When You Win PB or Mega Lottey

[theshadow]

Someone in Cali won. It’s gotta be rigged right? It’s always Cali…..

Over $1B four times, and all four times a winner (or shared winner) was in CA.

Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
4. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
5. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
6. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
7. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
8. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
9. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
10. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY

 

[CycloneVet]

My luck is win it and have to split it 30 times

 

[cyclones500]

Over $1B four times, and all four times a winner (or shared winner) was in CA.

Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
4. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
5. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
6. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
7. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
8. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
9. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
10. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY

Has California had a higher number of entries in those cases? Mainly a devil's advocate-type question. And I know higher volume doesn't automatically translate to higher likelihood.

 

[isufbcurt]

Won $4 seriously thinking about retiring on it!!

 

[cmjh10]

Over $1B four times, and all four times a winner (or shared winner) was in CA.

Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
4. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
5. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
6. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
7. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
8. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
9. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
10. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY

Yep, rigged

 

[Cyhig]

Over $1B four times, and all four times a winner (or shared winner) was in CA.

Top 10 Powerball Jackpots

1. $2.04 Billion – Nov. 7, 2022 – CA
2. $1.765 Billion – Oct. 11, 2023 – CA
3. $1.586 Billion – Jan. 13, 2016 – CA, FL, TN
4. $1.08 Billion – July 19, 2023 – CA
5. $768.4 Million – March 27, 2019 – WI
6. $758.7 Million – Aug. 23, 2017 – MA
7. $754.6 Million – Feb. 6, 2023 - WA
8. $731.1 Million – Jan. 20, 2021 – MD
9. $699.8 Million – Oct. 4, 2021 – CA
10. $687.8 Million – Oct. 27, 2018 – IA, NY

Simple solution to improve your odds: Just make a trip to CA for the sole purpose of buying a PB ticket

 

[CyclonesRock]

Someone in Cali won. It’s gotta be rigged right? It’s always Cali…..

Well, they do have 12% of the population of the entire US. 39.5MM of the 331.4MM according to the 2020 census.

 

[MartyFine]

 

[Clonehomer]

His chances of beating that cancer just went up tremendously. But glad that it went to someone who needed it.

 

[keepngoal]

Fascinating and sad.

What is the one time payout on that jackpot?

 

[cyclones500]

Fascinating and sad.

What is the one time payout on that jackpot?

Lump sum: $422M after taxes.

 

[cyclones500]

“I will be able to provide for my family and my health,” he said, adding that he’d “find a good doctor for myself.”

I wonder what his current doctor thinks of that quote!