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Do you play PB or MM or Both!

[ 12 ]

[ 54.5% ]

[ 0 ]

[ 0.0% ]

Both

[ 6 ]

[ 27.3% ]

MM until $5

[ 4 ]

[ 18.2% ]

Total valid votes

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[ 2 ]

Coin Toss

Zeta Reticuli Star System
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Dec 1, 2025, 7:22 pm

Which do you play
rcbbuckeye

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Texas
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Dec 1, 2025, 11:59 pm

PB but only on Saturdays.

JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
GiveFive

Florida's West Coast
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Dec 2, 2025, 12:33 pm

Of the two, I only play PB. And I do it sporadically.

I don't even know what the current advertised jackpot is when I do play. That's because I play for a second place win. And I do something most players would say is crazy. I buy three identical lines of five numbers with The PowerPlay added. I do a QP on each line for the PB number. G5

Play Smart! That's IF there is such a thing as playing smartly!!
Albert Bundy

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Dec 3, 2025, 2:52 am

Both until $5 when jackpots were above $250m .

But 'both until $5' is not a choice.

Al Bundy Member #254,954 NO MA'AM
rcbbuckeye

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Texas
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Dec 3, 2025, 9:23 am

Quote: Originally posted by GiveFive on Dec 2, 2025
Of the two, I only play PB. And I do it sporadically.

I don't even know what the current advertised jackpot is when I do play. That's because I play for a second place win. And I do something most players would say is crazy. I buy three identical lines of five numbers with The PowerPlay added. I do a QP on each line for the PB number. G5

Considering what the odds are for winning 2nd prize compared to the whole enchilada, that's not such a crazy idea.

JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
GiveFive

Florida's West Coast
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Dec 3, 2025, 10:10 am

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Dec 3, 2025
Considering what the odds are for winning 2nd prize compared to the whole enchilada, that's not such a crazy idea.

I live in Florida therefore I could buy a Florida Lotto ticket. Currently, Florida Lotto's advertised jackpot is 3.2 million dollars. The odds of winning it are 22,957,480 to 1.

I can also buy a PowerBall ticket. Given how I play 3 identical lines with the PowerPlay option added, if I matched 5+0, I could win 6 million dollars. The odds of winning PB's second place prize are 11,688,053 to 1. So it's half as hard to win a PB second place prize of $6 million compared to winning a Florida Lotto jackpot of $3.2 million.

Yeah, my PB ticket costs me 9 bucks, but Florida Lotto costs 2 bucks per line so a three line ticket would cost me 6 bucks. I'm willing to pay three bucks more for my PB ticket to get twice as good odds to win double the money.

I realize it's extremely hard to win either game and that it's very likely I never will. If lightning does happen to strike me, then let the thunder be twice as loud!! G5

Play Smart! That's IF there is such a thing as playing smartly!!
Coin Toss

Zeta Reticuli Star System
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Dec 3, 2025, 1:24 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Albert Bundy on Dec 3, 2025
Both until $5 when jackpots were above $250m .

But 'both until $5' is not a choice.

There is no both until $5, only MM until $5.
Tucker Black

Colorado
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Dec 4, 2025, 9:32 am

Quote: Originally posted by GiveFive on Dec 3, 2025
I live in Florida therefore I could buy a Florida Lotto ticket. Currently, Florida Lotto's advertised jackpot is 3.2 million dollars. The odds of winning it are 22,957,480 to 1.

I can also buy a PowerBall ticket. Given how I play 3 identical lines with the PowerPlay option added, if I matched 5+0, I could win 6 million dollars. The odds of winning PB's second place prize are 11,688,053 to 1. So it's half as hard to win a PB second place prize of $6 million compared to winning a Florida Lotto jackpot of $3.2 million.

Yeah, my PB ticket costs me 9 bucks, but Florida Lotto costs 2 bucks per line so a three line ticket would cost me 6 bucks. I'm willing to pay three bucks more for my PB ticket to get twice as good odds to win double the money.

I realize it's extremely hard to win either game and that it's very likely I never will. If lightning does happen to strike me, then let the thunder be twice as loud!! G5

The Florida Lotto odds is for one ticket. If you buy three of them, assuming the numbers are different, your odds of winning $3.2 million go up to about 1 in 7 million.
sully16

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Ringleader

Michigan
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October 28, 2009
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Dec 4, 2025, 7:34 pm

I play a couple lines per Powerball draw, My husband will play MM from time to time.
mightwin1

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Dec 13, 2025, 7:06 pm

I play the same set of 5 lines and then get a few easy picks for powerball.

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