I am going to win.

[vort3xr6]

The megamillions. 330 million jackpot.

That is all.

[Matty]

Bought my tickets last night.

[bulldog]

Sorry to break the news, but I am holding the winning megamillions ticket :D

[salsashark]

1 in 175,711,536

So you're telling me there's a chance...

[Airreed]

If you are a 90 year old grandma with blue hair that still smokes a pack a day you have a chance at the money!!!!

I heard on the radio that if you take the money all at once it's around 206 million OTD!!!!

[Sean]

I'll make a deal with the CSC. I won't buy a ticket, that way you have a better chance of winning. In exchange, all I ask for is a new bike from who ever wins. Deal?

[bulldog]

Deal :)

Hope this one works for you :lol:
http://images.craigslist.org/3n73pd3l35T05P45X0b14d2d22ed8105c185b.jpg
http://denver.craigslist.org/bab/2142972394.html

[Sean]

Deal :)

Hope this one works for you :lol:

http://denver.craigslist.org/bab/2142972394.html
Sumuvabeech! I knew I should have specified! :banghead:

[vort3xr6]

I spent about 6 hours researching the past winning numbers and the exact statistics of the draws.

The most common number drawn in the 5 number sequence is 12 at 63 times.

There are other factors that you can base it off too.

In 64% of all winning tickets, they either had 3 odd numbers and 2 even, or 3 even and 2 odd. Also, a consecutive numbered ticket (i.e. 12,13,36,45,52) has not won in over 500 draws.

The most common powerball number of all time is 36 followed by 2, 35, and 21.

The sum of your numbers should add up 160-169. If they are between 170-179 they drop largely in the chance that they will win. The next best sum range for numbers is 180-189.

Also, based on numbers that are the most frequent, yet have not been drawn in the past 100 draws, you can create the most likely winning number ticket.

Needless to say, I am prepared to win.

[Pink Taco Hunter]

I spent about 6 hours researching the past winning numbers and the exact statistics of the draws.

The most common number drawn in the 5 number sequence is 12 at 63 times.

There are other factors that you can base it off too.

In 64% of all winning tickets, they either had 3 odd numbers and 2 even, or 3 even and 2 odd. Also, a consecutive numbered ticket (i.e. 12,13,36,45,52) has not won in over 500 draws.

The most common powerball number of all time is 36 followed by 2, 35, and 21.

The sum of your numbers should add up 160-169. If they are between 170-179 they drop largely in the chance that they will win. The next best sum range for numbers is 180-189.

Also, based on numbers that are the most frequent, yet have not been drawn in the past 100 draws, you can create the most likely winning number ticket.

Needless to say, I am prepared to win.

COPY/PASTE :eyebrows:

[FZRguy]

You can crunch numbers all you want, but it's random. It does not matter what your numbers are, the odds are the same.

[Matty]

Damn... I didn't even get two numbers.

[FZRguy]

I didn't get one.

4, 8, 15, 25, 47. Mega Ball: 42.

[Pink Taco Hunter]

i got 3 numbers on 7 different lines............ :violin:

[vort3xr6]

Yea I didn't win.

2 people split the jackpot. Washington and Idaho. Imagine that feeling waking up and finding that out.

[bulldog]

Someone here in CO won $250,000. Wasn't me :down:

[Sean]

Yea I didn't win.
Vort, I thought you had a sure thing? I was banking on you buying me a new bike! :slap:

[dirkterrell]

In 64% of all winning tickets, they either had 3 odd numbers and 2 even, or 3 even and 2 odd.


Pretty much exactly what you'd expect (64.7%).



Also, a consecutive numbered ticket (i.e. 12,13,36,45,52) has not won in over 500 draws.


My gut feeling was that result would be quite improbable, so I checked the MegaMillions site (http://www.megamillions.com/numbers/pastdrawings.asp). In the last 25 drawings, there have been ten with consecutive numbers (asterisks below):


1/4/2011 4 8 15 25 47
12/31/2010 10 12 13 35 56 *
12/28/2010 6 18 36 40 49
12/24/2010 15 16 27 40 52 *
12/21/2010 8 11 12 31 32 *
12/17/2010 11 20 26 46 53
12/14/2010 18 22 25 31 38
12/10/2010 23 27 33 44 46
12/7/2010 4 38 45 53 54 *
12/3/2010 6 11 12 18 56 *
11/30/2010 11 16 19 47 53
11/26/2010 5 9 34 43 47
11/23/2010 2 6 12 34 35 *
11/19/2010 7 14 31 51 54
11/16/2010 1 26 27 39 46 *
11/12/2010 9 26 28 35 38
11/9/2010 8 26 28 33 53
11/5/2010 19 25 34 46 53
11/2/2010 1 3 12 16 54
10/29/2010 4 19 26 28 39
10/26/2010 15 21 30 31 32 *
10/22/2010 2 7 18 32 53
10/19/2010 2 9 14 37 42
10/15/2010 9 10 13 31 50 *
10/12/2010 10 31 36 37 43 *Note that there was even a 3-consecutive numbers drawing on Oct 26. So 10/25 is about 40%. With a large number of draws it will tend toward about 30%, so none in 500 is, as I suspected, pretty improbable.

