topic Re: Who's playing the Powerball? in Community Chat

Who's playing the Powerball?

Lacey1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:48:22 GMT

Not me, I'm very unlucky. Good luck to everyone else!

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Preds — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:53:44 GMT

We are too, but DH couldn't resist. Keeping fingers crossed. Good Luck to everyone.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Johnnyeager — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:22:10 GMT

I have to be in it to win it.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

gidgetgh — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:21:35 GMT

I play Powerball and Mega Millions every week. I have regular numbers I play and also stopped this morning and got a few quick picks. I'm also in a pool with 7 former co-workers so I have a few tickets in that pool also.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Apple Head — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:30:12 GMT

I don't like that Powerball is $2 a ticket. I won't buy $6.00 worth and only get 3 tickets.

I am sure that with this high number, probably more than one will win the jackpot.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Qwackertoo — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:34:42 GMT

I might venture across the border, about 4 miles, and buy a ticket.

I spend maybe 10 bucks a year on lottery tickets.

Can't Win IF You Don't Play . . . so I'll spend very little on the extremely slim snowballs chance in heck that I'd actually win. haha

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

bells4me — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:48:38 GMT

Me, someone will eventually win. I try to play every week when the chances are greater with a smaller amount. One million will do me just fine.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Photo Donna — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:50:57 GMT

I bought one today!

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

CelticCrafter — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:57:05 GMT

I have the winning ticket hanging on my fridge!

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Allegheny — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:15:39 GMT

We stopped yesterday and picked up some tickets. Wishful thinking.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Shorty2U — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:21:50 GMT

I never play but I might buy a few today. My kids play. I actually think I should play the PA lotteries instead because Id have a better chance being everyone else is playing the Power Ball. lol.

I tell my husband I would not want that amount of money! It would make me nervous. To that he jokingly says are you crazy? lol.

No, but Id give more than half of it away to help others and pay off my childrens homes and set up college funds for my grandchildren. I just don't want THAT much money!

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

SnowPink — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:23:03 GMT

People who like throwing their money away and can't do basic math.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

lulu2 — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:39:17 GMT

On 2/11/2015 SnowPink said: People who like throwing their money away and can't do basic math.

I bought $10 worth of tickets and can do basic math. I did teach AP Calculus for numerous years.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

sfnative — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:24:12 GMT

We only do Powerball when it gets really high, so I purchased 3 yesterday and 1 for DD. Someone WILL win this, so it might as well be one of us!

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

sfnative — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:25:43 GMT

On 2/11/2015 SnowPink said: People who like throwing their money away and can't do basic math.

I know what the odds are. But, you know what? Someone IS going to win and it might as well be one of us from Viewpoints!

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Mj12 — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:53:15 GMT

On 2/11/2015 lulu2 said:
On 2/11/2015 SnowPink said: People who like throwing their money away and can't do basic math.

I bought $10 worth of tickets and can do basic math. I did teach AP Calculus for numerous years.

(hi, Lulu!)

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Qwackertoo — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:38:08 GMT

Bought three. There are 3 lottery ticket stores right across the state line . . . I'd venture to guess between the three there must have been over 300 cars and lots of traffic turning in and back out on a four lane not divided highway.

I slipped into the one in the middle . . . which has a drive thru window . . . not a soul in line . . . girl at the window, handed her my six bucks got my ticket . . . asked her name which is Amy and she said she is the ONLY Amy there and that IF I won I'd be back to give her a nice Big Fat Bonus! And away I went, there and out in about less than 2 minutes. Faster than our awful McD's which I don't go to at all these days! I'm guessing hardly anyone knows about the drive thru window there . . . yay!!! You can't cash in a winning ticket at the drive thru . . . only purchase them.

I think it is fun maybe twice a year to buy a few. Most I ever won, I matched 2 or 3 numbers a long time ago in Texas while back home during a family visit vacation . . .and won 102.00. Other than winning my 2.00 or 4.00 back . . . that is about it.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Qwackertoo — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:41:01 GMT

On 2/11/2015 SnowPink said: People who like throwing their money away and can't do basic math.

It isn't like anyone here is throwing away their rent money or their food money or electricity money or car payment money on a few tickets.

No need to be Debbie Downer. It is fun. It is a few bucks. And it does support the Hope Scholarship program. So yee haw. All of six bucks I spent. I can throw away way more than six bucks on much less in a blink of an eye on things I don't need.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Lion — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:48:31 GMT

I heard on the news today that these are *more* likely to happen to you than winning this lottery:

- A vending machine falling on you and killing you.

- An asteroid storm killing you.

- Becoming U.S. president.

Re: Who's playing the Powerball?

Lotus — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 04:21:22 GMT

Me.

And I'm going to win....feeling lucky!

I'm already spending it in my head.