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• Artist77

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by lejardin on Jul 30, 2016

  Way to go Artist!  I grew up in Southern California and Malibu was twenty mins away.  Boy did I take it for granted.  I was unaware of the harsh winters elsewhere, to me the difference between summer and winter was a sweatshirt.  I have been looking at Carmel and Northern California for the second half of my life, if I beat the odds.  California is almost as expensive as Hawaii, it is insane, but with a win..........

  Got my ticket and my dream.

  Good luck lejardin. Hope you win!

  
• lejardin

  

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  Same to you Artist.  Malibu at the beach and a Paris Apartment!  The best of both worlds.
• Romancandle

  

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  I dunno... But whatever it is, I wouldn't have to worry about looking at the price tag and that alone would be....priceless

  -RC
• Murgatroyd

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by amber123 on Jul 29, 2016

  You couldn't be farther from the truth. You must be MAD!

   

  OR, this is a schtick like mine. 

   

  Heavens to Moigatroid....Exit Stage Left EVEN !   

  I'm completely serious here.

  Chance of being struck by lightning in a year: one in a million.

  Number of hours in a year: 8760.

  Number of 30-hour periods in a year: 292.

  Thus, chance of being struck by lightning in a 30-hour period: one in 292 million.

  Chance of winning PB with one ticket: one in 292 million.

  If you buy a PB ticket at 5:00 on Friday, and the drawing is at 11:00 Saturday, you're just as likely to be struck by lightning before the drawing as you are to win.
• Romancandle

  

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  Excellent... Lots of lighting around here lately ...  Odds in my favor

  -RC
• amber123

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  Quote: Originally posted by Murgatroyd on Jul 30, 2016

  I'm completely serious here.

  Chance of being struck by lightning in a year: one in a million.

  Number of hours in a year: 8760.

  Number of 30-hour periods in a year: 292.

  Thus, chance of being struck by lightning in a 30-hour period: one in 292 million.

  Chance of winning PB with one ticket: one in 292 million.

  If you buy a PB ticket at 5:00 on Friday, and the drawing is at 11:00 Saturday, you're just as likely to be struck by lightning before the drawing as you are to win.

  Murgatroyd writes....If you want a real comparison, the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are almost exactly equal to the odds of being struck by lightning in any given 30-hour period.

   

  Absolutely wrong. Florida is the lightning Capital of the WORLD!

  The average chance of getting struck by lightning, depending where you are standing, is about 1 in 7 MILLION.

  The chance of PB, is 292 million.

  Take your meds please...
• Rexer90

  

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  should be 2 or 3 winners tonight, PB draw was birthday numbers....
• quicksloth35

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Rexer90 on Jul 30, 2016

  should be 2 or 3 winners tonight, PB draw was birthday numbers....

  I think there will be a lot of 4+0 and 4+1 winners tonight. I think the 32 will screw over a lot of birthday number playing people. Nonetheless, I agree with the $40 mil Wed JP prediction.
• TheMeatman2005

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Rexer90 on Jul 30, 2016

  should be 2 or 3 winners tonight, PB draw was birthday numbers....

  Winning numbers for Saturday 7/30/16 were 11 - 17 - 21 - 23 - 32 PB 5

  Most of the Powerball numbers drawn Saturday were Birthday numbers, except for the 32. They would still need to get the Powerball number correct as well for the jackpot.

  Might be a lot of 4 + 0 or 4 + 1 like quicksloth35 said or maybe a bunch of 5 + 0.

  Let's see what happens.

  I didn't win, so I'm hoping for a rollover! 

   

  The Meatman 🥩🍗🍔🍖🍤🌭

  “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.” Will Rogers

  Winning happens in a flash, Like A Bolt Of Lightning! 
• TheMeatman2005

  

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  Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner: New Hampshire  $487,000,000 est. annuity

  Saturday, July 30th, 2016

  POWERBALL Winners Power Play Total Jackpot (Match 5 + PB) 1   1 Match 5 14 1 15 Match 4 + Powerball 121 20 141 Match 4 2,390 500 2,890 Match 3 + Powerball 5,746 1,135 6,881 Match 3 127,682 23,057 150,739 Match 2 + Powerball 99,451 16,865 116,316 Match 1 + Powerball 683,864 111,029 794,893 Match Powerball Only 1,548,273 245,201 1,793,474 Total Winning Tickets 2,467,542 397,808 2,865,350 POWERBALL Prizes Power Play Total Match 5 14,000,000 2,000,000 16,000,000 Match 4 + Powerball 6,050,000 2,000,000 8,050,000 Match 4 239,000 100,000 339,000 Match 3 + Powerball 574,600 227,000 801,600 Match 3 893,774 322,798 1,216,572 Match 2 + Powerball 696,157 236,110 932,267 Match 1 + Powerball 2,735,456 888,232 3,623,688 Match Powerball Only 6,193,092 1,961,608 8,154,700 Total Prize Value 31,382,079 7,735,748 39,117,827 (prizes do not include jackpot)

  The Meatman 🥩🍗🍔🍖🍤🌭

  “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.” Will Rogers

  Winning happens in a flash, Like A Bolt Of Lightning! 
• American Indian

  

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  We (me & my Son also my caretaker) had the 1st 2 then! I was getting excited! DUH I know better!!!

  If we won a lot 1st I would buy a used full SZ Handicap van, found the perfect 1 for sale has lay down couch in back for me to travel in, rm for my chair, hand controls so i can drive & Bucket seats in middle for my Granddaughter, go back east an meet my Grandbabies I've never met!

  I found the perfect house for sale awhile back, Perfect sz for my wheelchair to get around in without knocking off trim, running into doorways, walls etc, has a bedrm for my son, so we can have a comfy sectional even a recliner in the L.V. rm to sit on & me not run into, kit. big enough i can get around in, big Mstr bth w/walkin shwr & built in seat so I don't fall every time i try to get in/out & Fracture my Tail Bone AGAIN, it's not a huge house it does need a Hot Tub & Swing chair to put me in/out. I want to try an get my Muscles loosened up so I can work on building them back up and be able to go fishing, camping try to get back into the world again, Cook, Bake, Clean my home Wash & Dry clothes go into a closet see my clothes and even wear them!

  Take my Granddaughter to Disneyland! I want that so bad & she really wants to go! See the Beach Was always my favorite place to go relax!

  The rest of the money HELP everyone I can in need, I have a lot of Charities I'd like to help &/or start!

  Because We don't need a lot of money for ourselves we'll have a Trust (not Huge) to live on and Trust's for my Grandchildren to go to College!

  
• KY Floyd

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by amber123 on Jul 30, 2016

  Murgatroyd writes....If you want a real comparison, the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are almost exactly equal to the odds of being struck by lightning in any given 30-hour period.

   

  Absolutely wrong. Florida is the lightning Capital of the WORLD!

  The average chance of getting struck by lightning, depending where you are standing, is about 1 in 7 MILLION.

  The chance of PB, is 292 million.

  Take your meds please...

  The average chance of being struck by lightning is based on all people that are struck by lightning, and has nothing to do with where you're standing. In the US that average chance is pretty close to the 1 in a million figure cited by Murgatroyd, making his overall numbers spot on.