Dirk

[TFOGGuys]

Pretty much exactly what you'd expect (64.7%).



My gut feeling was that result would be quite improbable, so I checked the MegaMillions site (http://www.megamillions.com/numbers/pastdrawings.asp). In the last 25 drawings, there have been ten with consecutive numbers (asterisks below):


1/4/2011 4 8 15 25 47
12/31/2010 10 12 13 35 56 *
12/28/2010 6 18 36 40 49
12/24/2010 15 16 27 40 52 *
12/21/2010 8 11 12 31 32 *
12/17/2010 11 20 26 46 53
12/14/2010 18 22 25 31 38
12/10/2010 23 27 33 44 46
12/7/2010 4 38 45 53 54 *
12/3/2010 6 11 12 18 56 *
11/30/2010 11 16 19 47 53
11/26/2010 5 9 34 43 47
11/23/2010 2 6 12 34 35 *
11/19/2010 7 14 31 51 54
11/16/2010 1 26 27 39 46 *
11/12/2010 9 26 28 35 38
11/9/2010 8 26 28 33 53
11/5/2010 19 25 34 46 53
11/2/2010 1 3 12 16 54
10/29/2010 4 19 26 28 39
10/26/2010 15 21 30 31 32 *
10/22/2010 2 7 18 32 53
10/19/2010 2 9 14 37 42
10/15/2010 9 10 13 31 50 *
10/12/2010 10 31 36 37 43 *Note that there was even a 3-consecutive numbers drawing on Oct 26. So 10/25 is about 40%. With a large number of draws it will tend toward about 30%, so none in 500 is, as I suspected, pretty improbable.

Dirk

It has been said that the lottery is a tax on those that are bad at math. That being said, I know my chances of winning are significantly better if I play than if I don't. :)

[Kim-n-Dean]

^^Yup!!

I spend more on beer every day, so to have the chance to never have to worry about bills... I'm playing!!!!!!

[salsashark]

^^Yup!!

I spend more on beer every day, so to have the chance to never have to worry about bills... I'm playing!!!!!!

I buy a ticket every once in a while... The entertainment value alone is a better return on investment then what Hollywood is handing out... Have you seen the new Tron movie?! Damn... I would have had a better time lighting ten bucks on fire and putting it out on my forehead!

[Kim-n-Dean]

I buy a ticket every once in a while... The entertainment value alone is a better return on investment then what Hollywood is handing out... Have you seen the new Tron movie?! Damn... I would have had a better time lighting ten bucks on fire and putting it out on my forehead!No shit!! Movies are a complete waste of time these days!! We rented Dinner for Schmuck's the other night and couldn't get a half hour into it. Who writes this shit and actually looks someone in the eye and says, "let's make this movie"? Haven't seen a good movies in years!!!

[vort3xr6]

Woops. Read the consecutive stat wrong.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Mega-Millions-Statistics---Consecutive-Numbers&id=4700653





4 out of every 5 draws had at least one Prime Number for a Regular Number and that slightly more than 1 out of every 4 draws had a Prime Number as a MEGA BALL?

[drago52]

No shit!! Movies are a complete waste of time these days!! We rented Dinner for Schmuck's the other night and couldn't get a half hour into it. Who writes this shit and actually looks someone in the eye and says, "let's make this movie"? Haven't seen a good movies in years!!!

Inception

[Kim-n-Dean]

InceptionI'll have to watch it again. Didn't really like it the first time. The idea is great!! Too much contradiction with all the layers of dreams, though.

BTW - The concrete building in the snow at the end of the movie, is that a real place or a model? Need to watch it again...

[ghostrider_9]

I'll have to watch it again. Didn't really like it the first time. The idea is great!! Too much contradiction with all the layers of dreams, though.

BTW - The concrete building in the snow at the end of the movie, is that a real place or a model? Need to watch it again...

I think it's real. I believe Randal built it . . .

[Kim-n-Dean]

I think it's real. I believe Randal built it . . .
That thing is right up my alley. I would totally make it a house.

[dirkterrell]

4 out of every 5 draws had at least one Prime Number for a Regular Number and that slightly more than 1 out of every 4 draws had a Prime Number as a MEGA BALL?

Are these supposed to be surprising? They shouldn't be. About 81% of the possible draws have at least one prime number. That's 4 out of 5.

There are 14 prime numbers in the range from 1 to 46, so you'd expect 14 out of 46 random draws to be a prime number. That's one in every 3.3 draws, not statistically different from 1 in 4 if the number of draws is small compared to the range of possible numbers, as it is here. (If you do a very large number of draws, it will be about 1 in 3.5.)

