TOTALLY GEEKED!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Power Ball

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Never bought a lottery ticket. Never will.

flan

Divine Geek · Guru

I put my two dollars in at work. And bought a few tickets myself. I truly don't expect to win, but I've wasted 10 bucks on dumber things, so what the hell?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Conor got us a ticket.

You can't win if you don't play! wink

And two bucks is a small price to pay for a dream. smile

JMHO.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Got one ticket.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Southern_Belle wrote:
Got one ticket.

I bought two!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I bought 15!

weltschmerz · Guru

How much do you get to keep after taxes?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

weltschmerz wrote:
How much do you get to keep after taxes?

Depends on if you take the whole thing up front or not. If you take the whole jackpot up front, the 800M is now 575 I believe, and after taxes it's whittled down to 300 or so

weltschmerz · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
How much do you get to keep after taxes?
Depends on if you take the whole thing up front or not. If you take the whole jackpot up front, the 800M is now 575 I believe, and after taxes it's whittled down to 300 or so

So they take most of it.

Lottery winnings aren't taxed at all up here.

FNW · Guru

I sent DH in at gas station to buy tickets. He bought one. <eyeroll>

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I keep thinking I'll get one.

But "one in the hand beats two in the bush" keeps going through my head.

weltschmerz · Guru

I usually spend about 3 bucks a week on Loto-Quebec.
Three million or so would make me very happy. I don't know what I'd do with almost a billion dollar win.
It's over nine hundred million now, isn't it?

msrock · Guru

I played on Wednesday and won 4 dollars! So I reinvested that and added $6 more. Got 5 tickets. I'm feeling lucky! Either the Bengals are going to beat the Steelers or I'm going to be a multi-millionaire tomorrow. I'm just not sure which one. Maybe both! lol!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I bet there will be multiple winners.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Southern_Belle wrote:
I bet there will be multiple winners.

I hope I am one of them!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
I bet there will be multiple winners.
I hope I am one of them!

I wouldn't mind sharing with you gals! wink

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Divine Geek wrote:
I put my two dollars in at work. And bought a few tickets myself. I truly don't expect to win, but I've wasted 10 bucks on dumber things, so what the hell?

This. We only buy them buy them when it gets really high.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

We bought two tickets. I did one QP, and had DD11 pick the numbers for the other one. She's luckier than me.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

please oh please let me win! I promise I will give most of it away. A lot of it.. Well some of it... OK 10 percent? Aw shucks, we all know I would blow it all in Vegas on a nasty spending spree and wind up with nothing to show for it but a broken tooth, pet tiger, and Elvis' dilapidated home that is painted three shades of pink and black velvet lawn furniture in the living room.

Seriously tho, I hope someone poor gets it. Those are the things that brings tears to my eyes.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ha! another town near me did the same thing and bought 1300 tickets.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Well darn. I didnt win.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Divine Geek · Guru

5 tickets. I had zero matching numbers :(

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I'm holding out hope.

Conor bought the tickets.

I haven't heard from him.

wink

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

No one won.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Southern_Belle wrote:
No one won.

Really?

Do they have a count of how many tickets were sold?

flan

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

There's probably statistics somewhere on that. Jackpot is over a billion now.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Southern_Belle wrote:
There's probably statistics somewhere on that. Jackpot is over a billion now.

So they'll try again?

(Obviously I'm too lazy to Google.)

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I cannot believe that no one won. This is insane!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

The next drawing is Wednesday.

Odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million.

flan

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I will buy one ticket again, lol.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

We got one number.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
We got one number.

Could you imagine getting 5 out of 6???

furious

flan

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Guess I should check my ticket.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Southern_Belle wrote:
Guess I should check my ticket.

What the WHAT?????

LOL

flan

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Well I knew my powerball number was not 13 so I knew I didn't win.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

It's up to 1.3 billion.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

That's an insane amount of money.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Even after taxes.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Nobody won!! It is going to be over $1B on Wed.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I'm going to up the ante and buy 3 tickets!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I'm going to up the ante and buy 3 tickets!

Livin' on the edge...LOL

How much does a ticket cost?

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

This could easily ruin someone's life.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I'm going to up the ante and buy 3 tickets!
Livin' on the edge...LOL
How much does a ticket cost?
flan

Two bucks.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Why can't they have a multi powerball and draw multiple numbers once it gets past a certain point?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Why can't they have a multi powerball and draw multiple numbers once it gets past a certain point?

I highly doubt the powers that be ever imagined a 1B+ jackpot.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Why can't they have a multi powerball and draw multiple numbers once it gets past a certain point?
I highly doubt the powers that be ever imagined a 1B+ jackpot.

Well, now they know. So, why not have some trigger for a Multi draw? That might be fun.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
This could easily ruin someone's life.

Yep, some moron female with keep bailing her "man" out of jail all the while he is cheating on her. She will be broke in 3 years.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Why can't they have a multi powerball and draw multiple numbers once it gets past a certain point?
I highly doubt the powers that be ever imagined a 1B+ jackpot.
Well, now they know. So, why not have some trigger for a Multi draw? That might be fun.

LGS, I've said this very thing for a long time. Spread it around, for crying out loud!