Powerball hits $450 Million

[Mike Cl]

I think I remember that one has a better chance of being attacked by land sharks than winning the lottery.  But I bought 5 tickets anyway, just to keep peace in the family. :))

[AllPurposeAtheist]

Another simulator.. http://powerball-simulator.com/
It took me 5 years and $1000 to win $80 not counting the $920 loss.. and gas to get to the store to buy the tickets..

[AllPurposeAtheist]

My dad  has me go buy tickets for him  so I always tell the clerk he's 87 years old so make sure they're winning tickets.  He'll never live long enough to spend it..

[trdsf]

Of course, what the odds actually mean depend on the data set you apply it to: Powerball jackpot odds (1 in 292,201,338, per the website) mean I have an infinitesimal chance of winning the big money.

But Powerball jackpot odds applied (for no reason other than for argument's sake and discounting all the technical details like unsuitably variable stars or those too close to the core) as the chance of intelligent life for any star in this galaxy would mean around 1000 stars hosting intelligent life -- which I would consider to be a lot for a galaxy this size.

[stromboli]

Were I to win the lottery, I would remember all of you.......




......for about the length of time it took me to grab my coat, the car keys and burn rubber to Idaho.

[Unbeliever]

Well, I bought a ticket. I wanted to get a completely random mix of numbers, so I put them in a box and drew them randomly. I hope it works.

I've got this weird feeling of knowing I won't win and at the same time knowing that I will win. I only have a 50% chance of winning, since either I'll win or I won't. I guess 50-50 odds is pretty good...

I wonder if praying will do any good?

:25:

[PopeyesPappy]

I wonder if praying will do any good?

Only if win the god lottery and pick the right one.

[Unbeliever]

Yeah, fat chance of that, huh?

[PopeyesPappy]

Probably worse odds than hitting the Powerball lottery...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Wife comes home all excited and finds her husband, as usual, in front of the TV. She exclaims "Pack your bags, I won the lottery!"

"Wow, that's great, where we goin'?"

"I don't care where you go, just get out of here!"

[Unbeliever]

[stromboli]

One winner in California. May be more.

[Shiranu]

One winner in California. May be more.

How obnoxious; you already live in one of the most beautiful states in the Union AND win the lottery? That's like giving Donald Trump a couple hundred million dollars. Give it to someone trying to get out of like... Goatfuck Tennesse or Inbredville Alabama...

[SGOS]

One winner in California. May be more.

I feel a need for a moment of silent contemplation, "......."  Unfortunately, my mind can not remain silent for long, and out of the silence comes, "Why didn't I win the lottery?  I hate that guy."

[aitm]

One ticket bought about 5 miles from my home which exponentially increases the chances of me knowing the person which increases the odds of them being kind to me cause after all, who doesn't like me?

So.....there's that.