What all of this is telling us, is that lottery numbers are random, and people who tell you otherwise are either ignorant or trying to scam you. The thing that has always amused me with any of the plethora of scams to make people rich with some clever algorithm, is this: why tell everybody about it? I mean, if I had some foolproof way of beating the lottery system, I damn sure wouldn't need to sell books telling people how to do it.

Dirk

[TinkerinWstuff]

Send me $50 and I'll let you in on my get rich quick method

[Kim-n-Dean]

I'll have to watch it again. Didn't really like it the first time. The idea is great!! Too much contradiction with all the layers of dreams, though.

BTW - The concrete building in the snow at the end of the movie, is that a real place or a model? Need to watch it again...


I think it's real. I believe Randal built it . . .It is a real place. I found a few things on it, mostly text. Hard to find good pics on it. It's called Fortress Mountain Resort.

[vort3xr6]

Are these supposed to be surprising? They shouldn't be. About 81% of the possible draws have at least one prime number. That's 4 out of 5.

There are 14 prime numbers in the range from 1 to 46, so you'd expect 14 out of 46 random draws to be a prime number. That's one in every 3.3 draws, not statistically different from 1 in 4 if the number of draws is small compared to the range of possible numbers, as it is here. (If you do a very large number of draws, it will be about 1 in 3.5.)

What all of this is telling us, is that lottery numbers are random, and people who tell you otherwise are either ignorant or trying to scam you. The thing that has always amused me with any of the plethora of scams to make people rich with some clever algorithm, is this: why tell everybody about it? I mean, if I had some foolproof way of beating the lottery system, I damn sure wouldn't need to sell books telling people how to do it.

Dirk

I took statistics in college so I know that the outcome is going to be 100% random no matter what. I just found the trends somewhat interesting. There are certain trends that do not line up with statistics, and certain ones that line up perfectly.

But you are right. The result is 100% random.

[dirkterrell]

There are certain trends that do not line up with statistics

Such as?

Dirk

[vort3xr6]

Such as?

Dirk


Why has the #12 been drawn 63 times.

And #49 has only been drawn 36 times.

If every ball has an equal opportunity of being drawn, then all the numbers have a 1.7% chance of being drawn. Yet that is not the case.

Or the megaball.

Why has the 36 ball been drawn 20 times, and the 28 ball has only been drawn 5 times. Based on 578 drawings each ball should have been picked around 12.5 times each. Yet there is such a large discrepancy.

[dirkterrell]

Why has the #12 been drawn 63 times.

And #49 has only been drawn 36 times.

If every ball has an equal opportunity of being drawn, then all the numbers have a 1.7% chance of being drawn. Yet that is not the case.

Or the megaball.

Why has the 36 ball been drawn 20 times, and the 28 ball has only been drawn 5 times. Based on 578 drawings each ball should have been picked around 12.5 times each. Yet there is such a large discrepancy.

You do realize that 578 draws is a pretty tiny sample when you have 46 or 56 numbers to choose from? The percentages are limits as the number of draws becomes very large. 578 flips of a coin would be good for showing that it's 50/50. 5 flips would not. With 56 numbers to choose from (3,819,816 unique possibilities) , 578 draws is very small, so such discrepancies are to be expected. If I get a little time this afternoon, I'll show some examples.

Dirk

[Kim-n-Dean]

You do realize that 578 draws is a pretty tiny sample when you have 46 or 56 numbers to choose from? The percentages are limits as the number of draws becomes very large. 578 flips of a coin would be good for showing that it's 50/50. 5 flips would not. With 56 numbers to choose from (3,819,816 unique possibilities) , 578 draws is very small, so such discrepancies are to be expected. If I get a little time this afternoon, I'll show some examples.

DirkIs it true that if you make enough draws (in the millions), you'll see a patern develop? I used to hear this all the time from the game manufacturers when we lived in Vegas.

[dirkterrell]

Is it true that if you make enough draws (in the millions), you'll see a patern develop? I used to hear this all the time from the game manufacturers when we lived in Vegas.

For computationally generated random numbers, yes. The algorithms all have a period, after which they start repeating. It's something you have to be very careful to watch out for if you're doing calculations that involve random number generation.

Dirk

[Kim-n-Dean]

For computationally generated random numbers, yes. The algorithms all have a period, after which they start repeating. It's something you have to be very careful to watch out for if you're doing calculations that involve random number generation.

DirkThey always talked about throwing dice. After millions of throws, you would see a pattern. Said it applied to everything. Are you saying only 'electronic' devices develop a pattern?

[dirkterrell]

They always talked about throwing dice. After millions of throws, you would see a pattern. Said it applied to everything. Are you saying only 'electronic' devices develop a pattern?

I'm not aware of any studies of mechanical things like dice showing patterns.

