Power Ball - Did you win?

Gerhardt said:
Yeah, but who here is trustworthy enough to hold the money and the tickets? :confused: :dunno:

Not me. I'd leave you guys behind so fast. And you could tell my wife I left an extra $100 in my sock drawer for her. :D

My new plane would require a co-pilot. Maybe a cute blonde pilot who likes handsome rich guys with jets.
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I actually came up with a real easy solution to the money-holding, ticket-holding, "who's in?" problem. Me and 5 friends wanted to form a lottery pool, but are scattered over 4 states (all powerball states). We agreed to "buy in" by each buying a $10 ticket and sending a photo of that ticket to everyone in the group. Everyone knows who's in, and what our collective numbers are and can check independently of anyone else. And, had any of us perhaps won something on personal tickets that were not quick-picked by the lottery computer, like mine that were my kids' birthdays and such, there would be no dispute that those were NOT the pool's tickets because there was a picture of the pool ticket sent before the drawing happened.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
In Texas we were told that the money would go to the school system. That's how they got it passed.
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Colorado is sneakier. They advertise constantly about how the Lottery goes to parks and rec. They count on people not realizing Lottery and Lotto and PowerBall aren't the same things. Lotto/PowerBall pays for our prisons. The only thing going to parks/outdoor stuff are the scratch tickets.
 
FastEddieB said:
You know, stick at it and you'll be on your way to a small fortune!
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Okay here's the funny part. I go to claim my whopping $4 and the dude says I won $12 as the little machine makes winning sounds like a mini slot machine in Vegas. LOL!

Apparently I don't have a damn clue how this works. But I doubled my money. Maybe I missed the Powerball multiplier or something. If it was 3x that explains it.

The only number I had was the Powerball on two QuickPick plays with PowerPlay whatever the hell that means.

Better than a sharp stick in the eye.
 
Gerhardt said:
My new plane would require a co-pilot. Maybe a cute blonde pilot who likes handsome rich guys with jets.
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I thought we decided to stop picking on Global Girl.

Oh wait. No we didn't. And you're not a pedophile anyway. Bad match.

(I'm a dick. I know it. I'm comfortable with it. Haha.)
 
JOhnH said:
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/how-mom-of-four-who-won-188m-powerball-plans-to-110908278172.html

I hope she gets some good advice and doesn't get scammed out of everything.
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She will. In this world everyone wants everyone else to know everything about themselves in our Facebook/Instagram/Twitter world. If she's out in the press two days after the drawing, she's going to get taken.

Which brings up an interesting topic. Is is possible to remain anonymous if you collect a large lottery payout? I see nothing on the back of my ticket, and never noticed anything on the Wisconsin lottery website (Though I didn't go looking for the fine print.). Are there state-specific laws on this? Because I've got my bug-out bag all packed for after I leave the lottery office with my winnings. ;)
 
nddons said:
Which brings up an interesting topic. Is is possible to remain anonymous if you collect a large lottery payout?
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Some states you can remain anonymous, others have different layers of disclosure required by law. Every state is different even for the same game like Powerball. CA for example is required to disclose the name of the payee...but if you set it up properly you can establish a blind trust before claiming and as long as the State is satisfied that reason for the establishment of that trust is not to evade child support or other dodging of back payments or taxes they will accept it as the legal payee. Set up properly...poof, you are anonymous even in a disclosure state.

See link in earlier post for a good read:

Neal Howard said:
A good read... if you ever actually do win a lottery jackpot.

http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=749519
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I almost never buy tickets, but what the heck. I'll pick some up at the store tomorrow. If anyone wants in throw me $2 and we'll spilt it evenly. I'll post the name of everyone who is in. (yes, I'll buy the tickets w/ my $ and then wait for the $)

Yeah, I know the odds, but it's still fun to think of the possibility of a POA Powerball win.
 
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Gerhardt said:
I almost never buy tickets, but what the heck. I'll pick some up at the store tomorrow. If anyone wants in throw me $2 and we'll spilt it evenly. I'll post the name of everyone who is in. (yes, I'll buy the tickets w/ my $ and then wait for the $)

Yeah, I know the odds, but it's still fun to think of the possibility of a POA Powerball win.
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I was showing my wife the possibilities on Controller and Trade-a-Plane last night.
 
