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MsBee18

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Dec 27, 2019, 12:58 pm

I want to put down a sizable wager on Powerball like $60-$100.00. However I want to minimize my losses. I normally a one or two ticket per draw but havent seen any luck lately. I thought about buying 31 plays to cover all 26 Red Balls plus 5 QP Red balls. Or should I play all Even or ODD red balls to reduce my losses. What about Powerplay at $3 a pop is it worth it? Has anyone ever tried this? Tell me your experience. Thanks
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Dec 27, 2019, 2:36 pm

"What about Powerplay at $3 a pop is it worth it?"

Speculating ALL previous $1 million 5+0 winners regret not paying that extra $1? They beat the 1 in 11,688,053 odds, and left $1 million on the table!
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Quote: Originally posted by MsBee18 on Dec 27, 2019
I want to put down a sizable wager on Powerball like $60-$100.00. However I want to minimize my losses. I normally a one or two ticket per draw but havent seen any luck lately. I thought about buying 31 plays to cover all 26 Red Balls plus 5 QP Red balls. Or should I play all Even or ODD red balls to reduce my losses. What about Powerplay at $3 a pop is it worth it? Has anyone ever tried this? Tell me your experience. Thanks

Not a bad strategy, actually, with spending the coin to cover something that 'has to happen' so to speak. You could also chose to cover only the Odd or Even Red Balls (13) with your combos which further reduces stress. One thing about any of these games is that they cannot draw 'everything' so, it's up to us to decide on which way we think it'll go. I'm not into PB very much at all but, here's something I noticed immediately on just the last draw. The (5) + (1) was actually all even so, odd numbers lost all the way around while unpicked even numbers also lost. It's a big toss up but, I'd start with only half the Red Balls being played consistently along with my other picks. This way, you're gonna get something outta the deal...and maybe a huge hit at some point.

*Consistency is king with these games.

Small games, frequent wins, and regular payouts 'cause.....

There are seven days in the week...'Someday' isn't one of them.

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Dec 27, 2019, 3:24 pm

If you're going to buy at least 26 plays, you might as well cover all the red balls.
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Dec 27, 2019, 3:34 pm

Quote: Originally posted by cottoneyedjoe on Dec 27, 2019
If you're going to buy at least 26 plays, you might as well cover all the red balls.

Yes of course, but 26 plays cost more than 13 (odd/even) red balls.
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Dec 27, 2019, 3:45 pm

A 60 to 100 dollar budget is not going to give you much of a advantage regardless of what/how

you play. If your budget allows, play all the bonus numbers at least once, 26*2=$52.00 or 26*3

= $78.00. If your good at predicting numbers, select the 5 white balls using your best choices. I

knew a person who use to play each bonus number 10 times and let the machine pick the white

balls. It never worked out for him but who knows, you might be the next PB winner, chance works

that way, you can't win if you don't play.

RL

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Dec 27, 2019, 4:21 pm

Quote: Originally posted by MsBee18 on Dec 27, 2019
Yes of course, but 26 plays cost more than 13 (odd/even) red balls.

Yes, 26 plays costs more than 13 plays because 26 is a larger number than 13. Whodda thunk it. I really don't know what you're getting at, but best of luck to you in any case.

HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL!
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Quote: Originally posted by cottoneyedjoe on Dec 27, 2019
Yes, 26 plays costs more than 13 plays because 26 is a larger number than 13. Whodda thunk it. I really don't know what you're getting at, but best of luck to you in any case.

HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL!

Buying all 26 red balls were already one direction in my plan. Didn't mean to offend you. Thanks for your input cottoneyedjoe.
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Quote: Originally posted by MsBee18 on Dec 27, 2019
Buying all 26 red balls were already one direction in my plan. Didn't mean to offend you. Thanks for your input cottoneyedjoe.

It's all good!
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Dec 27, 2019, 6:04 pm

Quote: Originally posted by gy65 on Dec 27, 2019
"What about Powerplay at $3 a pop is it worth it?"

Speculating ALL previous $1 million 5+0 winners regret not paying that extra $1? They beat the 1 in 11,688,053 odds, and left $1 million on the table!

On the other hand, nearly 100% of people who pay the extra $1 still don't win the second place prize so they waste a dollar for nothing. If I'm planning to spend X amount on tickets I spend it all on base plays rather than multipliers.
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Dec 27, 2019, 10:40 pm

Quote: Originally posted by MsBee18 on Dec 27, 2019
I want to put down a sizable wager on Powerball like $60-$100.00. However I want to minimize my losses. I normally a one or two ticket per draw but havent seen any luck lately. I thought about buying 31 plays to cover all 26 Red Balls plus 5 QP Red balls. Or should I play all Even or ODD red balls to reduce my losses. What about Powerplay at $3 a pop is it worth it? Has anyone ever tried this? Tell me your experience. Thanks

Here's some stats for you leading into Saturdays powerball (12-28-19) draw. 25 different numbers have hit over the last 5 drawings (17 even, 8 odd). That has occurred 11 times since October, 2015. 30 different numbers for six draws has only occurred 2 times. If you want to go for it. This is what you do.

Play three numbers from the last 20 numbers(last four drawings). Because your looking for a number to repeat from the last four drawings. Play two even and one odd. The last 20 numbers are a 14/6 even/odd ratio.
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Dec 28, 2019, 1:55 pm

Quote: Originally posted by MsBee18 on Dec 27, 2019
I want to put down a sizable wager on Powerball like $60-$100.00. However I want to minimize my losses. I normally a one or two ticket per draw but havent seen any luck lately. I thought about buying 31 plays to cover all 26 Red Balls plus 5 QP Red balls. Or should I play all Even or ODD red balls to reduce my losses. What about Powerplay at $3 a pop is it worth it? Has anyone ever tried this? Tell me your experience. Thanks

Many on this site don't advise spending quite so much money on any lottery drawing...especially if you haven't an analysis of its Stats..

Study and analysis will help you make better choices as to which ,if any, numbers should be left out of your tickets..

In MY opinion, that can't be wisely done without understanding Probability Math..!

It is the opinion of Gail Howard that you should wheel at least half of the game's Matrix in order to have a decent chance of winning...the question remains as to WHICH ones..!

But, it's really NOT about the amount of money.. It's the amount of tickets..and the strategy contained in them, if any...

-Stat$talker

...MATH... The final Stochastic frontier...

These are the Lottery Voyages of Stat$talker..!!

The ongoing Mission,..to seek out the Laws of "Probability Math"...

to master its rules to invoke...to Conquer ALL Major Jackpots..!!

...To boldly go,... Where NO Player has gone before...!!
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