Dirk

[dirkterrell]

You do realize that 578 draws is a pretty tiny sample when you have 46 or 56 numbers to choose from? The percentages are limits as the number of draws becomes very large. 578 flips of a coin would be good for showing that it's 50/50. 5 flips would not. With 56 numbers to choose from (3,819,816 unique possibilities) , 578 draws is very small, so such discrepancies are to be expected. If I get a little time this afternoon, I'll show some examples.


Ok, I wrote a quick little script to simulate 578 draws from 56 numbers 20 times and then write out the number of times the least and most frequent numbers were chosen. Here are the results:



38 64
38 66
36 68
34 66
39 65
31 70
38 66
38 63
39 65
37 65
35 69
36 68
37 68
39 70
41 65
33 71
37 74
35 69
33 67
37 68
So, you can see that having one number drawn 36 times while another was drawn 63 times isn't the slightest bit unusual. (The average low above is 35 and the average high is 70.) Run it with 5 million draws rather than 578 and the percentage difference in the numbers approaches zero, as you would expect.

For the record here is the REXX code:



/* Sample lottery draws */
nrange=56
ndraws=578
ntimes=20
do ii=1 to ntimes /* Loop over number of simulations */
do i=1 to nrange
num.i=0
end
do i=1 to ndraws /* Loop over number of draws */
d.=draw()
/* Keep track of how many times each number comes up */
do j=1 to 5
k=d.j
num.k=num.k+1
end
end
stem.=num.
stem.0=nrange
/* Sort the list of occurences */
et=Heapsort()
/* Write out the number of occurrences of least/most frequent numbers */
Say Format(stem.1,3,0) Format(stem.nrange,3,0)
end
exit
draw: procedure expose nrange
picks.5=""
i=1
do until picks.5<>""
pick = random( 1, nrange )
if wordpos( pick, picks ) = 0 then do /* Avoid duplicate numbers */
picks.i=pick
i=i+1
end
end
return picks.
Heapsort: PROCEDURE expose stem.
start=Time("R")

M = stem.0
N = M

do k=M % 2 to 1 by -1
call DownHeap k N
end /* do */

do while N>1
t = stem.1
stem.1 = stem.n
stem.n = t
n = n-1
call DownHeap 1 N
end /* do */
end=time("R")
elapsed=end-start
RETURN elapsed

/* subroutine of HeapSort */
DownHeap: PROCEDURE expose stem.
parse Arg k N

v = stem.k

do while k <= N%2
j = k+k
if j < n then
do
i = j+1
if stem.j < stem.i then
j=j+1
end /* do */

if v >= stem.j then
signal label

stem.k = stem.j
k = j
end /* do */

Label:
stem.k = v
RETURN
Dirk

[Matty]

Dirk.... Either there's a lack of stellar phenomenons going on or you're just a huge Nerd with a lot of free time on your hands. lol.

[dirkterrell]

Dirk.... Either there's a lack of stellar phenomenons going on or you're just a huge Nerd with a lot of free time on your hands. lol.

Nope, I just hate seeing people fall prey to bs from hucksters. :)

Dirk

[Matty]

Nope, I just hate seeing people fall prey to bs from hucksters. :)

Dirk

Awh.... You're such a good guy. Hahaha.

[vort3xr6]

Once a year this shit always comes around and once a year I have pipe dreams of me walking into Fay Meyers with my $270 million in the bank and buying every bike known to man.

I am picking 10 numbers random, and 10 numbers that I picked based on what I believe should be hitting right about now.


EDIT: In case you didn't know. Mega Millions is up to $476 Million.

Lump sum is $270 Million after state and federal taxes.

[Ghost]

Ok, I wrote a quick little script to simulate 578 draws from 56 numbers 20 times and then write out the number of times the least and most frequent numbers were chosen. Here are the results:



38 64
38 66
36 68
34 66
39 65
31 70
38 66
38 63
39 65
37 65
35 69
36 68
37 68
39 70
41 65
33 71
37 74
35 69
33 67
37 68
So, you can see that having one number drawn 36 times while another was drawn 63 times isn't the slightest bit unusual. (The average low above is 35 and the average high is 70.) Run it with 5 million draws rather than 578 and the percentage difference in the numbers approaches zero, as you would expect.

For the record here is the REXX code:



/* Sample lottery draws */
nrange=56
ndraws=578
ntimes=20
do ii=1 to ntimes /* Loop over number of simulations */
do i=1 to nrange
num.i=0
end
do i=1 to ndraws /* Loop over number of draws */
d.=draw()
/* Keep track of how many times each number comes up */
do j=1 to 5
k=d.j
num.k=num.k+1
end
end
stem.=num.
stem.0=nrange
/* Sort the list of occurences */
et=Heapsort()
/* Write out the number of occurrences of least/most frequent numbers */
Say Format(stem.1,3,0) Format(stem.nrange,3,0)
end
exit
draw: procedure expose nrange
picks.5=""
i=1
do until picks.5<>""
pick = random( 1, nrange )
if wordpos( pick, picks ) = 0 then do /* Avoid duplicate numbers */
picks.i=pick
i=i+1
end
end
return picks.
Heapsort: PROCEDURE expose stem.
start=Time("R")

