket for a fraction of the money and walked away with a set amount and their anonymity and to this day no one knows who won that jackpot.

In the UK the people protested by not buying tickets when the jackpot got to high last month because they said it was too much money and they would rather have more winners winning less money and os they all protested by not buying tickets. But of cause that will never happen here because we do not fight for principles. I predict nothing but hell for whoever wins this jackpot and I feel for them. I really do.

You forget that PB made the changes because sales were way down because.........someone was winning too often therefore jackpots were not growing high enough.

Geez dude, ya just can't have it both ways. You realize there were 28 second prize winners last night. There goes the sorry argument that there should be multiple winners of a million dollars. Don't you think they're kinda happy? I would be.

If ya don't like the way it's set up, no one is forcing you to drop a measly $2 for a chance at millions, or second prize.

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
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Jan 10, 2016, 11:51 am

Quote: Originally posted by DELotteryPlyr on Jan 10, 2016
I think PB & MM have both gone too far with the ODDS TO WIN the jackpot. Their greed for more money will be their downfall.

It's not about greed. It's about trying to regain sales that were dropping because jackpots were being won too often.

Personally, I'm in every draw regardless of the jackpot size because second prize would life changing for me.

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

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Jan 10, 2016, 11:51 am

I see where you are coming from. However, I think rcbbuckeye is right. They are trying to raise money for worthy causes and sales have been down.

May the balls bounce in your favor!
rgse90

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Jan 10, 2016, 11:53 am

28 second prize winners when more than 400 million tickets were played that seems to be a bad disparity and I predict that powerball will be forced to either go back to their plan before they changed it or change this format to something else but it cannot stay this way. So now 1 billion is the new million and no one is going to pay unless it gets that high. Just sounds way to greedy for me and I still think that no one is really ready to hit and win this kind of money.
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Jan 10, 2016, 11:58 am

I have been out of the loop for awhile but what changes did PB make?

"Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip, conflict calms down.

Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire, quarrelsome people kindle strife."

Proverbs 26: 20-21
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Jan 10, 2016, 11:59 am

Quote: Originally posted by Candlelight777 on Jan 10, 2016
I have been out of the loop for awhile but what changes did PB make?

More balls, harder to win.

Now 1:292 000 000
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Jan 10, 2016, 12:02 pm

I hope there will be at least 5 winners of the jp. I agree about the serious danger especially if one person wins. I am playing but find myself saying, as with the record mm a few years ago, please Do Not let me win the jp....I aim for 2nd place only. I feel that it is amazing to see a jp of over a billion, but I also worry for a single winner.

I never thought I would say this, but that high a jp is too much. I think this may backfire in some way.
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Jan 10, 2016, 12:03 pm

Oh wow..no wonder the JP has grown soo big. I was wondering what was going on. I think they should have made it where there are more winners..not one big winner here and there as it appears now. I stopped playing for awhile given it just seemed impossible to win before the changes..plus don't like having my name plastered everywhere with having kids if i did win it. I have been playing again since it climbed, but i had no clue why it was climbing like it was....very unfortunate that PB has taken this greedy turn on adding more balls IMO

"Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip, conflict calms down.

Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire, quarrelsome people kindle strife."

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Jan 10, 2016, 12:09 pm

Yeah if the winner is not from an anonymous state, they are going to become more popular overnight than Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Angelina Jolie, and Taylor Swift all combined. LOL
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Jan 10, 2016, 12:14 pm

I'll risk the "injury" of winning this Powerball jackpot.

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What grade did your lottery earn?

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Help eliminate computerized drawings!
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Jan 10, 2016, 12:15 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rgse90 on Jan 10, 2016
I think that lottery has now crossed a line that is not only bad but is going to hurt whoever wins this pot. We are treading on waters we never been before and this lottery is going to hurt the person(s) that win it with amounts this high. Their lives are going to be in danger, their families lives are going to be in danger, people are going to think they have rights to that money and it is just very dangerous. I hope that whoever wins it sells it to a conglomerate, like they did in Connecticut, They sold the ticket for a fraction of the money and walked away with a set amount and their anonymity and to this day no one knows who won that jackpot.

In the UK the people protested by not buying tickets when the jackpot got to high last month because they said it was too much money and they would rather have more winners winning less money and os they all protested by not buying tickets. But of cause that will never happen here because we do not fight for principles. I predict nothing but hell for whoever wins this jackpot and I feel for them. I really do.

And what line have we crossed, that we haven't crossed before? There are always going to be elements of the unknown if it's never been charted before

But what line are you speaking of? The dangers? No matter what size the prize you'll always have the dangers of exposure....

KARMA...Has no menu. You get served what you deserve
jjtheprince

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Jan 10, 2016, 12:20 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Jan 10, 2016
I'll risk the "injury" of winning this Powerball jackpot.

With that big of a jackpot, you could afford security just as good or better as Obama has right now lol