15th-largest US jackpot ever; 6th-largest cash value
By Todd Northrop
For only the 15th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory.
The new high-water mark of $305 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $253 million grand prize.
The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $203.3 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-state lottery games.
Players should note that jackpot amounts are conservative estimates provided by the lotteries, and are often somewhat higher by the time the drawing occurs.
The mammoth prize is the result of 14 draws without a winner. The run-up started as a $40 million prize on June 27, 2012.
The winning numbers for Saturday, August 11, 2012 were 4, 13, 39, 46, and 51, with Powerball number 1.
Even though nobody won the jackpot Saturday, 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Florida, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Pennsylvania.
None of the second prize winners had purchased the Power Play option for an extra $1, which would have increased their second prize win to $2 million.
66 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Of those tickets, 4 were purchased with the Power Play option, increasing the prize to $40,000.
Following the Saturday drawing, the Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was raised $52 million from its previous amount of $253 million. The cash value was raised by $32.8 million from its previous amount of $170.5 million.
When a Powerball ticket is purchased with the Power Play option for an extra $1 per ticket, any non-jackpot prize is increased according to a fixed prize schedule, which can be found on the Powerball Drawing Detail page at USA Mega, as well as on the Powerball Prize Payouts page at Lottery Post.
Powerball is now played in 42 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2 each.
Powerball lottery results are published within minutes of the drawing at USA Mega (www.usamega.com). The USA Mega Web site provides lottery players in-depth information about the United States's two biggest multi-state lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball.
Top 25 United States lottery jackpots of all time
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot currently stands as the 15th-largest lottery jackpot of all time in the United States. That position may rise before the drawing Wednesday night, as lotteries are typically conservative in their initial estimates, and brisk sales may push the jackpot estimate higher by draw time.
If nobody wins Wednesday, it's anyone's guess how high it will go.
- Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Mega Millions: $390 million, Mar. 6, 2007 - Georgia, New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $380 million, Jan. 4, 2011 - Idaho, Washington
- Powerball: $365 million, Feb. 18, 2006 - Nebraska
- The Big Game: $363 million, May 9, 2000 - Illinois, Michigan
- Powerball: $340 million, Oct. 19, 2005 - Oregon
- Powerball: $336.4 million, Feb. 11, 2012 - Rhode Island
- Mega Millions: $336 million, Aug. 28, 2009 - California, New York
- The Big Game: $331 million, Apr. 16, 2002 - Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $330 million, Aug. 31, 2007 - Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia
- Mega Millions: $319 million, Mar. 25, 2011 - New York
- Mega Millions: $315 million, Nov. 15, 2005 - California
- Powerball: $314.9 million, Dec. 26, 2002 - West Virgina
- Powerball: $314.3 million, Aug. 25, 2007 - Indiana
- Powerball: $305 million, Aug. 15, 2012 - preliminary estimate, not won yet
- Powerball: $295.7 million, Jul. 29, 1998 - Indiana
- Powerball: $295 million, Aug. 25, 2001 - Delaware, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $294 million, Jul. 2, 2004 - Massachusetts
- Powerball: $276.3 million, Mar. 15, 2008 - West Virgina
- Mega Millions: $275 million, Feb. 22, 2008 - Georgia
- Mega Millions: $270 million, Feb. 28, 2006 - Ohio
- Mega Millions: $266 million, May 4, 2010 - California
- Mega Millions: $265 million, Apr. 18, 2006 - Ohio
- Powerball: $261.6 million, Jun. 2, 2010 - Ohio
- Powerball: $261.3 million, Jul. 9, 2003 - Missouri, Pennsylvania
For those keeping score, the number of jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Mega Millions: 12
- Powerball: 11
- The Big Game: 2
The Big Game is the original name of Mega Millions, from the game's first drawing on Sep. 6, 1996 through May 14, 2002. The name was changed to Mega Millions starting with the May 17, 2002 drawing.
Top 20 cash value jackpots
Since many lottery winners collect their winnings in cash, the lump-sum payout is an important measure of what a winning ticket could be worth.
Looking at the cash value, the upcoming Powerball jackpot is even better than the annuity, ranking as the sixth-largest cash value in U.S. history.
- Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Mega Millions: $240 million cash, Jan. 4, 2011 ($380 million annuity) - Idaho, Washington
- Mega Millions: $233.1 million cash, Mar. 6, 2007 ($390 million annuity) - Georgia, New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $214 million cash, Aug. 28, 2009 ($336 million annuity) - California, New York
- Powerball: $210 million cash, Feb. 11, 2012 ($336.4 million annuity) - Rhode Island
- Powerball: $203.3 million cash, Aug. 15, 2012 ($305 million annuity) - preliminary estimate, not won yet
- Mega Millions: $202.9 million cash, Mar. 25, 2011 ($319 million annuity) - New York
- Mega Millions: $194.4. million cash, Aug. 31, 2007 ($330 million annuity) - Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia
- Mega Millions: $185 million cash, Nov. 15, 2005 ($315 million annuity) - California
- The Big Game: $180 million cash, May 9, 2000 ($363 million annuity) - Illinois, Michigan
- Powerball: $177.3 million cash, Feb. 18, 2006 ($365 million annuity) - Nebraska
- Mega Millions: $168 million cash, July 2, 2004 ($294 million annuity) - Massachusetts
- Mega Millions: $167.7 million cash, Feb. 22, 2008 ($275 million annuity) - Georgia
- Powerball: $166 million cash, Aug. 25, 2001 ($295 million annuity) - Delaware, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $165.2 million cash, May 4, 2010 ($266 million annuity) - California
- Powerball: $164.4 million cash, won Oct. 19, 2005 ($340 million annuity) - Oregon
- Mega Millions: $164 million cash, Feb. 28, 2006 ($270 million annuity) - Ohio
- Powerball: $161.5 million cash, July 29, 1998 ($295.7 million annuity) - Indiana
- Mega Millions: $156.1 million cash, Sept. 16, 2005 ($258 million annuity) - New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $153.3 million cash, Dec. 27, 2011 ($208 million annuity) - New York
I'll buy my ticket for Wed, wish me luck
PowerBall is finally in the range it was designed for, MegaMillion will just have to sat on the sideline until this run is over.
I'm tempted to drop $60 on this one but experience informs me that its not a guarantee that I will win much with that kind of purchase so $9 is all I'm spending. Good luck players.
Now Powerball is finally getting exciting to play. I now have the urge to splurge on this game! Instead of 1 or 2 tickets I will probably buy a total of 5!
POWERBALL WINNER WILL BE ME THIS WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!
POWERBALL IF YOUR WATCHING THIS SET THE TERMINALS TO HIT PAINESVILLE, OHIO
Thanks in advance for my winning jack-pot ticket!
LOL
The temptation to spend more is haunting me too. Thank god tho, they made POWERBALL $2.00 otherwise I'd prob spend $20-30 bucks on this game at the current jackpot prize level but that extra dollar keeps me in check and actually helps me budget to spend less.
I went crazy and spent $127 when Mega Millions got over 600 MILLION and I never spend more than $5-$10 per game EVER when it's below $300 MILLION.
With that money I'd start a part-time professional drag raging team (Full time if I land a sponsor). Well that, and I would arrange to finance a photoshoot of my favorite UK glamour models in my house for a week.
I am buying tickets in three states!!!
I took some time off from playing and it looks like I'm coming back to the game just in time.
I'll be looking to spend a lil more than $6 come Wednesday.
I dropped $35 on that MegaMillions jackpot and won absolutely nothing. I was so mad!
I bought a $6 Powerball ticket for last night drawing, and I won $4 for a total loss of $2. My coworkers did a powerball pool for last night drawing. They bought like 50 tickets for a zero return. I was not included in the pool. They also collected the money for Wednesday drawing , and they did not ask me to participate. Good luck to them.
@ maringoman
well the powerball jackpot just became very very very interesting
well good luck to those playing but I think we're gonna watch it roll over once more b4 b4 it gets hit in VA
Here we go.......
Good luck everybody!
Hoping for Texas to have her first PB winner! Me!
$305M+
You should demand to be allowed in the pool in case they win.
