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Ways to stay anonymous:

1. Don't cash the ticket.  Instead, frame it with one of the numbers obscured, and hang it in your office. 
2. Give it to someone you can trust, like me to cash in.
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #120 on: January 12, 2016, 12:37:05 AM »
I can't believe there was an argument about basic statistics taught in ninth grade math
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #121 on: January 12, 2016, 02:47:40 AM »
Quote from: Ergel on January 12, 2016, 12:37:05 AM
I can't believe there was an argument about basic statistics taught in ninth grade math
Stranger things have happened
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #122 on: January 12, 2016, 05:54:07 AM »
Quote from: Ergel on January 12, 2016, 12:37:05 AM
I can't believe there was an argument about basic statistics taught in ninth grade math
Math in ninth grade??
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #123 on: January 12, 2016, 07:20:05 AM »
Quote from: Zkpncs48 on January 11, 2016, 08:17:11 AM
his math is correct 100 = 1/2.9m 1000 = 1/290k 10000 = 1/29k 100k= 1/2.9k 1m = 1/290 10m= 1/29 100m = 1/2.9;
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #124 on: January 12, 2016, 07:51:26 AM »
Are we getting all quick picks? Or maybe we should choose some numbers? Perhaps a different powerball number on each game. Or something else if anyone has some insight. 
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #125 on: January 12, 2016, 08:40:09 AM »
Quick pick is OK for when you buy just one ticket, but as soon as you buy more than one its a waste of money because the machine could randomly pick the same numbers on multiple tickets. Then you'd win multiple times and have to split the prize with yourself.
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #126 on: January 12, 2016, 08:55:44 AM »
Quote from: yos9694 on January 12, 2016, 08:40:09 AM
Quick pick is OK for when you buy just one ticket, but as soon as you buy more than one its a waste of money because the machine could randomly pick the same numbers on multiple tickets. Then you'd win multiple times and have to split the prize with yourself.
Meh don't worry so much.
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #127 on: January 12, 2016, 09:01:49 AM »
Quote from: yos9694 on January 12, 2016, 08:40:09 AM
Quick pick is OK for when you buy just one ticket, but as soon as you buy more than one its a waste of money because the machine could randomly pick the same numbers on multiple tickets. Then you'd win multiple times and have to split the prize with yourself.

I would assume the odds of getting the same numbers on a second ticket are the same as winning the lotto
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #128 on: January 12, 2016, 09:02:41 AM »
Quote from: 12HRS on January 12, 2016, 09:01:49 AM
I would assume the odds of getting the same numbers on a second ticket are the same as winning the lotto
Yup.
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #129 on: January 12, 2016, 09:09:42 AM »
They say not to pick your own tickets like using birthdays and anneversaries and ect. Because  those numbers add up to 1-32 and the numbers range 1-69 and even though u might use numbers 32-69 by your year you were born, you would only use a big number once or twice saying its annerversary  or birthday .so the other 3 numbers your leaving out the chance for it to be 1-69 .
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #130 on: January 12, 2016, 09:33:15 AM »
Quote from: 12HRS on January 12, 2016, 09:01:49 AM
I would assume the odds of getting the same numbers on a second ticket are the same as winning the lotto
Lol
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #131 on: January 12, 2016, 09:37:17 AM »
Quote from: Emkay on January 12, 2016, 02:47:40 AM
Stranger things have happened
Who started this?
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #133 on: January 12, 2016, 09:43:01 AM »
Quote from: Emkay on January 12, 2016, 09:39:58 AM
Me
Should I ask if you were cutting class in ninth grade?
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Re: Want to remain anonymous, when you win the powerball?
« Reply #134 on: January 12, 2016, 09:48:36 AM »
Quote from: David Smith on January 12, 2016, 09:43:01 AM
Should I ask if you were cutting class in ninth grade?
That's personal   . I realized it's a shallow bunch over here so i let this one slide
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