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Stack47

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Jul 24, 2018, 4:24 pm

Quote: Originally posted by noise-gate on Jul 24, 2018
.. how quick you forget. You posted about cost.You said “ every $2 bet accumulates week in, week out, year in, year out.” If that’s not about money, what is?That is the reason l compared the purchase of a lottery ticket to something else people like or love, ..like burgers.

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If you were comparing buying mj, smokes or alcohol to purchasing lottery tickets, I'd agree but the last time I looked, eating is a necessity of life. And again, I'm not knocking anyone even if they purchased thousands of $2 tickets nor asking for justification.

Oh and if I'm one of or the lucky one, you'll see lots more Premium members.
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Quote: Originally posted by Deo-nonfortuna on Jul 24, 2018
Go to any jackpot thread and read what peeps are saying. Their lotto career goes likes this.

1) Get ur hopes up for a big jackpot.

2) Hope and hope as u waste money and see the jackpot rise.

3) Continue to hope and blow money.

4) Boom! Someone finally wins. Too bad it's not u.

5) Repeat the cycle.

Now that somebody won, repeat the cycle with step 1.
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Aug 4, 2018, 7:36 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rundown99 on Jul 15, 2018
Years ago, I played Powerball games a lot. Even back when the price of the ticket was only a dollar, I bought numerous tickets only to become disappointed when I discovered that the tickets were worthless. I won some money on occasion, but not enough to even cover my losses on ticket purchases.

Is it worth playing $2 a ticket for Powerball game where the odds are 1 out of 292,201,338????!!!???

Just to match the white balls alone in a Powerball drawing, the odds are 1 out of 11,688,054 million. It would be difficult to match all of the white balls.

I am just curious. What are your thoughts?

Not worth playing. You will probably win a lesser prize, and then Powerball will rip you off. If you match three white balls and the Powerball, they will pay you $100. For this, since the odds are 1 in 14,494 and the wager amount is $2, I think they should pay you at least $12,500 for this. Until Powerball does this, I will not play unless there is a Top 5 jackpot AND the drawing takes place on a major holiday.

Today's winning 3-ball is going to be a number between 000 and 999.

In a lot of states, lotteries benefit education. That makes the REAL winners the only people who can't play!
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Aug 9, 2018, 2:50 pm

Try lotto betting where the payouts are better or 3 and 4nrs and only play main lotto when the jackpot is big sum.
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Aug 9, 2018, 2:53 pm

I also made sums whilst you wait on the big jackpot you need to win smaller sums. Otherwise playing is a loss not an extra sum of cash. I get your point that is my suggested solution.
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Aug 9, 2018, 3:07 pm

Bobby will you teach me your methods too via private messages. My chart or map i made myself works but for 3 weeks now let me down badly.

People want the lotto price without wanting to understand the science of it and work hard. The idea of no cash in the near future you fill up with betting.
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Aug 11, 2018, 11:14 pm

In my answer to the original post I’d have to say the obvious, which is the majority of people lose and never win. Maybe I won $7 a few times on Powerball. I’ve seen people spend $600 on NY Lotto and you get two qp’s for every dollar spent with NY Lotto, and they end up winning $3 total. That’s the way it is. You can’t over analyze things that are either beyond our control or not worth thinking about. But anyways, my thoughts on the matter are when I play I buy one quick pick because I feel like playing. I just feel like it for fun or because I’m bored and I just want to see. But I don’t play regularly any of the multi million dollar jackpot games. If it’s meant to be that I win then fine, I was in the right place at the right time. You know. Otherwise there’s more important things to focus on in my humble opinion.

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Aug 12, 2018, 2:35 am

Quote: Originally posted by Soledad on Aug 11, 2018
In my answer to the original post I’d have to say the obvious, which is the majority of people lose and never win. Maybe I won $7 a few times on Powerball. I’ve seen people spend $600 on NY Lotto and you get two qp’s for every dollar spent with NY Lotto, and they end up winning $3 total. That’s the way it is. You can’t over analyze things that are either beyond our control or not worth thinking about. But anyways, my thoughts on the matter are when I play I buy one quick pick because I feel like playing. I just feel like it for fun or because I’m bored and I just want to see. But I don’t play regularly any of the multi million dollar jackpot games. If it’s meant to be that I win then fine, I was in the right place at the right time. You know. Otherwise there’s more important things to focus on in my humble opinion.

$600, Oh wow, that is just sad
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Aug 12, 2018, 7:51 am
Quote: Originally posted by Deo-nonfortuna on Jul 24, 2018
Go to any jackpot thread and read what peeps are saying. Their lotto career goes likes this.

1) Get ur hopes up for a big jackpot.

2) Hope and hope as u waste money and see the jackpot rise.

3) Continue to hope and blow money.

4) Boom! Someone finally wins. Too bad it's not u.

5) Repeat the cycle.
jejejeje been here for too many years and I still believe my turn is coming, better late and possibly never
1. get a a very short leash for your hopes/dreams
2. don't spend more then the given minimal,so U DON'T WAKE UP WITH A LOTTERY HANG OVER
3. learn to enjoy the window shopping and count your few and many blessings regardless of how puny
4. someone/s won and it wasn't you .... TOO BAAAAD AND IN SOME WAYS YOU'VE DODGED A BULLET !!!
5. play for fun and a chance, not to make a life
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Aug 12, 2018, 9:25 am

Now that NY(PB) and CA(MM) have won the last 2 big jackpots, I am waiting for the conspiracy theories to start kicking in

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Aug 12, 2018, 9:43 am

Quote: Originally posted by CDanaT on Aug 12, 2018
Now that NY(PB) and CA(MM) have won the last 2 big jackpots, I am waiting for the conspiracy theories to start kicking in

CA and NY ALWAYS wins!

It's way too easy to win in those states.

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
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Aug 12, 2018, 11:09 am

Quote: Originally posted by rundown99 on Jul 15, 2018
Years ago, I played Powerball games a lot. Even back when the price of the ticket was only a dollar, I bought numerous tickets only to become disappointed when I discovered that the tickets were worthless. I won some money on occasion, but not enough to even cover my losses on ticket purchases.

Is it worth playing $2 a ticket for Powerball game where the odds are 1 out of 292,201,338????!!!???

Just to match the white balls alone in a Powerball drawing, the odds are 1 out of 11,688,054 million. It would be difficult to match all of the white balls.

I am just curious. What are your thoughts?

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Aug 12, 2018, 3:54 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Aug 12, 2018
CA and NY ALWAYS wins!

It's way too easy to win in those states.

Large population is the reason.
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Aug 12, 2018, 4:34 pm
Quote: Originally posted by hearsetrax on Aug 12, 2018
jejejeje been here for too many years and I still believe my turn is coming, better late and possibly never
1. get a a very short leash for your hopes/dreams
2. don't spend more then the given minimal,so U DON'T WAKE UP WITH A LOTTERY HANG OVER
3. learn to enjoy the window shopping and count your few and many blessings regardless of how puny
4. someone/s won and it wasn't you .... TOO BAAAAD AND IN SOME WAYS YOU'VE DODGED A BULLET !!!
5. play for fun and a chance, not to make a life
with hearsetrax! Especially #5.

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rcbbuckeye

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Aug 12, 2018, 5:53 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Tucker Black on Aug 12, 2018
Large population is the reason.

I hope you realize I was being a little facetious.....

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)

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