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grwurston

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Same digits. Different games.

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Jul 7, 2026, 10:38 am

Quote: Originally posted by Stat$talker on Jul 7, 2026
Me three

( Me, Myself & I )

So, that makez 4 of us

If I add myself and me we'll be up to 6 votes.

Before you play there are 2 choices to make. Low sum or high sum and consecutive pair or no consecutive pair. Choose correctly and you go from 120 combos down to 30. Not a bad starting point.

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Jul 7, 2026, 11:44 am

Reading https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/powerball

Price per line £4 ≈ $5

Payout Structure

£		Powerball
£		1	0
White Balls	5	Jackpot	£1,000,000
	4	£33,000	£1,100
	3	£500	£52.10
	2	£30.80	£8
	1	£15.30	-
	0	£11.90	-

$		Powerball
$		1	0
White Balls	5	Jackpot	$1,333,333.33
	4	$44,000	$1,466.67
	3	$666.67	$69.47
	2	$41.07	$10.67
	1	$20.40	-
	0	$15.87	-

Appears there is no Power Play Option.

Heads Up Though

This is interesting ⇒ Price per line £4 ≈ $5

Seems to suggest Powerball is eying up $5 a line... hmm... In Our Opinion of course.

The One Over None
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Stat$talker

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Jul 7, 2026, 2:28 pm

Quote: Originally posted by grwurston on Jul 7, 2026
If I add myself and me we'll be up to 6 votes.

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Rexer90

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Jul 7, 2026, 11:44 pm

Wouldn't a UK winner be responsible for US federal taxes & isn't there also an export tax on moving large sums out of the US?
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Jul 7, 2026, 11:49 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Rexer90 on Jul 7, 2026
Wouldn't a UK winner be responsible for US federal taxes & isn't there also an export tax on moving large sums out of the US?

No and no.
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Jul 8, 2026, 6:49 am

As members can see, I was not participating in this topic yet nutty Stats tried to bring me into in and falsely claim I made a statement about taxing lottery winnings. He is obsessed with several members.

The US taxes income and whether gambling was a full time profession or not, it would have absolutely zero effect on it being considered taxable income. It is taxable income and no court case could change that fact unless Congress amended the Tax code. It was another moronic statement by him.

You have to remember that this is the moron who posted about 1 being a multiple of 5 and has financial institutions tracking him down for bad debt.

His post:

Well, ya Honor,my Client & Lottery Playaz don't Gamble for a living...So, it shouldn't be Taxed az Income..!!

wit the Artist in Residence..

Whut saaye you Lottery Post Memberz?

DO NOT BE AFRAID.

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Lottodreams

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Jul 8, 2026, 10:33 am

Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince14 on Jul 6, 2026
If true I will also 100% boycott this game.

All of America should boycott because this is wrong on so many levels!

Better off sticking to state games. I usually go for 10 or 20 tickets for the PB , so instead I'll do it all on the 1$ state lottery. It may be less to win but there's a better chance. The winning set of numbers can land in the UK and we're out. Idk how others can't see this. The money doesn't stay in the house, it's going to be spent in another country.
Anyone who wins in the US has to pay taxes, which helps our roads and funds other services. Whoever wins in another country benefits that country 100%
A real estate agent, the seller, a dealership, local, state and natiowide charities, etc.
Do people really think that if a Britt wins they'll come running to the US to share their winnings and help the local economy? lol God knows Europe and probably the whole world despises Americans

They talk about the jackpot increasing rapidly, but who cares about that if we now have millions more taking that chance from Americans. We don't need billion dollar jackpots, we need more smaller wins to spread the wealth within our borders.

Greed... nothing but greed from the directors and the middle finger to tax paying Americans..... as always.

So yeah, this is wrong in SOOO MANY LEVELS.
KY Floyd

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Jul 8, 2026, 1:54 pm

"Probably irritate alot of people if they won it right after joining, without contributing much of anything...lol "

Here's a fun fact: in the history of lotteries single winner has been somebody that that didn't contribute much of anything even if they played every drawing up until they drawing they won.

"Imagine if you're a resident of New York who plays the state lottery regularly and that state decides to open up to global online sales. You start seeing players in Turkey or South Korea winning the jackpots, how would you feel about that? "

As usual, or grasp of reality has resulted in an opinion unsupported by reality. The amount of money that goes to any particular place tends to match how much money comes from those places.

