Playing In Three States
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (107415)
United States
March 18, 2021 4:59pm CST
I have some Powerball tickets. Three to be exact at the moment. All for Saturday's drawing currently worth a cool $200 million.
Not that having three tickets will increase my odds by all that much. The odds are typically 1 in 293 million. So, this only makes MY odds 3 in 293 million. Woohoo!
But, being that I am traveling for work, I can at least take advantage of playing the Powerball in multiple states.
I have one from Wisconsin, one from Iowa, and one from Illinois.
Not that that increases my odds either. The odds are the same no matter where I have my ticket from. But I like to think I've spread out the opportunity a little bit.
Mind games, really. But what the hell.
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@RebeccasFarm (95891)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Mar 21
If any one should win it should be you ..or me
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@porwest (107415)
• United States
20 Mar 21
@RebeccasFarm Uh-uh. No way no how. Me first. Then you. Don't make me stomp you and steal your ticket. lol
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@moffittjc (125486)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Mar 21
Good luck, and I hope you win. Just remember us small people when you're $200 million richer!
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@marguicha (228482)
• Chile
8 Sep
@porwest I like to play but I am aware that I will not get any money that way.
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@porwest (107415)
• United States
8 Sep
@marguicha It's a pipe dream, for sure, to win. But as I always say, someone has to, and it can't be me if i don't play...so, I play.
@Tina30219 (82984)
• Onaway, Michigan
19 Mar 21
I hope you get something it sure would be nice for you
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@lovebuglena (47501)
• Staten Island, New York
19 Mar 21
If your ticket is a winner that you bought in a state where you don't live do you have to go back to that state to cash it or can you do it in your home state?
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@lovebuglena (47501)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 21
@porwest So if you play Powerball, for example, you still have to cash your winnings in the state you bought it even though this lottery is in many states?
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@porwest (107415)
• United States
25 Mar 21
@lovebuglena Yep. Exactly. I think it has mostly to do with taxes and state law around lotteries and things like that.
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@dgobucks226 (36886)
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19 Mar 21
You could use your winnings to pay for the amount gas you used traveling from state to state. 
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@porwest (107415)
• United States
20 Mar 21
Love that cartoon. 
Well, to be fair. It was a work trip, so the boss paid for all of the gas. And I only spent $6 on the tickets. My trip made me far more money than that in terms of my hourly wage plus my commissions. So, even if I lose on all three tickets...
I am still more than a head... or ahead. Whichever. 
Well, to be fair. It was a work trip, so the boss paid for all of the gas. And I only spent $6 on the tickets. My trip made me far more money than that in terms of my hourly wage plus my commissions. So, even if I lose on all three tickets...
I am still more than a head... or ahead. Whichever. 1 person likes this
@BelleStarr (61422)
• United States
19 Mar 21
What blew my mind is that you have to turn in a winner in the state is was bought in, can be an issue lol I ought one in Virginia last year and won a small amount and was already in South Carolina by then lol
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@porwest (107415)
• United States
28 Mar 21
This is true. But believe me, if I were to win the big one, I am sure I could find my way quickly and easily back to where I got the ticket. lol
Luckily for me these are states I travel in often for work, so even the smaller amounts can still be collected eventually.
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@1creekgirl (44109)
• United States
19 Mar 21
I don't believe in luck, but I hope you win big!
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@LindaOHio (200287)
• United States
19 Mar 21
Good luck. I won $2 in the Classic Lotto; but my husband didn't buy me a Powerball ticket with the money - long story.
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@kaylachan (79438)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Mar 21
You can't win if you don't try. You could also win a smaller prize , though the odds they will turn out to be nothing. Good luck.
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