Then you can sue them for some kind of discrimination and have swarms of slimy, squirming, slithering lawyers descend on them and envelope them in an undulating, squirming, writhing, slithering ball of slime.
And become very rich.
Along with the lawyers.
Ha! That's the status quo for office pools.
The last office pool I was in was for the big MM - two draws worth. I normally don't do pools, hate them with a passion. On the 2nd draw, one gal out of the office of 25 was on vacation.. I paid her $1 to get her in the draw. No, I didn't get it back either. Whatever.
LOL......Don't care for lawyers much either rdgrnr?? People have offered to "let" me join their lottery pool before and it's about all I can do to not laugh at them.
I think I'll splurge this month and purchase one ticket. Maybe, not sure yet.
My rule of thimb is that I play 10% of the amount of millions.
For a 20 million dollar jackpot, I play $2, or in this case 2 picks.
For a 200 million dolar jackpot, I play $20.
For a 300 million dollar jackpot, I play $30; so on and so on.
I have several slips that are already filled out and numbered 1-4 which are ranked in importance. For a 10 million dollar jackpot I will play 1 & 2.
I'm sure that you can see the pattern and there is no need to over explain, but believe in playing the same numbers over and over it increases my chances of hitting the jackpot.
Of course I also play a few extra Easy Picks or Quick Picks. You never know.
The balloon is still swelling! Somebody is going to be very rich soon. Sucks to be an Alabamian - I may just win. On paper.
I'd be gettin' over to Georgia or up to Tennessee if I was you and at least get one multi-draw ticket for as many draws as you can get in case it keeps rollin' for a while.
Hell, you're just as likely to win as anybody else.
keep your cool people, remeber the chance to win isnt significantly increased buying 2 tickets or 100, keep some powder dry incase it jackpots.
You seem very ordered and regimened and disciplined - until we get to your last sentence and realize that you're just like the rest of us, LOL.
I'm holding on tightly for this joy ride. Don't want it to be over for a few more weeks!
Nah, they ain't my favorite kinda people.
Lawyers got a nasty habit of takin' all my houses and givin' 'em to all my ex-wives.
Alimony, alimony
I thought I bought steak
And it was all baloney
Me oh my, oh goodness sakes
I'm payin' for my mistakes
Same old song
With a little more blues in it
I'm payin' for it
While someone else is usin' it
Me oh my, oh goodness sakes
I'm payin' for my mistakes
~ Bobby Bare
Go for it! Dare to dream! Spend the two bucks with reckless abandon and a swashbuckling devil-may-care attitude!
Yep, too bad I have no way to get to Georgia or Tennessee since I am without a car at the moment. But one day, I'll be going over to play.
Really need to expand the variety of headline titles...
In reference to Cash 5, it clearly states on the ticket you can win ten dollars on just two numbers until the end of August. I have two tickets rejected that this is not a winning ticket. It states every one in ten tickets are winners. Tried to cash them in, the machine rejected them as winning tickets Tried to email the lottery no response!
Three states? Such as Mental State , Natural State , ANd State of Confusion? I've been there , Good luck and may you cash in!
I've been to all those states, nice places to visit but wouldn't want to...........
Greyhound goes to Chattanooga.
I want as many people as possible kickin' in to my jackpot.
"Would I trade all this free time for camera time....Will I blow all this money baby HAMMER TIME.. I just need some closure, ain't no turning back for me I'm in it till it's over!"
DRAKE
" I will let you guys know when I win the jackpot on Wednesday."
Be sure to try to buy your tickets in a state that allows for some degree of confidentiality if you win. DC does so I willl not be buying my tickets in VA. While I would rather see VA profit from any win, it would not be worth it if I won.
I also woke up with 5 numbers running through my head (which is odd) but I am sure they will be as successful as that fortune cookie lottery #s. Maybe I should buy 2 tickets with the same number (different PB #s) so if I win 2nd place, I can have 2 x more.
You should drop another 4$ and get the free ticket.
Will it go to 400 Million if it rolls over.LOL
Depending on how brisk the sales go, it should get close. Realistically if it rolls once more, more like $375-375 million would be my guess.
In 2 rolls yes. So, the Wednesday after this one. I think everybody who usually buys tickets are already in it. So, it can't grow faster.