M = stem.0
N = M

do k=M % 2 to 1 by -1
call DownHeap k N
end /* do */

do while N>1
t = stem.1
stem.1 = stem.n
stem.n = t
n = n-1
call DownHeap 1 N
end /* do */
end=time("R")
elapsed=end-start
RETURN elapsed

/* subroutine of HeapSort */
DownHeap: PROCEDURE expose stem.
parse Arg k N

v = stem.k

do while k <= N%2
j = k+k
if j < n then
do
i = j+1
if stem.j < stem.i then
j=j+1
end /* do */

if v >= stem.j then
signal label

stem.k = stem.j
k = j
end /* do */

Label:
stem.k = v
RETURN
Dirk

Ok...so...that's cool and all but what are the winning numbers?
:p


Once a year this shit always comes around and once a year I have pipe dreams of me walking into Fay Meyers with my $270 million in the bank and buying every bike known to man.

I am picking 10 numbers random, and 10 numbers that I picked based on what I believe should be hitting right about now.


EDIT: In case you didn't know. Mega Millions is up to $476 Million.

Lump sum is $270 Million after state and federal taxes.

I think I'd buy a few bikes, a few cars, and a few islands in the tropics... :)

[Ghosty]

I took statistics in college so I know that the outcome is going to be 100% random no matter what. I just found the trends somewhat interesting.
Yep, remember the old saying: "The dice don't KNOW what they rolled previously." The dice are inanimate objects, they will land equally from 1-6 on any roll. Same with the roulette wheel, no matter what that cool digital sign on the table says how it's landed red the last 20 times, doesn't mean the next spin has more chance of going black.

As for the MegaMillions, it's up to half a billion today, WOW. Too bad the eBay baby is right: "You know the chances of winning are like getting mauled by a Polar bear and a Black bear in the same day?"

:D

[vort3xr6]

lol one guy brought up a good point. You are 20 times more likely to die driving to get the lottery ticket than you are of winning the jackpot.

[Ghosty]

Ouch. How much does MegaMillions cost per play? I haven't bought anything lottery, lotto, or Powerball related in years.

[Hoot]

And for the mega rich...

How many possible number combinations are there? Is it less
Than the value of the jackpot? Buy every possible number combination and profit.

[vort3xr6]

It is a dollar per play.

There are 175,711,536 chances of winning. lol

If you have a spare $175,711,536 laying around, you have an easy way to double your money. Then again if you had that type of money laying around you probably wouldn't need to double your money.

[Hoot]

I was thinking about just saying the odds, but is that the actual possible combination of the numbers? I figured it'd give the math guys something to do for
A minute incase anyone else is bored out of their minds at work like I am.

Any chance the possible combinations are less than the odds? Do those odds change week to week?

[Hoot]

http://www.durangobill.com/MegaMillionsOdds.html

Found this site, explains the math on the odds is the possible combination of the numbers used. Anyone got 175mill I can borrow? I'll pay you back an additional 10 mill for your troubles! :)

[vort3xr6]

The odds are the same as the total combinations of tickets. The balls spit out a 1 out of 175,711,536 possible combinations regardless whether all 175 million tickets are purchased. Your odds will stay the same even if more tickets than that are purchased.

[Ghost]

The odds are the same as the total combinations of tickets. The balls spit out a 1 out of 175,711,536 possible combinations regardless whether all 175 million tickets are purchased. Your odds will stay the same even if more tickets than that are purchased.

Which is why your individual odds are effectively so close to 0 as to not matter...

But, still, I'd rather waste $5 on a few pulls at this than just piss it away on a Mocha-latte whatever.

[aerofaze]

$500,000,000 (http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/28/10902508-mega-millions-jackpot-rises-to-record-500-million). That's a lot of zeroes I'll happily accept.

[vort3xr6]

Which is why your individual odds are effectively so close to 0 as to not matter...

But, still, I'd rather waste $5 on a few pulls at this than just piss it away on a Mocha-latte whatever.


Exactly. I have put a ben franklin in the panties of a stripper before so I would consider this a much better investment.

[Ghosty]

I have put a ben franklin in the panties of a stripper before so I would consider this a much better investment.
Apparently you weren't in the right stripjoint in the right city. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/SpectralCat/Emoticons/naughty-1.gif

But seriously, I almost never gamble or play lottery, but I'm gonna throw down $50 on this, just for shits & grins. Doesn't half the money go to State Parks or some other decent cause?

[Hoot]

With Colorado lottery yes, but not sure about Mega Millions since its between 42 states + DC.

[vort3xr6]

The states still get a large cut of the sales, and the states almost always dump it to a good cause.

[McVaaahhh]

Odds aren't good, but hell someone's gotta win it. Might as well be me. :D

[Jmetz]

From my understanding being rich or old heavily increases your odds.

