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9 Mega Million tickets were one ball short
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:34 pm
I’d rather have none than come up 1 short. Not really but could you imagine what your heart was doing?
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According to Mega Millions, nine tickets matched the first five numbers but didn't match the Mega Ball. The game's Megaplier feature was purchased for one of those tickets, raising its prize to $3 million, while the rest won a million dollars.
This post was edited on 7/27/22 at 2:01 pm
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Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:35 pm to Bbobalou
Ill take a million dollars, fool
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:36 pm to Bbobalou
Locations?
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:36 pm to Bbobalou
So you’d rather $0 than $10,000 or $1,000,000.
Interesting take.
Interesting take.
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:36 pm to Bbobalou
Sure, but at the end of the day id still prefer the million bucks over nothing(assuming 5 matching whites)
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:36 pm to Bbobalou
That’s really not that close. The odds go up exponentially on the last number
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:36 pm to Bbobalou
quote:1 ball short is either the $1 million or the $10,000 prize. I'd gladly take being 1 ball short than get nothing
I’d rather have none than come up 1 short.
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:36 pm to Vastmind
I did say not really. But I would have been on an emotional roller coaster.
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:38 pm to Bbobalou
“H!tler… he only had one ball
Goering… had two but very small
Himmler had something similar
But poor old Goebbels had no balls at all”
Goering… had two but very small
Himmler had something similar
But poor old Goebbels had no balls at all”
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:38 pm to Bbobalou
Wonder how many tickets they sold before last night's drawing and hiw many will be sold before Friday's drawing.
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:39 pm to i am dan
I’d say at least 12. Maybe more.
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:39 pm to Bbobalou
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one ball short
Just like Hitler...
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:43 pm to Fox McCloud
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That’s really not that close. The odds go up exponentially on the last number
No they don't. it exactly the same all the way through.
Overall, it's 69! ÷ (6! X 63!)
For the first ball you have a 1/69 chance of hitting.
For the second, 1/68, the third 1/67.
Etc.
If you have the first five numbers, for the final ball, you have a 1/64 chance of hitting the jackpot.
As I said in the original thread a few days ago, the lottery is a tax on people that are bad at math.
This post was edited on 7/27/22 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:44 pm to Bbobalou
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one ball short
hunting accident?
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:49 pm to Bbobalou
I got goosebumps just matching the first 3 numbers one time. Used my ticket to buy some beer
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:52 pm to Bbobalou
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I’d rather have none than come up 1 short
This reminds me of the prison guard in Shawshank who unexpectedly received an inheritance from his brother but doesn't think it's worth it because "you know what the IRS is going to do to me?"
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:53 pm to Bbobalou
What has 6 balls and screws you twice a week?
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:57 pm to Lonnie Utah
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If you have the first five numbers, for the final ball, you have a 1/64 chance of hitting the jackpot.
Wrong
Five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball)
Posted on 7/27/22 at 1:57 pm to Lonnie Utah
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If you have the first five numbers, for the final ball, you have a 1/64 chance of hitting the jackpot.
Doesn't the final ball come from a separate pot of numbers?
This post was edited on 7/27/22 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 7/27/22 at 2:02 pm to Bbobalou
I was really trying to emphasize what my mind would be doing as I started checking off the numbers.
Of course I’d take the 1 million or 3 million for one person.
Of course I’d take the 1 million or 3 million for one person.
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