JB1842 said:
I was showing my wife the possibilities on Controller and Trade-a-Plane last night.
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Yeah, that's the fun part. With just a few $M I'd have to hoard it. But with $650M I'd have a handful of happy friends and family. I'd have to do something for the aviation community though. Certainly start a few flight schools w/ both helicopters and airplanes and make it so that the average joe (and jane) could afford it.

I'd probably need some close friends around to make sure I didn't go overbard on the hookers and blow.
 
I was in Destin FL years ago and standing in line to buy a ticket, just one. Bought it and the lady behind me says, "just one ticket?", I turned around and said "only takes one to win it", and she says, "that's true". I didn't win though. :rofl:
 
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More lottery money to schools --> smarter populace --> fewer people playing lottery --> less lottery income --> poorer schools --> dumber populace --> more people playing lottery --> more lottery money to schools.....repeat ad infinitum.
 
wrbix said:
More lottery money to schools --> smarter populace --> fewer people playing lottery --> less lottery income --> poorer schools --> dumber populace --> more people playing lottery --> more lottery money to schools.....repeat ad infinitum.
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only if you really think the schools get more money because of the lottery.
 
It's about the cost of a cup of coffee, and it provides a tiny bit of hope for a really extraordinary life event, so I play.

And yes, I know the math. If I was stuck financial math I would not be flying, either. :D
 
Gerhardt said:
only if you really think the schools get more money because of the lottery.
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Granted, does not appear to be the case in SC - big red state
 
Gerhardt said:
...I'd probably need some close friends around to make sure I didn't go overbard on the hookers and blow.
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you can go overboard with the blow, just don't run out of fuel. THAT'S the dangerous part.
 
The next drawing is for $ 428.4 Million Cash Value. Do you suppose that's enough to buy all the 2263 single engine planes that are listed in Trade-a-Plane?
 
The lottery is a tax stupid people pay voluntarily.

I bought $20 in quick picks, didn't get one number.

Grandma can have her pills next week.
 
We'll I didn't post pics of my new King Air, so .... No. I didn't win.
 
PaulS said:
The lottery is a tax stupid people pay voluntarily.

I bought $20 in quick picks, didn't get one number.

Grandma can have her pills next week.
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People are buying their own dreams -- the opportunity to speculate about a life-changing amount on money; about whet they might do if they were free of pedestrian financial constraints. In some admittedly unusual cases, that sort of thing can be very liberating, and may guide them towards goals that they might not have otherwise pursued. Otherwise, it's mere escapism on the scale of a movie ticket.
 
I worked with a guy who won $400k. He took it at $20k/year for 20 years.
It wasn't enough to retire on but it put his kids thru school and paid off the house and cars.
 
Skip Miller said:
One number is not a winner, unless it happens to be the powerball number. Then you win $2 or $4, can't remember which... :confused:



-Skip
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I got the powerball # and out of 5 quick picks that was the ONLY # I hit lol. I suck.
 
eman1200 said:
Yeah but I tried really hard and still failed miserably!
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Me too, I tried 10 times, I'm thinking the rush would have been just as good if I tried once. I paid $18 more stupid tax than I should have, stupid.

Probably be doing it again for the next drawing.
 
wrbix said:
More lottery money to schools --> smarter populace --> fewer people playing lottery --> less lottery income --> poorer schools --> dumber populace --> more people playing lottery --> more lottery money to schools.....repeat ad infinitum.
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Around here, Lotto proceeds go to prisons. Colorado does a great sneaky marketing job saying "Lottery" goes to Parks and "PC" stuff, and carefully doesn't explain that "Lottery" is not PowerBall.

That's under the Colorado "Lotto", a completely separate business entity *managed* by the "Lottery" folk.

State legislature votes where proceeds go.

Cute social engineering isn't it?
 
The only guarantee is you can't win if you don't play. But, with the astronomical odds of 1:292,000,000 you have to be crazy to throw a lot of money at it.
 
GlennAB1 said:
The only guarantee is you can't win if you don't play. But, with the astronomical odds of 1:292,000,000 you have to be crazy to throw a lot of money at it.
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When it gets over 400 million,, I will throw 20 bucks at it... About the cost of a decent lunch..... With odds at 1 in 300 million, whether it is a 50 mil or a 800 mil payout.. I consider that 20 bucks well played for the big payout..
 
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