Someone won, so it resettled probably
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Powerball jackpot climbs to $700,000,000 for Wednesdays drawing
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Someone won, so it resettled probably
Its 40 for Sats drawing since soneone won tonight
Pop-O-Matic
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I think that's the jackpot for next week.
That's the new jackpot now that the $700m one was won. It always starts at $40m.
BTW, there was only 1 person in Massachusetts that got the jackpot in case anyone was wondering if there were multiple winners from the state.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
THAT'S STILL ALOT
TIME TO BUY ALL THE FARM
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Single winner? Considering how low the numbers are I'm surprised there wasn't more unless this was some lottery pool.
criesofthepast
Member
Update:
Won $522. Some may say I lost $3,278 but I don't see it that way. Was a good experience.
Seems I made a grave error with my formula but next time it should work better.
Wtf, why would you spend so much money? Then again if you are rich then it's just a drop In a bucket
Frozenprince
Banned
Everybody got a "formula"
Frag Waffles
Member
We had 4 tickets. One of them had 2/5 numbers with no powerball, and the other 3 tickets didn't have a single number or powerball. It was fun to join the festivities and hype, but it also reminded me how much I despise gambling.
adamsappel
Member
I did not win!
It reset because someone won. The bases is 40 million.
Queen Vulpix
Member
MA winner? Maybe someone in my very big family won it that would be nice. -wishful thinking-
-edit- Watertown MA? Boo!
-edit- Watertown MA? Boo!
Hey man my fiance's car broke down and I'm getting a wisdom tooth removed in the morning, can I borrow about 5k since YOU'RE JUST GOING TO PISS IT DOWN THE TOILET ANYWAY? Thanks a bunch and PayPal works for me.
lol what are you for real?
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
I hate life 
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Every time I play one of these, I don't get a single number matched. Oh well. Back to the grind.
loaf of bread
Member
I don't understand why everyone always goes out to buy one when the jackpot is super high. As if the 50-100 million etc jackpot isn't enough to make it worth doing. The odds are the same
TheOfficeMut
Unconfirmed Member
Because people are weird. It's like now suddenly the money is worth it, when before a few million they couldn't bother with. Also helps that they're constantly reminded of it when the jackpot gets so big so maybe it just commonly slips their mind until everyone starts mentioning the huge jackpot, as opposed to the typical smaller earnings.
Conciliator
Banned
oh man, I was seriously just about to post a "lol i just win guise" bit so thanks for saving my ass
Feel the Swift
Member
Because it's fun when the stakes are so high and people are talking about it (not that smaller jackpots aren't high). And we all know buying lotto tickets regularly is pissing money away.
LyleLanley
Banned
Because it's fun you Debbie downer.
Woo-Fu
Banned
Because it isn't about winning, it is about thinking about winning. Thinking about winning is more entertaining when the jackpot is much higher than normal.
From a logical standpoint I might buy one lottery ticket a year, maybe one every two years. More fun doing it on a 700 million pool than a 40 million. If the odds are the same as you say then it would seem to make a lot of sense to roll those dice when the potential reward is highest.
lol right? Just 1k would be a huge help criesofthepast ;p
It's fun and buying tickets regularly isn't really a good idea
The odds are the same, but since the payout changes, the value proposition of buying a ticket also changes. There's a mathematics paper out there somewhere that talks about it. Basically, as the jackpot increases there is an inflection point where it's not stupid to buy a ticket, mathematically speaking.
Feel the Swift
Member
Man I'd be thinking about that for weeks
djplaeskool
Member
Office pool won $200 (4* and 3*+1) so were basically getting our money back. I ain't even mad.
Lightning_Roller
Banned
Well folks, it was fun to dream....for just a few moments. But to the winner of the jackpot I have some advice for you....run. Get the hell outta there and run!!!!
Because clearly everyone paid attention in stats class and realizes that when the jackpot is so high, your expected return on a $2 ticket is actually greater than $2.
You crack me up. Well worth the 10 bucks I spent for this post alone. Pulling for you buddy.
CreepingFear
Member
Guess I have to go in to work today. Sucks!
Frozenprince
Banned
Of course it was won in one of the richest towns in the state lol
Dead Prince
Banned
no seppuku. i went the wrong direction. i was focused on HIGHER set of numbers and forgot about the lower bracket. i had the right idea.
WHY do I think this is the funniest thing ever posted. Im going for a walk
This reminds me last year of the guy who shorted his office pool for the billion dollar powerball.
Whether it was real or not, it was funny to read.
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