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Mar 28, 2012 | 11:27 PM

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bonehead

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But as infinitesimal as the odds are of winning, the jackpot won't grow forever. Although many are going in on pools, there's the equal likelihood that one person will take it all home.....mind blown......

Mar 28, 2012 | 11:31 PM

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$500 mil eh? I'll snag a ticket tomorrow. I could use a little extra spending money.

Mar 28, 2012 | 11:54 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ljg

Lol you guys are funny...it's a very small fraction of a percent either way, which is what Chris is getting at. Overall the odds of getting all five + mega ball is about 1:175.000.000..so 5.7x10^-9 for one ticket vs 5.7*10^-5 for 10,000. Considering the marginal odds in either case, the EV goes to shit buying more than a couple of tickets.

I wasn't a math major, but those large odds prove my point. I can afford to burn $1. $10K, well that better be on my garage, a car, or my wife/daughter.

Mar 29, 2012 | 12:05 AM

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Lol yeah I agree the odds are Lon no matter how many tickets you have. For power ball how high do the numbers drawn go? 1 to what?

Mar 29, 2012 | 01:16 AM

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First five are 1-56 and the last one is 1-46. I think? I don't think I've ever bought a lotto ticket?

Mar 29, 2012 | 10:03 AM

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OK, so this thread has definitely convinced me to buy a lotto ticket for tomorrow's drawing.

Awesome post, Alwin. This place has an amazing inventory and their pricing (at least for the black Scud I was just checking out) seems right on point. Adding them to my watch list...