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KVB

KVB

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Can you imagine buying lottery tickets thinking you’re gonna win it’s hilarious

I won't knock someone for buying a ticket and trying, but I don't think anyone is buying a ticket thinking they are going to win.

Unless you are part of those groups buying a millions of tickets, lol, and even then, they know the probabilities.
 

KVB

KVB

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KVB buy me 3 tickets

I'll buy two for me, two for you, and we'll split the third.

But I'm not telling you which tickets are yours until after the drawing.

That seems fair.

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209life

209life

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Current jackpot has become 2nd highest PB drawing of all time. On the verge of record breaking jackpot

Top 25 United States lottery jackpots of all time


Saturday's Powerball jackpot currently stands as the second-largest lottery jackpot of all time worldwide.


  1. Powerball: $2.0401 billion, Nov. 7, 2022 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  2. Powerball: $1.8 billion, Sep. 6, 2025 (41 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Preliminary estimate, not won yet
  3. Powerball: $1.7649 billion, Oct. 11, 2023 (35 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  4. Mega Millions: $1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023 (31 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Florida
  5. Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California, Florida, Tennessee
  6. Mega Millions: $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - South Carolina
  7. Mega Millions: $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023 (25 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Maine
  8. Mega Millions: $1.337 billion, Jul. 29, 2022 (29 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Illinois
  9. Powerball: $1.3259 billion, Apr. 6, 2024 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Oregon
  10. Mega Millions: $1.269 billion, Dec. 27, 2024 (30 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  11. Mega Millions: $1.128 billion, Mar. 26, 2024 (30 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - New Jersey
  12. Powerball: $1.0798 billion, Jul. 19, 2023 (38 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  13. Mega Millions: $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (36 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Michigan
  14. Powerball: $842.4 million, Jan. 1, 2024 (34 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Michigan
  15. Mega Millions: $800 million, Sep. 10, 2024 (27 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Texas
  16. Powerball: $768.4 million, Mar. 27, 2019 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Wisconsin
  17. Powerball: $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Massachusetts
  18. Powerball: $754.6 million, Feb. 6, 2023 (33 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Washington
  19. Powerball: $731.1 million, Jan. 20, 2021 (35 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Maryland
  20. Powerball: $699.8 million, Oct. 4, 2021 (40 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California
  21. Powerball: $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018 (21 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Iowa, New York
  22. Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 (18 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
  23. Mega Millions: $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013 (21 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - California, Georgia
  24. Powerball: $632.6 million, Jan 5, 2022 (39 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California, Wisconsin
  25. Powerball: $590.5 million, May 18, 2013 (13 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Florida
 

DiggityDaggityDo

DiggityDaggityDo

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They advertise 1.7 Billion in winnings but there is a billion in taxes.
It is just another in a long line of scams to prey on people’s money.
And if the ticket is lost, the house keeps it all.
What a waste.
If you take it over 30 years and live in a state that won’t take state taxes you’ll get your billion.
 
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