Re: The Lottery

by Guest Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 2:15

1:29 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, January 9, 2016 Powerball drawing, but 28 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Arizona, 6 from California, 2 from Connecticut (1 with Power Play), 1 from Florida, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 3 from Michigan, 3 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 1 from Pennsylvania, 3 from Texas (2 with Power Play), and 1 from Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.

https://www.usamega.com/

by Guest Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 2:17

This time it went from 525 to 950 so 1.3 billion is pretty conservative. I could see 1.7 billion plus as possible.

by **pulling69** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 3:12

Fucking shit, buy your tickets ASAP and do not go to a store the night of the drawing....I already had my tickets from a few days ago but needed to score some 40s at the gas station store tonight, stuck waiting in a 20 minute line as a result. Give me my money bitch!

by Guest Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 5:03

by tanfan! Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 7:14

The Pantry wrote:$1.3 billion next Wednesday

I could retire on that

by **Giant Moose** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 8:36

I am going to build a new state-of-the-art MSU hoops stadium called the Byrd Sanctuary when I win Powerball. It will have a statue of Byrd kissing the logo that can be seen from Outer Space where we will play UNC in 2042.

by Guest Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 10:50

He comes through with the only answer....

by Guest Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 11:08

Walter Hickey ‏@WaltHickey 7h7 hours ago
Wow! There were 440 million Powerball tickets sold, and the @FiveThirtyEight model estimated 428 million based on extrapolated data.

by **Jake from State Farm** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 12:27

LooseGoose wrote:Walter Hickey ‏@WaltHickey 7h7 hours ago
Wow! There were 440 million Powerball tickets sold, and the @FiveThirtyEight model estimated 428 million based on extrapolated data.

So if I bought every number combination odds are that I'd have to split the winnings.

by Guest Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 15:01

by **The Pantry** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 15:13

What a ditz

by Guest Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 16:10

The Pantry wrote:What a ditz

I think she's dating Blanch

by **Blanch32** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 16:40

LooseGoose wrote:
The Pantry wrote:What a ditz

I think she's dating Blanch

I'm math good idiot!

by **Vlad** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 23:02

Novice question: if there are no winners like from last night, do you hold on to your tickets until there's a winner? Or are the tickets good for only a specific drawing night?

by **InTenSity** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 23:09

Vlad wrote:Novice question: if there are no winners like from last night, do you hold on to your tickets until there's a winner? Or are the tickets good for only a specific drawing night?

Shh bby is ok.

by **Vlad** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 23:39

InTenSity wrote:
Vlad wrote:Novice question: if there are no winners like from last night, do you hold on to your tickets until there's a winner? Or are the tickets good for only a specific drawing night?
Shh bby is ok.

English please?

by **CORNER BLITZ** Sun 10 Jan 2016 - 23:51

Vlad wrote:Novice question: if there are no winners like from last night, do you hold on to your tickets until there's a winner? Or are the tickets good for only a specific drawing night?

Only specific drawing

by Guest Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 12:21

Chad Livengood ‏@ChadLivengood 24m24 minutes ago Lansing, MI
SIREN: #Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.4 billion (or $868 million cash payout before taxes).

by **CORNER BLITZ** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 12:22

I say 1.7 by wed with 1 Billion in cash

by **Ass Dan** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 12:38

I'm gonna win and I'm gonna buy an nhl team

by **tTy** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 14:15

Are you dickheads going to get in tSwill Powerballs pool or not?

by **Dendrobates** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:06

With this many people buying tickets, and the fact that 28 people had all the numbers but the powerball, doesn't it seem like the computer only picks the numbers that are least picked?

I say it's rigged. But I will still be a sucker and buy some tickets.

by **tTy** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:11

Dendrobates wrote:With this many people buying tickets, and the fact that 28 people had all the numbers but the powerball, doesn't it seem like the computer only picks the numbers that are least picked?

I say it's rigged. But I will still be a sucker and buy some tickets.

I heard that they estimated that ~75% of the possible combinations were purchased. 1 in 4 chance of drawing a blank seems totally plausible to me.

Not Rigged.

by **Dendrobates** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:19

tTy wrote:
Dendrobates wrote:With this many people buying tickets, and the fact that 28 people had all the numbers but the powerball, doesn't it seem like the computer only picks the numbers that are least picked?

I say it's rigged. But I will still be a sucker and buy some tickets.

I heard that they estimated that ~75% of the possible combinations were purchased. 1 in 4 chance of drawing a blank seems totally plausible to me.

Not Rigged.

Or the government wants this as high as it goes because they are the ones who really win the lottery. The Lottery - Page 4 1550444538

meh whatever. I sent you my monies.

by **The_Dude** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:23

I'b buy clean water for Flint if I won. The Lottery - Page 4 55953254

by **Dendrobates** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:25

The_Dude wrote:I'b buy clean water for Flint if I won.

LIES! no one gives a shit about Flint.

by Guest Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:37

tTy wrote:
Dendrobates wrote:With this many people buying tickets, and the fact that 28 people had all the numbers but the powerball, doesn't it seem like the computer only picks the numbers that are least picked?

I say it's rigged. But I will still be a sucker and buy some tickets.

I heard that they estimated that ~75% of the possible combinations were purchased. 1 in 4 chance of drawing a blank seems totally plausible to me.

Not Rigged.

Yep, 538 gave it a 77% chance of being won. If it rolls over this time it would be truly insane.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:42

guess I'd have to buy a ticket if I wanted to win..

by Guest Mon 11 Jan 2016 - 15:47

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – A Powerball ticket sold at the Meijer store at 3175 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills was one of three worth $1 million sold in Michigan in the record $939.8 million jackpot drawing Saturday, the Michigan Lottery said Monday.