By the time it hits 500, people who usually buy tickets will go broke and will borrow from their relatives.
By the time it will hit 600, our neighbors from Canada will come to visit us more ofter.
By the time it will hit 700, we will see the same 3 asset managers, who somehow managed to buy $2 ticket for one dollar. They will bring money to the person who audits power ball drawings as reward for his/her hard work.
Your crystal ball appears to be working just fine tvboris! I for one, believe all your predictions will come to pass.
Just spend $10.00 going to buy $ 30.00 for Wednesday.
Ka-Ching $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$152,475,000 in the bank if you win in Pennsylvania ................ I will mitigate the rest of the Federal Taxes ............ by the way, $50,825,000 to $71,155,000 in taxes is a mighty fair share!
the powerball should roll right into my bank account baby ....................
good luck to all ........................
HAHAHAHA! That reminds me of a comedian that said....Instead of getting married again I'm just going to go out and find a woman I don't like and buy her a house.
You spent $6????
I am SO disappointed in you. Thats $5 too many!!! You cant seem to practice what you preach!!!
You have a job and a pool? And you didnt ask to join? WOW...you are also a fool.
Maybe they did not ask you because you are a wretched miser (no offense intended), and they thought your PEF was lacking.
BTW Good LUck!! Congrats on your win!!!
IF it rolls, it will be $422m. <-- based upon 30% roll increase in cash value from last night and the current 62.4% cv of the annuity. Cash value will be $263.8m.
Ain't gonna happen. I've got the winning number on my filled out slip. Sorry y'all. Better luck next time.
You're pretty and smart!
I play the lottery according to my signature. I usually buy a single line, but I also buy multiple tickets when I feel like. I asked the pool organizer to let me join. She told me that it was too late because they already collected and bought the tickets for Wednesday.She said that she will give me something if they won. I said no Thank you and wished them good luck.
I did not win because I spent $6 and won $4 for a $2 loss.
I can not wait to go to the Bellagio and get in a Villa and fly by leer jet too. Eat steak and drink crystal or maybe dom perignon. Yes it is going to be awesome then it is alcohol and booty calls the rest of the time I am their. Whoooo hooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-weshar75
$305 million sounds good to me
I hear ya weshar! Party on my brother!
Turning $10 into $305 Millions is a great return on investment.
Thank you, but not so much smart, really... I'm an accountant. Numbers are... facinating...
Bellagio! The Wynn would be a good one to stay at, too. Either one is good for a luxury property. Both are full of old people though. LOL. Caesar's Palace or MGM are the way to go.
Yeah weshar, I can see it now:
I want to go there too!
Do the pool members know the pool organizer is telling co-workers that didn't contribute that they will get something if the pool wins?
Must be somewhere in the bylaws, terms and conditions, full disclosure, and agreement to pay pool members who don't contribute forms.
I have been wanting to go for a while now. So when I win on wednesday night I can finally go!-weshar75
Yeah but you gotta spend $10, so that would never happen.
The current cash value of $203.3 milion is 66.66% of the anuity value. A 30% increase would bring it to $264.3 million. If that cash value remains 66.66% of the annuity value the advertised annuity jackpot will be $396.5 million.If that's the range MUSL thinks is reasonable they might just advertise it as an even 400, since that will probably create a much bigger frenzy than 396.5, even though they're practically the same amount.
Wow if i win this am going to finally be able to marry one of the deal or no deal models or a miss universe beauty contestant from as far as the south or north pole only if they sign a 30yrs marriage warranty and take a polygrapgh test to ensure they are not too crazy or have murder mystery ideas or watch too much CSI. lol
And i will take the 30yrs annuity to ensure the marriage last that long too and she doesnt run away with my money . lol
How about if she commences to nonstop yap yap yappin' and it's you that wants to run away?
It happens, believe me.
