That Was Easy Enough

@FourWalls will be glad to start a GoFundYourself account for you.

lol. Stranger things have happened.

@moffittjc Sounds like a plan. Now I just have to win. Unless you win first.

Jim's gonna have more friends than he ever knew he had.

@TheHorse I have friends? lol

Don't worry Nancy, I could never forget you.

@porwest That's a long time - you missed out on 5 potential payouts . But of course if you win that Powerball, it's not going to matter. Well, maybe it doesn't matter anyway .

Cash would be a pain. But I'd take an immediate bank transfer.

I was only away for 5 months. What gives? As for your lottery advice I am going to give that a go and see what they say. I'll post the results. lol

I'm trying. Trust me. I'm TRYING. lol

Oh, gosh, I sense an opportunist post (by me) coming on.

@porwest How often do they do the drawings?

@TheHorse 3 times a week. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. At least for the Powerball.

@porwest Let me try to exercise my statistics nerd brain. If "only" 20 percent of all possible combinations were sold the the chance of nobody winning in the next drawing is 80 percent. The chance of this happening twice in a row (as of today) is .80 squared, or 64 percent. The chance of this happening three ties in a row is .80 cubed, or (where's my calculator?) about 51 percent. (That figure is from my tired old brain and could be off a bit.) The chance of it happening four times in a row is .80 to the fourth power, which is under 50 percent, perhaps around 41 percent. So the odds are someone's gonna win in the next four drawings. Can I bet on this in Vegas? Probably. "Interestingly, it was reported on the news that only 20% of all number combinations were sold."

They give you a bit of a window, but I don't know how long it actually is. As for the Powerball, yup. Got to get some new tickets for the new round. Interestingly, it was reported on the news that only 20% of all number combinations were sold. That surprised me considering the jackpot amount, but they also said more people buy tickets for the Saturday drawings and they typically are where the winners come from. So, load up I guess. lol

@TheHorse Wow. That's a lot of math to digest. If it helps any, every time no one wins the numbers previously selected are cancelled and the whole thing starts from 0% in the next drawing.

@porwest Lucky! Depending on the time or day of week, you could have people hanging around inside or outside.

Luckily all I have to do is go to the emissions testing facility and I can renew there. There's never a line and I can get it done in about five minutes. Very convenient.

@kaylachan Yeah. Any trip to the DMV is a nightmare. All those people and that constant bell tone and that horrible voice, "Now serving # 1...4...7..." I want to pull my hair out.

@porwest — maybe tomorrow. BTW, good to see you back here!

Me too. I hate when things are complicated, and usually when it comes to anything government...it is. Unfortunately I didn't win, but neither did anyone else. Jackpot is now $1.4 billion.

@FourWalls Next drawing should be Saturday...but yes, there is still a chance. Fingers crossed. Thanks and glad to be back in a kinda sorta way.

Holy moly. Yes. It would be a real humdinger to be sure. lol

@porwest Try to win.

Thanks. I need all the good vibes I can get. lol

@LadyDuck I am always trying. It's the winning part I am having trouble with. lol

lol. I have made note of your account number and will be fully prepared to deliver the goods to you.

@porwest Good to have you back. Where have you been?

@TheHorse Been around all sorts of other "venues." I was very unhappy with the site and decided enough was enough...for five months.

@porwest That is true.

@Deepizzaguy I can see the title now, "MyLot Loudmouth Wins It All in a Mega Billions Jackpot!"

It could be fodder for one of your lucky lottery winner posts. lol That is, IF I told anyone I won of course.

@porwest Your chances of winning increased today, as of yesterday that is.

Glad to be back in a kinda sorta way. Nobody won last night so now the jackpot jumped to $1.4 billion. Gotta get more tickets now. lol

@Gilljane Luckily I am really good at saying no. Without shame. lol

I am certain I might encounter a very long list of requests. Funny how that works, hey? lol

@porwest And begging letters

lol. I will keep that in mind. Seems at these levels and with that kind of money there may be a few pennies I could scrounge up.

I suppose so. Unfortunately, the Powerball is not available in the UK.

@porwest I have never bought a lottery ticket. As a result my chance of winning is slightly less than that of other people who do buy them!

@Fleura You'd be the type to win. I don't know how many winners say they never played until the one time they did and won. It pisses off players like me who have been playing for 30+ years with nary a dime to show for it. lol

@porwest I mean, they don't remind us when we have to renew our vehicle registration. We don't even get new tags to put on the license.

@paigea We get slips in the mail a couple of months before renewal is due and we get a new sticker to put on the plates once we pay.

I was shocked how little complicated it was. I was expecting to be told I'd have to jump through hoops or something. But lo and behold. As for the lottery, no one won last night's drawing and it has now jumped to $1.4 billion.

Me too. Trust me. lol