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MegaMillions Jackpot $325 mil

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by macalu, Aug 29, 2007.

  1. macalu

    macalu Member

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    who's in a pool...for disappointment? *raises hand*
     
  2. weslinder

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    Not in a pool, but I'll buy a ticket or two. The last two times it was over $250MM were the last two times I bought tickets. Both times I won $7 and was downright ecstatic.
     
  3. windfern

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    we have one in the office.. 20$ per head and there's 8 of us.
     
  4. R0ckets03

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    ehh...i dont really need it.
     
  5. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    if I win,
    I'm bailing Maxwell out.

    then you and the haters will jump off the roof and good will defeat evil.
     
  6. macalu

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    lol, do you think you can spare him some change to pay his child support?
     
  7. weslinder

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    If I win, I'm paying Amigo's taxes.
     
  8. pirc1

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    If I ever win 300 mil, I would have to think very hard how to spend the money. I guess I would have to give each of my cats 6 mil. :D
     
  9. Kam

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    175,711,536:1


    i might buy one.
     
  10. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    that's a genius Idea.

    Start a SAVE OUR ROCKET HEROES Non-Profit Organization

    Herrera - will get some Tax help
    Vernon and Ralph - will have gold digging victims relief
     
  11. windfern

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    where did you get ths number from?
     
  12. Kam

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    ohh, now we are talking about what we are going to do with the money when we win.

    ok, i'll play.


    WHEN I WIN, i'm going to trade it in for one dollar bills, and put it in a room where i can go swimming in it.


    The estimated cash value is what? $160 Million?
     
  13. macalu

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    Jackpot probability/odds (Payout varies)
    The number of ways the first 5 numbers on your lottery ticket can match the 5 White numbers is COMBIN(5,5) = 1. The number of ways your final number can match the Mega number is: COMBIN(1,1) = 1. The product of these is the number of ways you can win the Jackpot: COMBIN(5,5) x COMBIN(1,1) = 1. The probability of success is thus: 1/175,711,536 = 0.00000000569114597006. If you express this as “One chance in ???”, you just divide “1” by the 0.00000000569114597006, which yields “One chance in 175,711,536”.
     
  14. Kam

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    it also says it on the back of the playslip.

    like i did that in my head.
     
  15. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    i'll use the money to get Kam into the next High School Musical and Middle School Musical and Mickey Mouse Club too!

    For you dude. For YOU!
     
  16. Kam

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    Mickey Mouse club is sooo lame. So was Kids Incorporated.

    I don't sing, I don't dance.
     
  17. Blake

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    It's about $90-$100MM after taxes if you take the cash value option

    I would give away all but $30MM to family and local charities
     
  18. R0ckets03

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    If I win I would buy the Rockets and Jessica Alba.
     
  19. windfern

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    You don't need Jessica if you by Rockets with the RPD. :)
     
  20. pirc1

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    Do the RPDs become your property if you buy the rockets? ;)
     

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