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  1. #176
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    Last week, I drove to WY for tix. I recouped $14 ....Well, I invested more than that. Now, I need to decide whether I should drive to WY. again, or just wait until the next time that I go to cash in the tix.
    “How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world? I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher”. — Jimi Hendrix

  2. #177
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    And the odds don’t appreciably change I’d you buy one ticket vs 1000 or whatever. The denominator is astronomically huge


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  3. #178
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    This probably doesn't need to be confirmed, but to no one's surprise, there isn't any difference in likelihood to win based on whether you pick your own numbers or use quick pick. Powerball.com's FAQ before they updated their website addressed htis directly.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20050204...q.asp#computer

    Of the first 59 winners in the Powerball game, there were 41 winners (about 70%) who won using Quick Picks (or Computer Picks or Easy Picks). The remaining 18 winners chose their own numbers. Does this mean that you are more likely to win with a computer pick ticket? Maybe. Seventy percent of Powerball tickets are purchased with computer pick numbers. It may just be that the number of computer-pick winners is comparable to the number of computer-pick purchases.

  4. #179
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    Around 45 players right meow.

  5. #180
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    Quote Originally Posted by Danno View Post
    For some reason, lottery math is really hard for people to decipher.
    Not as hard as Let's Make a Deal math

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

  6. #181
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    I'm still waiting to here why group buys of lottery tickets is about as dumb as it gets.

    But yeah, game show math is tough too.
    "fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
    "She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
    "everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danno View Post
    I'm still waiting to here why group buys of lottery tickets is about as dumb as it gets.

    But yeah, game show math is tough too.
    Yo Mazderati, don't buy 45 ticket with the same numbers, ok?
    I've concluded that DJSapp was never DJSapp, and Not DJSapp is also not DJSapp, so that means he's telling the truth now and he was lying before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danno View Post
    I'm still waiting to here why group buys of lottery tickets is about as dumb as it gets.
    Well mainly because after we win it's gonna be hard to track down a guy named "Mazderati", address unknown.
    Other than that it's genius.

    Nah I'm kidding, it's gonna be cool when we get the $40 million (or whatever it is) in paypal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazderati View Post
    Around 45 players right meow.
    shit, man, that might mean I win less than $10 million if we hit. That sucks.
    "fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
    "She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
    "everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy

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    Quote Originally Posted by ötzi View Post
    Well mainly because after we win it's gonna be hard to track down a guy named "Mazderati", address unknown.
    Other than that it's genius.

    Nah I'm kidding, it's gonna be cool when we get the $40 million (or whatever it is) in paypal.
    Those fees are gonna be brutal. Friends and family please!

  12. #187
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazderati View Post
    Thanks for your time and the laugh
    Quote Originally Posted by leroy jenkins View Post
    I think you'd have an easier time understanding people if you remembered that 80% of them are fucking morons.
    That is why I like dogs, more than most people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dan_pdx View Post
    This probably doesn't need to be confirmed, but to no one's surprise, there isn't any difference in likelihood to win based on whether you pick your own numbers or use quick pick. Powerball.com's FAQ before they updated their website addressed htis directly.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20050204...q.asp#computer

    Of the first 59 winners in the Powerball game, there were 41 winners (about 70%) who won using Quick Picks (or Computer Picks or Easy Picks). The remaining 18 winners chose their own numbers. Does this mean that you are more likely to win with a computer pick ticket? Maybe. Seventy percent of Powerball tickets are purchased with computer pick numbers. It may just be that the number of computer-pick winners is comparable to the number of computer-pick purchases.
    Agreed.

    When you play Quick Pick, you haven't diminished your likelihood of winning. You have however, negated your likelihood of winning without sharing the loot with some other ticketholder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazderati View Post
    Fuck I love that movie.
    I still call it The Jake.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RootSkier View Post
    That’s what I need to paint over


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    Quote Originally Posted by t-the-east View Post
    Those fees are gonna be brutal. Friends and family please!
    I was gonna say: I’ll drive to pick up...especially if it’s one of those GIANT checks like Pub Clearinghouse or Happy Gilmore...I always wanted to get one of those!


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    It makes perfect sense...until you think about it.

    I suspect there's logic behind the madness, but I'm too dumb to see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazderati View Post
    In normal times I picture walking into the office, shitting on my desk, and walking out. Working from home complicates that scenario. So I'm reduced to shitting on my own desk and then circulating an image via email.
    You could do it via Zoom?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danno View Post
    shit, man, that might mean I win less than $10 million if we hit. That sucks.
    You’ll need more than that to be my neighbor.



    And pissed I just saw this


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    We could buy a mountain. Have our own private club aka Yellowstone.

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    Loving the maff wizards saying pick your own numbers.

    In that case, play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    It’s as probable as any other sequence. Has it won yet?
    . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by grskier View Post

    And pissed I just saw this
    It's still open.
    "fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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    "everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy

  23. #198
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    Yes, still open. Send your money by 5:00 ET tomorrow if you want in.

    I just sent an email to everyone whose payment I received. If you did not get an email, I do not have your payment or you are looking in the wrong email account.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Core Shot View Post
    Has it won yet?
    Why would that be relevant, professor?

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    The first one was just a warmup. I promise.

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