[erepsysoulptnw]

I should definitely get one. I think the math works out fine - jumping in at the end when people have already pumped it up is a little different.

This is actually true. You're odds of winning are 176M:1. A one-winner payoff would be $600M. There will likely be 2 or 3 winners, so you're probably going to get paid back at at least 200M:1, so the math works out okay toward the end of these cumulative pools.

I don't normally play them, but I'll probably buy a ticket for fun. I'll get my $1 worth of entertainment.

[CreativeAcrobate]

buzzkill, here. lottery tickets are a tax on people who don't understand how math works.

that makes me wonder - what is God's position on lottery tickets ?

does God occasionally intervene to make a particular person win ? or does God have a total hands-off policy ?

i figure it's worth buying 1 ticket for $1 (or is it $2 these days ?). that way, if God wants me to win, i can win.


i used to play a set of numbers, based on the CPU speeds of the first computers i had - 12, 16, 20, 25, 33.

[dumadegg]

Powerball is $2 now but mega is still $1. I bought one, figure if I'm meant to win I only need one...

[evarekataVame]

Just went out and played it for the first time with 5 quick picks, jackpot is over 640 million.

If I win that baby I'mma buy a large private island and turn it into a permanent gs-us retreat/bugout location free for use to any and all gs-us members.

[erepsysoulptnw]

Just went out and played it for the first time with 5 quick picks, jackpot is over 640 million.

If I win that baby I'mma buy a large private island and turn it into a permanent gs-us retreat/bugout location free for use to any and all gs-us members.

Sweet.

[gettoblaster]

that makes me wonder - what is God's position on lottery tickets ?

does God occasionally intervene to make a particular person win ?

I have a friend who told me he prays for the numbers and it perfectly squares with the concept of praying for knowledge of God's will and the power to carry that out. Being attached to the outcome (i.e. having your own plans for the money) seems to be the counterpoint to this lofty method.

[MaigicyuNinia]

There is a 95% chance someone will win the Mega Millions jackpot Friday night, a lottery official said, based on statistical data coming into the California lottery office.

"The odds of the jackpot rolling is going down significantly," Mega Millions spokesman Alex Traverso said. "Our estimates are saying that by the time the draw happens, 95% of the possible number combinations will be sold."

Traverso said California lottery officials will likely know about any big winners as early as 8:15 p.m. and plan to post the locations where the tickets were sold on their website.

PHOTOS: Mega Millions fever

California officials said they likely won't know about other state's winners until 3 a.m. or beyond. A media release summing up all the data will likely go out Saturday morning.

Spokeswoman Donna Cordova said that there will be no more changes to the advertised jackpot prior to Friday night's drawing, but the amount at stake may continue to rise, and a new jackpot figure could be released after the winning numbers are drawn.

If no one hits the jackpot, Traverso said there is a "possibility" that Mega Millions would hold its Tuesday drawing in New York's Time Square rather than a studio in Atlanta.

"If the jackpot did roll, and we were looking at a jackpot near $1 billion, I can't imagine a better place," Traverso said.

ALSO: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...s-jackpot.html

[wentscat]

If they sold em in Fl I'd throw $5 at it. A lot of good could be done with that kinda cash. Good luck to those of you who do play.

Don't worry brother, you're in it on my tickets!

ShugDad EE

[Romarionsion]

Don't worry brother, you're in it on my tickets!

ShugDad EE

Well, thank ya brother Shug!

[Ingeborga]

Dont forget to sign the back of your ticket so if it gets misplaced no one else can cash it in.

[kvitacencia]

Heard on the radio the odds are 175 million to one with a single ticket.

Coming soon...the trillion dollar lottery, it's the new 100 million lottery.

[Ingeborga]

And the winner is:

3/30/2012
2-4-23-38-46 mega ball is 23

I got 1 number.

[Zmniubqr]

I so wanted to change my name to ShugDad

EE

[swissloveone]

They are sayin a winning ticket was sold in Mariland

[dumadegg]

They are sayin a winning ticket was sold in Mariland

I had so many plans!

[Ingeborga]

Maryland, Illinois, Kansas
that's about 213 mil each

[CreativeAcrobate]

i'm happy to say, i did not win.

[Ingeborga]

Agree, I'd rather be broke and fight the banksters then suddenly be rich and ruin me and my families lives.