[Nick_Ninja]

Nope.

[vort3xr6]

Can't win if you don't play.

[Ghost]

Can't win if you don't play.

Can we even get tickets for that one in this state?

[longrider]

Can we even get tickets for that one in this state?

Absolutely, I have been playing 1 ticket a drawing since it hit 200 million.

With the talk about buying every possible ticket to guarantee a win, you know what would happen is there would then be 3 or 4 winners splitting the pot so you would still lose millions

[Ghost]

Absolutely, I have been playing 1 ticket a drawing since it hit 200 million.

With the talk about buying every possible ticket to guarantee a win, you know what would happen is there would then be 3 or 4 winners splitting the pot so you would still lose millions

Where do you buy them?

[vort3xr6]

Where do you buy them?

gas stations, king soopers, etc. I always buy them from this po dunk 7/11 by my house. I think the mom and pops have a better chance for the random generated tickets.

[Ghost]

gas stations, king soopers, etc. I always buy them from this po dunk 7/11 by my house. I think the mom and pops have a better chance for the random generated tickets.

I never play, so I never paid any attention. I'll try to find a skeevy 7/11 to increase my odds...

[dirkterrell]

Ok...so...that's cool and all but what are the winning numbers?
:p


If I knew, I wouldn't be talking about them in public. :)

[vort3xr6]

I have to say it did make my day go by faster and much more enjoyable since I was just daydreaming about what I would buy and which friends would get brand new pink Vespa's.

[~Barn~]

I've never played "lotto" in any form, since I'm a casino (read: craps) junkie, but my plan is to wait for a person to give me a winning ticket.

See the thing is... Is that I have a better mathmatical chance of that happening, than actually buying my own winning ticket. :yes:

[Nick_Ninja]

I've never played "lotto" in any form, since I'm a casino (read: craps) junkie, but my plan is to wait for a person to give me a winning ticket.

See the thing is... Is that I have a better mathmatical chance of that happening, than actually buying my own winning ticket. :yes:

You can't have my winning ticket ~Barn~ :silly:

[Ezzzzy1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wi5NDFyIl6s

NSFW language :lol:

[vort3xr6]

Well Gents. Another half a billion dollars up for grabs.

This time I did the smart thing and went in on my office pool. 8 people, 160 worth of numbers.

[mdub]

did u write up a contract

[buddahson]

So when I win my half a billion dollars, I'm buying the following:

1) A big plot of land (large enough for a house (4000+ sqft), huge garage (3500+ sqft), outdoor firing range (300 yards), and a track (bigger than IMI, smaller than HPR))
2) Fleet of supercars (458 Italia Spyder, GTR, Zonda R, CCX, etc)
3) Fleet of racebikes and a few for the street (Panigale R, Desmosedeci RR, New R6 fully built, S1000rr, Speed Triple)
4) Several track cars (Ariel Atom, Radical SR8, Decommissioned F1 car)
5) A couple of fighter jets outfitted with paintball guns (heard this on kbpi and thought it was awesome)

This is just day one and off the top of my head. Anyone else care to share their plan for half a billion $$$.

[Jmetz]

1. Hire attorney
2. Payoff my and the folks houses
3. Buy island
4. Buy a couple houses/properties
5. Buy a couple cars/motorcycles/plane/boat

[mdub]

give mine all away to help pay off the national debt.

[JonnyD]

1. Get a damn good lawyer to fend off all the lawsuits
2. Disappear

[madvlad]

Dissapear to poor countries and help those in need after I leave my family and certain friends set

[Jmetz]

I leave my family and certain friends set

I plan on doing it Entourage style.

[madvlad]

Entourage?

[mdub]

posse.....

[madvlad]

Im foreign dude, need a bit more detailed explanation lol

[Wrider]

Im foreign dude, need a bit more detailed explanation lol

Be the biggest douche you can imagine, and make sure you bring along/pay for a bunch of other douches to follow you around.

[mdub]

group of friends you can trust to get your back YO!!!!

[madvlad]

No, I'll never change who I am. Yea I'll share with the people that were there for me through the good and the bad. Every ass kisser I have no problem in telling them to go fuck themselves.

[asp_125]

Hookers & blow. ;)

[madvlad]

Hookers & blow. ;)

:lol: /thread

[Rider]

Buy a giant warehouse and then buy every model and new body style of every manufactured motorcycle (sportbike) from 1999 to 2012

[#1Townie]

Hookers & blow. ;)

I like where you're going with this. Can i work security for you?

[Wrider]

I like where you're going with this. Can i work security for you?

Security is supposed to prevent theft, not cause it...

[#1Townie]

Security is supposed to prevent theft, not cause it...

A happy employee is a loyal employee.

[Vance]

1. Have an attorney claim it so nobody would know I won.

2. Not even tell the kids.

3. Buy into my company and take a board position to help make sure it stays on track for becoming successful.

3b. Hire a few friends that I know need jobs and can do what I'd need them to do.

