If the Powerball Jackpot hits $1.7 Billion, it will actually be +EV to play

[texansfan]

You can buy every possible number combination for $584 million.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

What are you talking about man?
He just signed a 5 year deal 3 months ago that pays him more then brees

Paying him more than Drew....Just watch Wilson lovers. These NFL contracts are easily breakable and they will have to break Wilson's? Maybe Okongs, maybe Bennett? Maybe Wagner's? Maybe Thomas? Maybe Chancellor????? Or maybe even Sherman?

This is a classic case of sell high. Black qb's don't start past 30.

 

[TomGshotput]

You can buy every possible number combination for $584 million.

Explain how anyone can buy 3,500 tickets every second until Wednesday's drawing?

 

[wilbur]

Paying him more than Drew....Just watch Wilson lovers. These NFL contracts are easily breakable and they will have to break Wilson's? Maybe Okongs, maybe Bennett? Maybe Wagner's? Maybe Thomas? Maybe Chancellor????? Or maybe even Sherman?

This is a classic case of sell high. Black qb's don't start past 30.

Doug Williams

 

[Hamilbet]

A good quick read explaining it

http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/11/news/powerball-jackpot-win-guarantee/

 

[festeringZit]

All that math, just to admit that they got it completely wrong?????

(last drawing they sold over 400 million tickets, pretty obvious an estimate of 200 million for an even larger jackpot isn't going to be right)

They got nothing "completely wrong" the article was written before this week.

 

[TomGshotput]

They got nothing "completely wrong" the article was written before this week.

A good quote I heard recently, "If you're going to do the math do all the math." Or at least steal it from someone else like I do, it's been done and the author doesn't need to pull figures out of their ass


http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/powerball-jackpot-800-million-odds/

 

[festeringZit]

Powerball back up to $350 million for wednesday

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/30/news/powerball-jackpot-millions/index.html

 

[DrunkenHorseplayer]

The lottery is never +EV but for $350 million, I'll risk two dollars.