"Possibly you misinterpreted your search results? "

Possibly it's your misunderstanding. There are some limitations on gambling across borders but while some states have expressed interest in restricting lottery couriers, they seem to offer a legal way to buy tickets without being in the jurisdiction offering the game.

"Wouldn't a UK winner be responsible for US federal taxes & isn't there also an export tax on moving large sums out of the US? "

When PB is offered in the UK a UK winner will be playing a UK game. It's pretty much the same as a winner in a US state winning a game that's also played in 45ish other states and territories. As for moving money out of (or into) the US, there are reporting requirements for large sums but there are no US taxes simply as a result of moving money from one place to another.

"The winning set of numbers can land in the UK and we're out. Idk how others can't see this. "

It's because some of us understand the connection between where the money comes from, where the money goes, and the probability of somebody winning. If your failure to understand that doesn't stop you from playing a game where the winner will usually be in a different state than the one you played in there's no sensible reason to have an issue with the game being offered anywhere else, either.
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Jul 8, 2026, 2:01 pm

Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince14 on Jul 6, 2026
If true I will also 100% boycott this game.

All of America should boycott because this is wrong on so many levels!

I thought you didn't play powerball because it was way too easy.
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Jul 8, 2026, 3:41 pm

why the hell does anyone need to justify why they don't want to play certain games after they make a big change? "i don't like this game anymore because it now has xyz" is a statement of personal preference, not a supreme court argument.

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"abraham lincoln is a liar." -- william shakespeare
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Jul 8, 2026, 6:51 pm

I'd rather that the powerball sells in the uk but the price and odds remain the same, than that they raise the price to $5 the way megamillions did.

I guess that they're all trying to get more money in. They're just using a different approach. And I'll keep dreaming for $2 rather than for $5.
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Jul 10, 2026, 5:51 pm

Quote: Originally posted by KY Floyd on Jul 8, 2026
"Probably irritate alot of people if they won it right after joining, without contributing much of anything...lol "

Here's a fun fact: in the history of lotteries single winner has been somebody that that didn't contribute much of anything even if they played every drawing up until they drawing they won.

"Imagine if you're a resident of New York who plays the state lottery regularly and that state decides to open up to global online sales. You start seeing players in Turkey or South Korea winning the jackpots, how would you feel about that? "

As usual, or grasp of reality has resulted in an opinion unsupported by reality. The amount of money that goes to any particular place tends to match how much money comes from those places.

"Possibly you misinterpreted your search results? "

Possibly it's your misunderstanding. There are some limitations on gambling across borders but while some states have expressed interest in restricting lottery couriers, they seem to offer a legal way to buy tickets without being in the jurisdiction offering the game.

"Wouldn't a UK winner be responsible for US federal taxes & isn't there also an export tax on moving large sums out of the US? "

When PB is offered in the UK a UK winner will be playing a UK game. It's pretty much the same as a winner in a US state winning a game that's also played in 45ish other states and territories. As for moving money out of (or into) the US, there are reporting requirements for large sums but there are no US taxes simply as a result of moving money from one place to another.

"The winning set of numbers can land in the UK and we're out. Idk how others can't see this. "

It's because some of us understand the connection between where the money comes from, where the money goes, and the probability of somebody winning. If your failure to understand that doesn't stop you from playing a game where the winner will usually be in a different state than the one you played in there's no sensible reason to have an issue with the game being offered anywhere else, either.

No, you cannot buy tickets via butler services from just any state.

Some states may be more lax but you can't do it from just any state.

Try it in every state and see what happens.
Think

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Jul 10, 2026, 5:53 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Brock Lee on Jul 8, 2026
why the hell does anyone need to justify why they don't want to play certain games after they make a big change? "i don't like this game anymore because it now has xyz" is a statement of personal preference, not a supreme court argument.

So, you are saying that the supreme court should make the games that you don't like illegal?

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Jul 10, 2026, 6:04 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Think on Jul 10, 2026
So, you are saying that the supreme court should make the games that you don't like illegal?

😉

Reread his post. He was referring to the over reaction of people wanting others to justify games they do not play. Omg.

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Jul 10, 2026, 11:17 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Artist77 on Jul 10, 2026
Reread his post. He was referring to the over reaction of people wanting others to justify games they do not play. Omg.

Hahaha I got you!!!

You didn't notice my "Winky Face"😉

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