4. Bribe the ex-wife with a house in the school feed area I want the kids to be in permanently for more vacation time with them (like 6-8 weeks additional) with a gag order that she can't tell anyone I won either, even the kids.

5. Tell the kids I got a promotion at work with more vacation time.

6. Hire Dean as my architect

7. Buy some horse property (Cherry Creek, Foxfield, somewhere like that) with as much acreage as possible.

8. Design a kick ass custom house and grounds with some secret nooks, panic rooms, etc not in any published blueprints - built in a way that it will last for generations - and the zombie apocalypse if needs be! Guest house, ridiculous garage for the collectables, photography studio... completely surrounded by a grove of trees and lilacs.

9. As soon as the (current) youngest gets into HS - move into the new digs.

10. Throw the biggest kick ass house warming party Denver has ever seen. Live band, professionally catered, professional bartender... the works.

11. Buy some property, design a new racetrack in town somewhere just east of. Arapahoe County down Quincy or something... then use my new money to help gather some venture capitalists to make it all come together. Try to lure AMA back into town. Hell.. maybe try to lure MotoGP.

12. Fund a few other charities and efforts.

13. Beginning in year 2 - set aside 2/3 of each check aside in a trust fund for the future generations of Vancelings and such, their kids, etc.

I'm sure there's more - but that's just off the top of my head.

[Vance]

Oh yeah..

14. TRAVEL!!!!

15. Buy a BIG hangar space at Centennial.

16. Buy a P51 Mustang, a F4U corsair, and Aluminum Overcast (B-17)... then get a pilot's license.

17. Begin a very very selective motorcycle collection, and a super limited car collection (I can only think of 3-5 I want as collectables).

[madvlad]

Oh yeah..

14. TRAVEL!!!!

15. Buy a BIG hangar space at Centennial.

16. Buy a P51 Mustang, a F4U corsair, and Aluminum Overcast (B-17)... then get a pilot's license.

17. Begin a very very selective motorcycle collection, and a super limited car collection (I can only think of 3-5 I want as collectables).

:yes:

[#1Townie]

1. Have an attorney claim it so nobody would know I won.

2. Not even tell the kids.

3. Buy into my company and take a board position to help make sure it stays on track for becoming successful.

3b. Hire a few friends that I know need jobs and can do what I'd need them to do.

4. Bribe the ex-wife with a house in the school feed area I want the kids to be in permanently for more vacation time with them (like 6-8 weeks additional) with a gag order that she can't tell anyone I won either, even the kids.

5. Tell the kids I got a promotion at work with more vacation time.

6. Hire Dean as my architect

7. Buy some horse property (Cherry Creek, Foxfield, somewhere like that) with as much acreage as possible.

8. Design a kick ass custom house and grounds with some secret nooks, panic rooms, etc not in any published blueprints - built in a way that it will last for generations - and the zombie apocalypse if needs be! Guest house, ridiculous garage for the collectables, photography studio... completely surrounded by a grove of trees and lilacs.

9. As soon as the (current) youngest gets into HS - move into the new digs.

10. Throw the biggest kick ass house warming party Denver has ever seen. Live band, professionally catered, professional bartender... the works.

11. Buy some property, design a new racetrack in town somewhere just east of. Arapahoe County down Quincy or something... then use my new money to help gather some venture capitalists to make it all come together. Try to lure AMA back into town. Hell.. maybe try to lure MotoGP.

12. Fund a few other charities and efforts.

13. Beginning in year 2 - set aside 2/3 of each check aside in a trust fund for the future generations of Vancelings and such, their kids, etc.

I'm sure there's more - but that's just off the top of my head.

Is there room for hookers and blow in there?

[Rider]

Is there room for hookers and blow in there?

That's where the attorney comes in.

Sig pic = awesome!

[#1Townie]

That's where the attorney comes in.

Sig pic = awesome!

Thanks newb. :up:

[vort3xr6]

I want to take a brand new R1 to rampart for the day.

[modette99]

The place I just put a bid in on:
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/islands/shelter-island-estate

[#1Townie]

The place I just put a bid in on:
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/islands/shelter-island-estate

Why bid on it? Its only 50 million.

[FZRguy]

Buy a giant warehouse and then buy every model and new body style of every manufactured motorcycle (sportbike) from 1999 to 2012

I have the perfect FZR600 for your collection. Only $20k!

[buddahson]

This shit is rigged. I bought 5 tickets and didn't get a single number.

[#1Townie]

We dont have a lotto we have megabucks.

[Jmetz]

What do you get if you have 5 numbers but not the powerball?

[madvlad]

Did anyone win it? lol

[NZ Darren]

I got a number, 22. Think I'll keep it quiet while I decide what to do...

[buddahson]

What do you get if you have 5 numbers but not the powerball?

Screwed? No, I think it's based on a percentage of the jackpot. Probably a couple million since the pot is so big.