Well her prenup will be worth only 30million over 30yrs or 1million over one year. if the marriage deteriorates bellow a c class marriage a devorce will be activated but she can only keep a percentage of time she commited on her remaining 1million annual value. for example if she stays for ten yrs that is 33 percent of 30yrs so she will still get only 33 percent of what she has left which is 33 percent of 20million which is 6.6 million balance back and her remaining 13million will be offered to a new wife replacement to complete her default or me not being happy with good reason. my home will have 24hr video survelance so all good and bad will be properly preserved for a reasonable judge to see. so i can't end the marriage unless she is really really crazy and if that is the case then there should be a video tape .And it will be a fun and trouble free marriage if any of us breaks that rule or cheats or fight there will be a one million dollar fine for first offense another one million for second offense and automatic divorce after three strikes you out. lol
Good luck!
If you want to buy a wife, you might as well get a foreign mail order bride.
l don't have anything against mail order bride if am happy and she is happy then deal am a gambler and risk taker.I will proccess all my aplicants from all 93 countries online and interview all of them via webcam as to where they are from is not my issue . if google earth can locate you i can send a helicopter to pick you up. Am not looking for real love but fun love . l just want to be happy like trump and all l want is my own milano cookie . if you call it buying a wife fine but i don't call it that . its more intense and complex l call it lets make a deal for two in paradise lol
Oops, my bad. I was using the numbers from the 2/17 draw (the last $300m+ drawing) for my calculation. You are right here. The only thing is assuming the next rollover increase would be 30% since the last was only about 19%. I'd venture to guess that it's likely to be more than 19%, but the rollover increases have been a lot lower since the $2 ticket came into affect.
Good catch Floyd.
Practically the same amount? Are you kidding me, here is 3.5 mil we are talking about. I would gladly keep the change between the two and will never even think again about playing.
Though I understand, this is all in comparison to to the amount itself, but believe me those guys won't give you any single dollar for free.
I know I might sound crazy, but sometimes when I don't win even $4 for while, I get to think that they falsify the game to the degree that they pick the numbers for lower payout even for the lowest prizes.
I'd like to win just enough to retire, while away my days in the garden.
No more racing around, no more watching the clock, just the simple life. I'm tired.
women boats and planes are cheaper to rent.
and super cars, maybe i would keep the C300. and join here for my speed addiction.
http://www.clubsportiva.com
You deserve the luck
Okay, you statistics experts. What's the probability of a roll this time? The probability of one, two or three winners?
73% probability of rollover. 86% chance of one winner. 53% chance of two winners. 6.535% chance of three winners. 99% chance of this is all B.S.
I AM THINKING SMALL.
I bought a $10 Powerball ticket and received a free $2 Powerball ticket with it.
I will not mind winning at least $10k.
Good luck everybody.
I'm right there with you sully. I'm so tired of the grind. Saturday was brutal.
It was uplifting to watch the Rangers take the Tigers.... LOL. Sorry.
Good luck to your thinking small THRIFTY! Speaking for myself, I'm thinking much BIGGER!!!
LOL, Another thing I miss, not enough time for baseball.
It is time for some very serious retirement!
The increase requires selling about 54 million tickets. If all combinations were chosen randomly that would use about 52 million combinations. There would be about a 69% chance of a rollover, a 29% chance of a single winner and a 1% chance of multiple winners.
Since not all selections are random there's a higher chance of a rollover. About 16 million of those tickets will be self picks, and a lot of them will use birthday numbers or patterns. As a very wild guess I'll figure that there are at perhaps 5 million more duplicates than if it was all random, but those duplicates will be from a relatively small set of combinations. That would mean that somewhere around 48 million combinations are in play.
It may have been pure luck, but mcginnin's figure of 73% is pretty close to the mark.
Everyone back off; that $305 million lottery prize is MINE. When I win, I'm going to party like a rock star, because no lottery winner ever loses their lottery prize...
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"I won the lottery; I don't care what it costs" - Jack Whittaker
"Sure, we're going to buy things. But, I want to make this money last" - Dave Edwards
"Who can you trust? Me, that's who; of all the people in the world, you can trust ME!" - Mr. Fick's embezzling son, "Mr. Slick".
"It's easier to live off 87 pounds a week than 1 million" - Michael Carroll
No luck, nor coincidence KY. Just 100% pure American born and bred, Brain Power!
Than you for confirming my figures however. Coming from a fellow cerebral such as yourself, is quite the honor indeed!
Is that a Perdue or Tyson chicken?
