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Old 01-11-2016, 11:54 PM   #81
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I wonder if Ken King is trying to convince Nenshi to buy a ticket.
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Old 01-12-2016, 12:13 AM   #82
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I suspect we'll see more of these XL jackpots with the rules changes fairly recently.

http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_howtoplay.asp

Beginning in October, 2015, PowerballŪ became an even larger combined large jackpot game and cash game. Every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, we draw five white balls out of a drum with 69 balls and one red ball out of a drum with 26 red balls. This change means bigger jackpots. It also means that your odds of winning some prize are improved.
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Old 01-12-2016, 12:17 AM   #83
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Is Hawaii a participating state? My bro is there.
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Old 01-12-2016, 01:25 AM   #84
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Why don't you guys just buy the tickets from here? You don't have to be in the states to buy it or even win it.

https://www.thelotter.com/
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Old 01-12-2016, 01:33 AM   #85
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Well for one, I don't know whether that site is actually trustworthy. I get the feeling most people just bought tickets from them without due diligence.

Two, the website has been redirecting to a "we're busy" page every time I have tried to access it.
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Old 01-12-2016, 01:55 AM   #86
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Weird, link works for me, and this site has been operating since 2002.
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Old 01-12-2016, 02:16 AM   #87
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Weird, link works for me, and this site has been operating since 2002.
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Thank you for visiting theLotter!
Due to the high demand for the U.S. Powerball, the service is temporarily unavailable in your country. We encourage you to check back in a couple of hours in order to get your ticket for the biggest lottery jackpot in history.
We apologise for the inconvenience and wish you lots of luck!
The same message also appears in German, French, Russian, Dutch and Spanish
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Old 01-12-2016, 02:18 AM   #88
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lol lame, no problem for Iceland
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Old 01-12-2016, 06:26 AM   #89
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The site is back!
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Old 01-12-2016, 07:28 AM   #90
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Well, that's thirty bucks I'll never see again....
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^If it makes you feel any better, you probably weren't going to win the $1.3 billion anyway....
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Old 01-12-2016, 07:41 AM   #92
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Well, that's thirty bucks I'll never see again....
Wow, deja vu...
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$1.3B Powerball Jackpot could be yours

I purchased 10 tickets from www.thelotter.com
Now it is 1.4B USD......2.0 Billion CAD!!!!
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Old 01-12-2016, 07:57 AM   #94
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Now it is 1.4B USD......2.0 Billion CAD!!!!
Taxes would wipe out the currency exchange. So you still get C$1.4 billion.

Incidentally, that lotter site is one hell of a ripoff. Pay $32 for US$6 worth in tickets? And if they decide to screw you, you are looking at having to sue in the US, England (where their offices are) or Belize (where they are registered).
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I screwed up, its been pointed out. I dont need to be put down 10 times.
People have brainfarts, no worries man.

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Taxes would wipe out the currency exchange. So you still get C$1.4 billion.

Incidentally, that lotter site is one hell of a ripoff. Pay $32 for US$6 worth in tickets? And if they decide to screw you, you are looking at having to sue in the US, England (where their offices are) or Belize (where they are registered).
They increased the price for this powerball draw because the demand is tooooo high for them to handle.
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Power Ball Amount - 1.3 Billion
USA Population - 319 Million

If they split it evenly that would be 4.075 Million per person. Everyone would be multi-millionaires.
If every american are 4.075 millionaire, the USD will be worth like 1 cent to the our loonies.

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Old 01-12-2016, 08:17 AM   #98
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^ wow what a business idea - taking a product for $6 and marking it up what 500%
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They increased the price for this powerball draw because the demand is tooooo high for them to handle.
Makes sense. Even so, for $32, I could get 5x the entries for the Lotto Max, which itself has 10x the odds of winning.
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Makes sense. Even so, for $32, I could get 5x the entries for the Lotto Max, which itself has 10x the odds of winning.
But you win earn 20x less at most. Investing 101!
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