April 6 Powerball Pool

[SpaceCritter]

Thus far:

 

[Fixxah]

I would like to participate, but I only have a flip phone.
My numbers are
A 05 12 20 28 48 - [23] QP
B 01 06 13 30 51 - [05] QP
Please let me know if I'm in the pool.

Edit-- Power play= NO

Maybe you could get a smart phone if you win.

 

[SpaceCritter]

If that's the case shouldn't the jackpot be double what you have shown?

Nope.



$608,900,000. Estimated, anyway.

 

[rewster]

I would think a MassDOT worker would have a smart phone, so that he could play around with it during the work day.

You'll have to explain to him what you mean by "work day" !!??

 

[bostonelli]

Group photo with nes logo shirts will be great can’t wait.

 

[SpaceCritter]

10 more shares please good sir

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[clampett]

Group photo with nes logo shirts will be great can’t wait.

Count me out for the photo.
If I win, not even my wife and kids will know about it.

 

[nstassel]

I would like to participate, but I only have a flip phone.
My numbers are
A 05 12 20 28 48 - [23] QP
B 01 06 13 30 51 - [05] QP
Please let me know if I'm in the pool.

Edit-- Power play= NO

I don't see why not but out of curiosity how do you prove to the lottery if you win? Don't they send you something with the numbers on it?

 

[Bigfudge16]

Nope.

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$608,900,000. Estimated, anyway.

Ohhhhh, sorry I'm not that bright today

 

[clampett]

I don't see why not but out of curiosity how do you prove to the lottery if you win? Don't they send you something with the numbers on it?

I have a paper ticket, I just don't have a smart phone to take a picture of it and post it.

 

[PappyM3]

 

[Sheriff Justice]

I think he purchased 2 tickets and has no way of actually taking a photo to post in the group chat?

 

[Berrymac65]

 

[SpaceCritter]

Reminder:

The spreadsheet lives here:

NESPoweball20240406.xlsx

1drv.ms

Please take a look to be sure I have your numbers correct.

 

[Berrymac65]

If you're Powerball Ticket is not a winner.

Do Not Discard , Hang on to your tickets regardless!

Losing tickets & winning tickets are proof of purchase.

 

[clampett]

What does -- Power Play = NO -- mean?

 

[SpaceCritter]

If you're Powerball Ticket is not a winner.

Do Not Discard , Hang on to your tickets regardless!

Losing tickets & winning tickets are proof of purchase.

...and in the event someone else in this group wins, proof of your share.

What does -- Power Play = NO -- mean?

You didn't opt for the PowerPlay option. In this group buy, we're NOT opting for the PowerPlay.

 

[SpaceCritter]

Power Play does this:



and costs a buck more. There's an extra ball drawn with a multiplier.

 

[allen-1]

 

[Berrymac65]

 

[SpaceCritter]

Incidentally, I'm looking at the odds table from ctlottery.org and while the jackpot odds are correct... not sure how they came up with that number for the million-dollar prize.

There are 69 regular balls, and 26 Powerballs.

So:
69 choose 5 =
69! / ((69-5)! 5!) =
69! / (64! 5!) =
69 * 68 * 67 * 66 * 65 / (5 * 4 * 3 * 2) =
1348621560 / 120 =
11238513

11238513 * 26 = 292201338
which is what they have for the jackpot.

But for the five balls alone, no clue where they got 11688054 since it should be 11238513.

 

[Berrymac65]

Mass Lottery Powerball website.

 

[Fixxah]

 

[Fixxah]

What's to stop someone in this pool from disappearing with the whole amount?

 

[Berrymac65]

Some powerball numbers are MORE LUCKY than others

CT Lottery Official Web Site - Number Frequency - Powerball

www.ctlottery.org

 

[Berrymac65]

What's to stop someone in this pool from disappearing with the whole amount?

Collectively we own alot of Guns

 

[SpaceCritter]

Some powerball numbers are MORE LUCKY than others

CT Lottery Official Web Site - Number Frequency - Powerball

www.ctlottery.org

...which gets back to my comment to @fencer that 1,2,3,4,5,PB6 is as good a combination as any other if they're running an honest game.

 

[SpaceCritter]

Mass Lottery Powerball website.
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I'm still puzzled how they're getting the jackpot probability correct, but deriving anything other than 69 choose 5 for the five ball odds.

 

[wildwest]

 

[Buck F]

If a ticket wins $1,000,000 or $100,000 are we really going to split it 70+ ways? I think it would be better to have this just for the grand prize. Also, with so many people getting multiple shares it really dilutes things. Just my two cents, I’m in on this one whatever the rules are.