Neither Stang. Only USDA Prime, Dry, Aged Beef Will do! This jackpot demands only the best. Chicken is for 2nd tier prize wannabee's.
Our truest lives are when we are in our dreams awake. Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
To be certain, the MegaMillions is at a sweet enough pot for me. I could think of nothing finer than to hit the jackpot tomorrow night, then have one of my neighbors hit the PowerBall Wednesday and take all the media attention for me.
Not that I'll not be unhappy to win Wednesday night.
I was thinking along the same lines.Let me win the Mega Millions & I'll wait until somebody snags the Powerball before claiming my win.The Powerball winner can have the media camping on their lawn while I fade away into obscurity.
Thanks. (And thanks to mcginnin, too.) Oh, I'm glad to see that the chance of a rollover is so great. Not that I'd particularly care in the unlikely event that I should capture the jackpot - a much smaller sum would suit me just fine. But I have to admit I enjoy the craziness of the huge jackpots!
Hi the bought $10.00 today up so far $20.00 , the lady said play has be brisk today, lots of pools playing happy days are here. LOL good luck.
The thing that I actually hate when it gets this high is that, when I wake up the morning of each drawing, I actually think I can win it. For some reason my mind feels the need to think it's a winner just because nobody else has won in a long time.
Lol still recovering from buying 600 Megamillions tickets .
IT'S OKAY TO PLAY THE LOTTERY TO WIN A JACKPOT SOMEDAY.
ALL YOU NEED IS A LOTTERY TICKET AND A DREAM.
BUY 1 LOTTERY TICKET SOMEDAY. GOOD LUCK.
You always say that.
Then afterwards you say you bought $20 worth.
Why you all the time be doin' like that?
New here. Since the jackpot is over 300 million, thought I'd post and share.
Just bought my tickets for this Wednesday's $305 million drawing. Got 500 lines, so $1,000 worth. $2 per line.
I obviously don't normally play this much for a drawing but I feel lucky and the high jackpot amount got me to open the wallet. I'm probably a fool but I REALLY want to win this jackpot. What's the old saying, "You can't win if you don't play" or something like that.
About $150,000,000 after taxes sounds good to me. I'd buy a lakefront mansion, a fleet of fancy cars, vacations to maui, fiji, bahamas, etc... I might even look into buying a gulfstream jet in the range of $5-10 million (used) And I would donate to charities as well.
I have seen past winners go broke so I have planned against that when I win. I will spend a few million right off the bat to get it "out of my system" and then put the rest in tax free bonds and have it managed with a private bank of professional money managers whom I'm sure would roll out the red carpet for a client like me with over $100 million in cash.
I wish you all luck but at the same time REALLY hope the winner this Wednesday is me.
Its going roll 4 more times.
Welcome to Lottery Post, hotslot3, and thanks for donating to my pot!
How do you know? Don't tell me, that you've seen sneak peak of the video with the winner.
lol $1000 dollars!!! I feel I am spending too much when I buy two (as opposed to my normal one). I would buy fewer tickets and get the powerplay vs 500 $2 tickets.
I am always aiming for the second prize anyway.
Best of luck to you hotslot. Welcome to LP!
There have been many members on this site who have "invested" similar amounts and more, when jackpots started climbing into the stratosphere.
I'm certainly not going to discourage you from making that wager, I admire your willingness to put that much on the line.
To my knowledge however, I don't remember any of those members getting much of anything for hits, it was pretty much a big goose egg.
As long as your able to lose it all, without any financial repercussions, you should be just fine.
It's just the morning after making such a bet, that can be bittersweet if nothing becomes of it.
I'm glad I'm not that crazy yet. On the other hand, if you can spend $1000 on tickets, why would you want a jackpot win?
On the other hand, somehow I doubt in the trustworthiness of this post. As if it was true, you'd know that for $1000 you'd get 600 lines in august.
Another thought, are you a lottery agent, who wants to instigate enormous sales by showing what to spend to the bunch of lottery addicts?
$2 per line x 500 tickets = $1000 He/she did not get powerplay so the math is right.
Go with the brand new gulfstream jet. You only live once. Then you can be fly like a G6.