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• GeneralMac

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  Mar 16, 2017, 11:40 am

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  Last night no one won the PowerBall.

  Two players had 5 numbers but missed the PowerBall number

  One player from Iowa won $2 Million

  One player from Georgia won $1Million

  The only difference was the Iowa player paid $1 more for his ticket.
• RJOh

  

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  Mar 17, 2017, 2:30 pm

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  Quote: Originally posted by GeneralMac on Mar 16, 2017

  Last night no one won the PowerBall.

  Two players had 5 numbers but missed the PowerBall number

  One player from Iowa won $2 Million

  One player from Georgia won $1Million

  The only difference was the Iowa player paid $1 more for his ticket.

  It's likely both winners brought more than one ticket so the difference in what they spent was more than a dollar.

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 

         
  
• GeneralMac

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  Mar 17, 2017, 4:32 pm

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Mar 17, 2017

  It's likely both winners brought more than one ticket so the difference in what they spent was more than a dollar.

  no, the difference was not more than $1 for the winning ticket!

  What did you think I meant when I said....." for the ticket ".. ?

   

  A ticket on a chance to win a quilt at the senior center ?
• Coin Toss

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by GeneralMac on Mar 16, 2017

  Last night no one won the PowerBall.

  Two players had 5 numbers but missed the PowerBall number

  One player from Iowa won $2 Million

  One player from Georgia won $1Million

  The only difference was the Iowa player paid $1 more for his ticket.

  So for one extra dollar the player in Iowa won an extra million.....a "million dollar dollar".

  Granted the usual powerplay is 2X but still for people trying wo win multi - millions begrudging $1 makes one wonder.

  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
• Stack47

  

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  Mar 18, 2017, 12:56 am

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  Quote: Originally posted by GeneralMac on Mar 16, 2017

  Last night no one won the PowerBall.

  Two players had 5 numbers but missed the PowerBall number

  One player from Iowa won $2 Million

  One player from Georgia won $1Million

  The only difference was the Iowa player paid $1 more for his ticket.

  The Iowa player actually paid an extra 50% of the $2 ticket price to guarantee doubling any prize they won. Had the PP option applied to all prizes, the Iowa player would win $3 million for an extra $1. Four of the eleven players matching 4 + 1 paid $1 more and won an extra $100,000.