Z-Hills Packer Wins Powerball

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SethInMI

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a tax on people who are bad at math

Quien sabe?

It does not appear that your calculations take into account the fact that as the jackpot increases, more people play, so the odds of multiple winners increase. This reduces the probability x payout value.

But yes at some point, playing for large jackpots makes sense.

I once started to do the analysis, but I couldn't find the data to see exactly how jackpot size affects tickets sold. In theory, there could be a jackpot large enough to give a ticket an expected value greater than its cost. It's also likely that at another, larger jackpot size, the public buys enough tickets that the expected number of winners is high enough that the expected value of a ticket drops back below its sale price.

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AggieDave

No I wouldn't, I've seen the kind of people who play the lotto!

They seem like a pretty normal cross-section of society to me:
http://www.ohiolottery.com/Winners/See-Stories

This kind of reaction seems to be just another kind of snobbery, where non-lotto players feel they're superior to lotto players. Just like some beer drinkers insist that their brand is superior to what others drink.

The odds of winning for the players are certainly much better than the odds of the non-players, which are zip! It's a free country, and if it's worth it to them, then they don't deserve to be criticized for it.

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A lotto winner like that ought to be able to set up an interest bearing account which would provide free beer every weekend in perpetuity.

Just sayin...

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So, have any of the packers unexpectedly failed to show up for work a few days in a row?

[Southern_Man 0]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57587828/record-powerball-winner-in-fla-has-claimed-the-prize/

Hope she didn't opt for the annuity.

Also, I wonder if she is single?

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

[Remster 24]

So, is she a skydiver?

Remster

[normiss 622]

Congrats on BOOO! winning the BOOO!!! powerball grandma!
BOOO!!!

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Southern_Man

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57587828/record-powerball-winner-in-fla-has-claimed-the-prize/

Also, I wonder if she is single?

Who cares if she's married or not. She can afford lots of lawyers.

The question is do you have the right stuff, to cut in front of the line of all the dudes that are also in love with her.

R

One Jump Wonder

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Krip

***http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57587828/record-powerball-winner-in-fla-has-claimed-the-prize/

Also, I wonder if she is single?

Who cares if she's married or not. She can afford lots of lawyers.

The question is do you have the right stuff, to cut in front of the line of all the dudes that are also in love with her.

R

Should we start the betting on if Krip actually read the link?

Remster

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Southern_Man

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57587828/record-powerball-winner-in-fla-has-claimed-the-prize/

Hope she didn't opt for the annuity.

Also, I wonder if she is single?

So I'm curious: Just what is the average age of Z-Hills packers these days?

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Remster

******http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57587828/record-powerball-winner-in-fla-has-claimed-the-prize/

Also, I wonder if she is single?

Who cares if she's married or not. She can afford lots of lawyers.

The question is do you have the right stuff, to cut in front of the line of all the dudes that are also in love with her.

R

Should we start the betting on if Krip actually read the link?

I heard that

Saw the beautiful lady on the news last night.

I stand by my original comment.

When your in love what does age have to do with it.

One Jump Wonder

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You can love women or you can love money. You can't love both.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

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popsjumper

You can love women or you can love money. You can't love both.

Hi Pops

I want a Pre Nup.

One Jump Wonder

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Iago

Yep good for her. She'd better get to spending it while she has a chance.

That's why she took it as a lump sum - she doesn't have 20 years remaining in her life in which to receive annual annuity payments.

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Krip

***You can love women or you can love money. You can't love both.

Hi Pops

I want a Pre Nup.

Did anyone read the article? It says that someone let her in front of them. The sweet old lady was treated properly. I want to know if she is going to give a little to the person that let her cut in front? She won on a "quick pick" not her numbers so that nice person may have just cost themselves millions by letting her cut.

Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it.
Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000
www.fundraiseadventure.com

[normiss 622]

I don't think that's quite how quick pick works.

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normiss

I don't think that's quite how quick pick works.

It's an auto lotto isn't it? The computer selects the numbers for you. Granted out of the many that bought around that time it could change them. However, had that person not let her cut the timing for those numbers would have been different. I'm pretty sure that is how it works but I do not play so I could be very wrong.

Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it.
Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000
www.fundraiseadventure.com

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Krip

***You can love women or you can love money. You can't love both.

Hi Pops

I want a Pre Nup.

Cheap bastard.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[normiss 622]

Ah, yes! Sorry, I misunderstood and thought you meant had that person not let her go first that then that person would have those quick pick numbers!

I see what you mean!

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normiss

Ah, yes! Sorry, I misunderstood and thought you meant had that person not let her go first that then that person would have those quick pick numbers!

I see what you mean!

Right.... so if it were me I would flip that person a cool million I think. First for respecting elders (rare these days) and second because she won a TON of money because of it. What's a mill to her now?

Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it.
Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000
www.fundraiseadventure.com

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Rstanley0312

***Ah, yes! Sorry, I misunderstood and thought you meant had that person not let her go first that then that person would have those quick pick numbers!

I see what you mean!

Right.... so if it were me I would flip that person a cool million I think. First for respecting elders (rare these days) and second because she won a TON of money because of it. What's a mill to her now?

No matter how much money a person has, they always have the ability to spend more than have. A mill here or there adds up.

The winner has kids, grandkids, they all desrve their fair share. I'm sure the requsts for funds from around the universe have already exceeded her winnings.

I hope the winner has enough time to enjoys her winnings
Cabana boy time EFS the S stands for spend

One Jump Wonder

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Krip

******Ah, yes! Sorry, I misunderstood and thought you meant had that person not let her go first that then that person would have those quick pick numbers!

I see what you mean!

Right.... so if it were me I would flip that person a cool million I think. First for respecting elders (rare these days) and second because she won a TON of money because of it. What's a mill to her now?

No matter how much money a person has, they always have the ability to spend more than have. A mill here or there adds up.

The winner has kids, grandkids, they all desrve their fair share. I'm sure the requsts for funds from around the universe have already exceeded her winnings.

I hope the winner has enough time to enjoys her winnings
Cabana boy time EFS the S stands for spend

I hope that was a joke.


BTW, I don't have time to sort through this. What happened to the packer that was supposed to have won?

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CSpenceFLY

*********Ah, yes! Sorry, I misunderstood and thought you meant had that person not let her go first that then that person would have those quick pick numbers!

I see what you mean!

Right.... so if it were me I would flip that person a cool million I think. First for respecting elders (rare these days) and second because she won a TON of money because of it. What's a mill to her now?

No matter how much money a person has, they always have the ability to spend more than have. A mill here or there adds up.

The winner has kids, grandkids, they all desrve their fair share. I'm sure the requsts for funds from around the universe have already exceeded her winnings.

I hope the winner has enough time to enjoys her winnings
Cabana boy time EFS the S stands for spend

I hope that was a joke.


BTW, I don't have time to sort through this. What happened to the packer that was supposed to have won?

It was a joke Spence... a packer did not win it. An old woman from Zepherhills did.

Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it.
Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000
www.fundraiseadventure.com