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Powerball, lottery irregularities
November 08, 2022, 10:32 AM
Z06Powerball, lottery irregularities
Good news! The maintenance guy at PowerBall HQ finally unplugged the ping pong ball hole so the results are due shortly. Whew!
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November 08, 2022, 10:33 AM
P250UA510 33 41 47 56
10If anyone doesn't want to go look the numbers up.
I got the PB on 1 draw & 1 number on another. Guess I'll be going to work tomorrow.
The Enemy's gate is down. November 08, 2022, 10:48 AM
SIGnifiedNo winner!
$2.3B
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein November 08, 2022, 11:03 AM
Sig2340quote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:
No winner!
$2.3B
Incredible.
Nice is overrated
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November 08, 2022, 11:13 AM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by honestlou:
My understanding is that each drawing is supposed to be random, so the same combination of numbers could come up again. There is no mechanism for "retiring" a winning combination of numbers.
But as discussed, the odds of it happening are very long.
Yes, each drawing is an independent event. It is certainly possible to draw all the same numbers twice in a row. The chances of drawing any given number two or three drawings in a row are probably not as long as you might think.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. November 08, 2022, 11:22 AM
DaBigBRquote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
quote:
Originally posted by honestlou:
My understanding is that each drawing is supposed to be random, so the same combination of numbers could come up again. There is no mechanism for "retiring" a winning combination of numbers.
But as discussed, the odds of it happening are very long.
Yes, each drawing is an independent event. It is certainly possible to draw all the same numbers twice in a row. The chances of drawing any given number two or three drawings in a row are probably not as long as you might think.
It's like the odds of two people in a group having the same birthday. In a group of only 23 people the odds are over 49% that two of them have the same birthday. It seems much less likely.
November 08, 2022, 11:53 AM
Georgeairquote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
quote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:
No winner!
$2.3B
Incredible.
Unfortunately also inaccurate. Where do you people find this made up stuff?
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November 08, 2022, 12:15 PM
Balzé HalzéYeah. There is apparently a winner in California.
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"Once there was only dark. If you ask me, light is winning." ~Rust Cohle November 08, 2022, 01:37 PM
Gustofer.
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November 08, 2022, 02:11 PM
Gustofer.
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November 08, 2022, 02:23 PM
bendableI asked my brother to play so he could build me a house upon winning.
He said that the second he saw Warren Buffett buying lottery tickets , he would start playing.
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November 08, 2022, 02:36 PM
egregoreI realize that not buying lottery tickets reduces my chance of winning anything from infinitesimal to zero, but I accept it. At least when I drink a beer I get some pleasure out of it. Not so with a losing lottery ticket or other gambling.
November 08, 2022, 06:48 PM
cparktdYes a little hit or miss lately. After several failed attempts the other day I downsized some large photos myself (I usually let post image do that to 640 x 480) After a slight downsize they worked first try.
If it ain't woke... don't fix it. November 08, 2022, 06:50 PM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by cparktd:
Yes a little hit or miss lately. After several failed attempts the other day I downsized some large photos myself (I usually let post image do that to 640 x 480) After a slight downsize they worked first try.
~Alan
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NRA Life Member (Patron)
God, Family, Guns, Country
Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan
"Once there was only dark. If you ask me, light is winning." ~Rust Cohle November 08, 2022, 09:17 PM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
quote:
Originally posted by cparktd:
Yes a little hit or miss lately. After several failed attempts the other day I downsized some large photos myself (I usually let post image do that to 640 x 480) After a slight downsize they worked first try.
Pretty sure he thought he was in the Postimage thread.
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...0601935/m/9790090694November 08, 2022, 09:19 PM
Balzé Halzé^^^^^^ Yes, I know.
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God, Family, Guns, Country
Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan
"Once there was only dark. If you ask me, light is winning." ~Rust Cohle November 09, 2022, 10:39 AM
bendableAre you suggesting that there is any amount of logical thought that is involved in playing lottery ?
The only reason to play the lottery is because you don't dream enough while sleeping.
Dream that half of your three dollars will go to helping the schools.
Dream that 250 people will
Win the 79 million dollars instead of one guy .
You can help send the Eagle scout to the state college.
Dream that you can pay off the car that 66 y.o. Sheila need to get to work where she cashier's for 6 hours a day.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
November 09, 2022, 10:57 AM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by bendable:
Are you suggesting that there is any amount of logical thought that is involved in playing lottery ?
The only reason to play the lottery is because you don't dream enough while sleeping.
Dream that half of your three dollars will go to helping the schools.
Dream that 250 people will dream that
75 people will win the 150 million instead of one guy.
You can help send the Eagle scout to the state college.
Dream that you can pay off the car that 66 y.o. Sheila need to get to work where she cashier's for 6 hours a day.
I can see we have very different dreams.
November 09, 2022, 12:27 PM
Fly-Sigquote:
Originally posted by bendable:
Are you suggesting that there is any amount of logical thought that is involved in playing lottery ?
$15 in tickets once a year when the jackpot gets this high is a good gamble for me. I can afford the $15, and the potential payoff is enormous.
My life is constrained by limited money. Though we are not poor, $1M would be life changing. If we won tens of millions it would be life changing for my kids and grandkids too.
The odds are teeny tiny, but non-zero.
People who play weekly are indeed spending a lot of money. They would be far better off applying it elsewhere, like paying off debt or investing in a good mutual fund.
November 09, 2022, 07:42 PM
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