No one won the record prize, which now stands at $1.4 billion in Wednesday’s drawing, according to a press release from the Michigan Lottery. The cash option for Wednesday’s jackpot — the largest in the world — is $868 million.

The holders of the three $1 million winning tickets matched five numbers. The other two tickets were sold at Pilot Travel Center, 750 Baker Road in Dexter, and Speedway, 800 Washington Ave., in Holland.

Only one of the winners, Imari Shelton, 19, has stepped forward to claim the $1 million prize. She bought her ticket in Holland and called her windfall beginner’s luck. She bought five Easy Pick plays.

“When I saw the jackpot had climbed so high, I decided I should take a chance and play,” Shelton told the Michigan Lottery. “I wasn’t even sure how to play, so I had to ask my mom for help.”

No Powerball Jackpot Winner, 3 in Michigan Win $1M Powerball tickets worth $1 million were sold in Rochester Hills, Dexter and Holland.

by Guest Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 11:35

Officially $1.5Billion now.

POWERBALL JACKPOT ANALYSIS

by **I.B. Fine** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 14:45

Just to carry this nonsense out to the extreme, does anyone know if the state tax rate would apply based upon the drawing date, or the date you collected?

$30+ million dollar difference makes it worth moving if the later, hell that's probably enough for the whole giant Sparty statue, with VIP lounge on top!

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 14:48

Article I read earlier - if physically,logistically possible you could buy up every possible number combination and make ~ $300 mil in profit, assuming no one else hit.

by **I.B. Fine** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 14:57

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Article I read earlier - if physically,logistically possible you could buy up every possible number combination and make ~ $300 mil in profit, assuming no one else hit.

If you happen to have $590 mill laying around not doing anything.
Then again, if you have $590 mill laying around, I doubt you're buying lotto tickets

by Guest Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 18:10

Everyone Is Freaking Out About The $1.5 Billion Powerball, And The Stats Agree

by **Giant Moose** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 18:33

My 7/11 said the Powerball was worth $1.5 million since the electronic sign only goes up to $999 million. They hadn't covered up the m with a b, either.

Now I am going to have to sue them for false advertising and get my money that way.

by **Jake from State Farm** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 19:30

I.B. Fine wrote:Just to carry this nonsense out to the extreme, does anyone know if the state tax rate would apply based upon the drawing date, or the date you collected?

$30+ million dollar difference makes it worth moving if the later, hell that's probably enough for the whole giant Sparty statue, with VIP lounge on top!

You've got a year to collect it so move to some other state without a tax, take up residency and cash in the ticket. But since you've got better odds of getting hit by lighting while a shark is attacking you on your surfboard I wouldn't worry too much about it.

by Guest Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 19:40

Jake from State Farm wrote:
I.B. Fine wrote:Just to carry this nonsense out to the extreme, does anyone know if the state tax rate would apply based upon the drawing date, or the date you collected?

$30+ million dollar difference makes it worth moving if the later, hell that's probably enough for the whole giant Sparty statue, with VIP lounge on top!

You've got a year to collect it so move to some other state without a tax, take up residency and cash in the ticket. But since you've got better odds of getting hit by lighting while a shark is attacking you on your surfboard I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I don't think State of residence matters. I believe the taxes are done by the selling state. I used to travel a lot and I know you could only cash tickets in the state you purchased them in.

by **Giant Moose** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 19:41

Jake from State Farm wrote:
I.B. Fine wrote:Just to carry this nonsense out to the extreme, does anyone know if the state tax rate would apply based upon the drawing date, or the date you collected?

$30+ million dollar difference makes it worth moving if the later, hell that's probably enough for the whole giant Sparty statue, with VIP lounge on top!

You've got a year to collect it so move to some other state without a tax, take up residency and cash in the ticket. But since you've got better odds of getting hit by lighting while a shark is attacking you on your surfboard I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I'd be more concerned about moving to a state where you can claim anonymously. Although my state has a high tax rate, I am glad they allow you to claim the lottery anonymously. Imagine people knowing you won and all the trouble that potentially brings.

by **The Pantry** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 20:32

Giant Moose wrote:
Jake from State Farm wrote:

You've got a year to collect it so move to some other state without a tax, take up residency and cash in the ticket. But since you've got better odds of getting hit by lighting while a shark is attacking you on your surfboard I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I'd be more concerned about moving to a state where you can claim anonymously. Although my state has a high tax rate, I am glad they allow you to claim the lottery anonymously. Imagine people knowing you won and all the trouble that potentially brings.

Pretty sure the "anonymous" thing isn't by state for multi-state games. Someone correct if wrong but I think Mega Millions requires a press conference for winners but Powerball does not. Both games have changed over the last couple years so I'm not sure.

Also not sure about advice on setting up an LLC before claiming and how that would affect the press conference requirement.

by **CORNER BLITZ** Tue 12 Jan 2016 - 23:09

Mark Cuban’s tips for eventual winner of the $1.4 billion (or more) Powerball jackpot
-Hire a tax attorney first.
-Don’t take the lump sum. You don’t want to blow it all in one spot.
-If you weren’t happy yesterday you won’t be happy tomorrow. It’s money. It’s not happiness.
-If you were happy yesterday, you are going to be a lot happier tomorrow. It’s money. Life gets easier when you don’t have to worry about the bills.
-Tell all your friends and relatives no. They will ask. Tell them no. If you are close to them, you already know who needs help and what they need. Feel free to help SOME, but talk to your accountant before you do anything and remember this, no one needs 1m dollars for anything. No one needs 100k for anything. Anyone who asks is not your friend.
-You don’t become a smart investor when you win the lottery. Don’t make investments. You can put it in the bank and live comfortably. Forever. You will sleep a lot better knowing you won’t lose money.

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