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• Brock Lee

  

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  there was some chatter about powerball expanding to other countries with one shared prize pool. for me that would be a permanent turn off regardless of which countries. what do you think?
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  The idea is interesting. 

  For me it would depend on the cost, the odds, and jackpot amount/growth rate along with the lower tier payout amounts compared to what any current games offer.

  Somehow I fear that the cost and odds would not be favorable.

  But, the dollar amounts might be tempting enough for an occasional monster jackpot play.

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  Isn't that what the Irish sweepstakes were, kind of?
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  No, keep my money here in the good ole USA.

   
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  In response to Brock Lee

  Quote: Originally posted by Brock Lee on Jan 8, 2026

  there was some chatter about powerball expanding to other countries with one shared prize pool. for me that would be a permanent turn off regardless of which countries. what do you think?

  I would be done as well, Don't want to hear Somali wins again.

   
• winoneday

  

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  I have bought multi country lottery  tickets as part of a pool. The pool bought Euro Millions and Euro Jackpot tickets when there have been bonus draws with huge jackpots. The jackpots were well over $100 million and the odds are better than both Powerball and Mega Millions.
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  Quote: Originally posted by Brock Lee on Jan 8, 2026

  there was some chatter about powerball expanding to other countries with one shared prize pool. for me that would be a permanent turn off regardless of which countries. what do you think?

  Yes I would under the following conditions.

  1. Keep the ticket cost at $2

  2. Remove the annuity nonsense and only have cash value 

  3. Like most countries in Europe - give zero $$$ to Uncle Sam as taxes.

  Mmh, I see a 5 Billion jackpot, unless they have the "must win" when it gets to a certain amount and the money distributed across second or third and fourth etc, like they do in some countries

  I believe winning the lottery jackpot is a 💯 % factor of luck.

  May Fortuna, goddess of chance or lot vindicate me.
• Hermanus104

  

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  As long as they use a ball machine instead of a random number generator, I would consider.

  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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  Maybe, if the other country did not tax lottery winnings and that somehow woke America up to stop doing so.
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  hello=

  EuroMillions is a lottery played in several European countries. It was launched on February 7, 2004. The first draw took place in Paris on February 13, 2004. Initially, the countries participating in this lottery were the United Kingdom, France, and Spain, but from October 8, 2004, the group expanded to include Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Switzerland.

  In Portugal, the entity that owns EuroMillions is Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, which uses a large part of the profits obtained from the sale of its lottery tickets for charity.[1]
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  If it's cheap I'd play. Especially if it doesn't cost that much per ticket in USD.

  The more seeds of opportunity you plant the luckier you will become!
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  Quote: Originally posted by sully16 on Jan 8, 2026

  I would be done as well, Don't want to hear Somali wins again.

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