[#1Townie]

What do you get if you have 5 numbers but not the powerball?
http://contests.about.com/od/lotterieslotteryresults/p/Powerball-How-To-Play-The-Powerball-Lottery.htm

Money. Lots of it.

[Wrider]

Did anyone win it? lol

Two winning tickets were sold. One in AZ and one in MO if I glanced at the headline correctly.

[FZRguy]

Someone was asking about power play. With the increase in ticket price, match 5 without power ball is now $1 mil. With power play, it is $2 mil. Noticed 5 tickets matched 5, but only one ticket had power play. A $10 grand winning ticket is $40k with pp for this drawing. Moral here is if you're gonna play, spend another dollar and get the power play.

[madvlad]

Two winning tickets were sold. One in AZ and one in MO if I glanced at the headline correctly.

Watch transnone probably won it lol

[Matty]

Hmmmm.... I got 3 numbers in one of my tickets. How much did I win?!?!?

[mxer]

Hmmmm.... I got 3 numbers in one of my tickets. How much did I win?!?!?

Seven hundred pennies

[Matty]

Seven hundred pennies

Damn.... Well I still lost $3 then.

[vort3xr6]

Just got my powerball ticket. Up to 368 million!

Complimentary BMW S1000rr CSC trackday at Circuit of the America's if I win.

[sprtbkbabe]

Just got my powerball ticket. Up to 368 million!

Complimentary BMW S1000rr CSC trackday at Circuit of the America's if I win.

F that! Nurburgring is having financial difficulties so I say we get a bulk buy/flights!

http://www.worldcarfans.com/113031855300/

[The Black Knight]

Seems like every time the site goes down, then comes back a few zombie threads come with it...

[vort3xr6]

I bump it every time a huge jackpot is up for grabs. Some old lady from new york will probably win anyway.

[The Black Knight]

Probably no one from Colorado ever wins...

[longrider]

Sorry guys, but I already bought the winning ticket...

[Wrider]

Sorry guys, but I already bought the winning ticket...

You got ripped off.

The real one is sitting in my hand.

[Dietrich_R1]

I have found that my gambling and job satisfaction are heavily correlated!!! The more I gamble, the more I HATE my job!!! :shocked:

[Chris]

If I win I will double the speed of CSC

[GMR]

I'm one of the casual gamblers, usually buy tickets when I'm working a job I hate. I've discovered the multi draw way to play where you use the same ticket/numbers but play them for weeks on end. Helps a lot with clutter, and avoiding the hassle of having to buy lottery tickets

that being said, I treat my gambling like job interviews. i do the damn thing, but don't ever even plan on winning/getting the job and life continues on as normal

and I prefer to play the colorado lotto, wtf do you need 200 million for anyways

[vort3xr6]

wtf do you need 200 million for anyways

http://chicago.barstoolsports.com/files/2013/01/strippers.jpg

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http://www.rehabinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Signs-of-Cocaine-Addiction.jpg

[GMR]

http://chicago.barstoolsports.com/files/2013/01/strippers.jpg

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http://www.rehabinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Signs-of-Cocaine-Addiction.jpg

I've got to admit, I've never been the biggest fan of the white girls... I'm a good friend if you are because I'll let you have at them all night long

do we need to start a CSC pool now that powerball is at 475mil? I'd be down for something like that. We could go for a ride and buy a bunch of tickets

[Vance]

I hit 3 numbers!
I view this as: I'm half way to winning the jackpot! GO ME!

Ah the thing I could do with the cash or the annuity - either way.
Foundations, inheritances, funds, venture capitalism, investments, plans, formulations, plots, social experiments... and... and...

[salsashark]

I have found that my gambling and job satisfaction are heavily correlated!!! The more I gamble, the more I HATE my job!!! :shocked:

:lol:

Said it before, the amount of entertainment I get out of daydreaming creative ways to tell my work EXACTLY what they can go do with themselves if I win is a better return on investment then I would ever get at the movie theater...

On the rare occasion I buy a lottery ticket, I consider it an entertainment expense, not gambling.

[vort3xr6]

My office is doing a pool. 29 people at $20 per person. That's a lot of numbers.

[~Barn~]

My office is doing a pool. 29 people at $20 per person. That's a lot of numbers.

It is. With those kinds of numbers, I'm expecting big things from this office pool. http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/15.gif

[dirkterrell]

I chuckled at the news people the other morning when they posed the question "Is it better to get a quick pick or choose your own numbers?" They excitedly passed along the information that 70% of winners chose quick picks, implying that it gave you some special advantage. Guess what percentage of ticket sales are quick picks?

[~Barn~]

Hmm... Could it be 70%? :think:

[vort3xr6]

In other news....random drawings are random.

[GMR]

I say at one of the rides we get a CSC pool going. We can do the multi draw tickets and post them on the forum. Then we don't have to check the numbers others can check them for us win win because checking nmbers suuuucks i have a stack of tickets in my wallet months old maybe i won already