Powerball

Posted this a couple pages back, but the border town gas station I went to yesterday had printed a stack of them and had a guy selling them in the parking lot, toward the back of the line. He said they do it whenever they have big jackpots like this to keep the lines in check. I bought mine from him.

 

Batting this around, my wife says, "I'd like a house with a great view, but I don't think I'd like any of the neighbors."
And both of us are really happy with our current vehicles.
Kid suggested going to all 82 Ducks hockey games next season, and, of course, the playoffs if they make it.
Other than that, haven't given it a great deal of thought.
When is the next draw, today or Saturday?

 

Saturday. Powerball is drawn Wendesdays and Saturdays, IIRC.

 

Were you foaming at the mouth?

 

Baron, you can't use my own self deprecating joke against me.

Fuck that guy anyway.

 

Can you imagine the chaos if no one hits the Saturday draw and the thing rolls over a billion dollars?

 

When the pot gets this large, normally every possible number combination will be sold, guaranteeing a winner.

 

I could name a few people here who would believe this guy.

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They'll sell 292 million tickets? Really?

 

Likely more than that. Five Thirty Eight estimates that more than 400 million tickets will be sold creating a 71 percent chance a winning ticket is among them.

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So actually the people who only buy tickets for the mega-mega-jackpots are playing the odds correctly to the extent that can be done. They're getting the smallest overlay imaginable, but it is one.