Stunned & in disbelief over last night's Powerball drawing!Prev Topic Next Topic

New Topic New Poll

jjtheprince

United States
Member #106,129
February 13, 2011
806 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 9:40 am

How is it possible that no one won? Since MM was won PB should have been "impossible to lose"

It's even more shocking that Indiana lost. Good thing I didn't waste gas driving there to buy tickets!
rcbbuckeye

100

Texas
United States
Member #55,887
October 23, 2007
17,773 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 9:48 am

Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince on Jul 10, 2016
How is it possible that no one won? Since MM was won PB should have been "impossible to lose"

It's even more shocking that Indiana lost. Good thing I didn't waste gas driving there to buy tickets!

Whatever.

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
Coin Toss

Zeta Reticuli Star System
United States
Member #30,469
January 17, 2006
11,788 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 10:48 am

Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince on Jul 10, 2016
How is it possible that no one won? Since MM was won PB should have been "impossible to lose"

It's even more shocking that Indiana lost. Good thing I didn't waste gas driving there to buy tickets!

Here's how;

Probability of winning PB: 1 in 292 million.

Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners.

There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
jjtheprince

United States
Member #106,129
February 13, 2011
806 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 10:53 am

Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on Jul 10, 2016
Here's how;

Probability of winning PB: 1 in 292 million.

Yes, but it should have been way too easy for someone to win because Mega Millions was just won.
Drenick1

USA
United States
Member #152,792
February 25, 2014
1,111 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 11:14 am

Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince on Jul 10, 2016
Yes, but it should have been way too easy for someone to win because Mega Millions was just won.

Okie dokie.
bigbear29

United States
Member #145,261
August 1, 2013
1,740 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 11:44 am

Jjtheprince, you are not making any sense. Two different games and neither one is easy to win. How are they easy to win?
jacintasc

United States
Member #170,700
December 13, 2015
202 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 12:11 pm

lol
ArizonaDream

United States
Member #169,269
October 10, 2015
629 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 12:33 pm

Quote: Originally posted by bigbear29 on Jul 10, 2016
Jjtheprince, you are not making any sense. Two different games and neither one is easy to win. How are they easy to win?

He (she?) never answers that question.

I too thought there'd be a winner yesterday, but I wasn't feeling very lucky, so I didn't even buy a ticket. Maybe I will for the next one.
jjtheprince

United States
Member #106,129
February 13, 2011
806 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 1:08 pm

Quote: Originally posted by ArizonaDream on Jul 10, 2016
He (she?) never answers that question.

I too thought there'd be a winner yesterday, but I wasn't feeling very lucky, so I didn't even buy a ticket. Maybe I will for the next one.

Well, they just go up and buy tickets and BOOM they win at will.
Redd55

United States
Member #164,717
March 12, 2015
1,300 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 1:38 pm

I really didnt play PB much until I saw how many people were winning in early 2015:

2/11

3/14

3/21

3/25

4/11

4/18

6/3

6/20

7/4

8/1

9/30

11/4

Put me down as one who prefers more winners and smaller jackpots.
bigbear29

United States
Member #145,261
August 1, 2013
1,740 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 1:40 pm

Well, millions of people just went up and bought pb tickets and BOOM, nobody won the jackpot.
Todd

50

Chief Bottle Washer

New Jersey
United States
Member #1
May 31, 2000
27,938 Posts
Online

Jul 10, 2016, 1:57 pm

<Moved to Jackpot Games forum>
Please post in the appropriate forum ... thank you.
Romancandle

Upacreek
United States
Member #136,300
December 8, 2012
432 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 11:26 pm

MM rolled 35 times... A new record right?

I wouldn't call that easy...

Maybe easy to lose

-RC
weshar75

Mcminnville, Oregon
United States
Member #3,013
December 13, 2003
6,173 Posts
Offline

Jul 10, 2016, 11:59 pm

I like to watch the drawing about an hour to an hour and half after the live drawing on the internet since it is not broadcast were I live in mcminnville, oregon. One thing I have noticed is the annuity is not even making it to the estimated jackpot lately. Out of the last three drawings two of them have come up short so I think that powerball is going to like being the only big jackpot now because they should not be falling short this wednesday night of $311 million.-weshar75
wander73

EveryMailBox Type in Search.

Philadelphia, PA
United States
Member #153,767
March 24, 2014
8,514 Posts
Offline

Jul 11, 2016, 12:26 am

I made a prediction on the mm that it would have been won this week after the 4th. I was right and the dollar amt was nearest. PB is a different story.

I too with it was hit. When the lottery commission is ready for a winner they will do it.