Powerball climbs to $675 million after no winners in draw

Quote:(Reuters) - There was no winner in the most recent Powerball lottery draw, the operator of the multistate game said on Thursday, with the jackpot now climbing to an estimated $675 million - one of the largest in North American history.

No Powerball ticket holder had all six numbers to claim Wednesday's $500 million prize, the Multi-State Lottery Association said on its website.

The jackpot will continue to increase, with the next draw to be held on Saturday, it said.

It says $500 mil, but it was actually $540 mil. The 500 figure was the estimated amount. Saturday's jackpot could easily surpass $700 mil.

I will definitely buy my ticket.

$2 for a chance to win that much?

That's a lot of dough!
If you win, I'll sell ya' KB for

(01-07-2016, 02:36 PM)JayRodney Wrote:  That's a lot of dough!
If you win, I'll sell ya' KB for

Reeeaaaally...

No probs.

Hell yeah that's a lot of money. I bet a cash payout would bring in $200 mil after taxes.

Nice little retirement fund there

You should be able to buy a nice island with that.

I could get new socks with that much money

um ,, right ?

i have no chance at winning. i wont even try. in the past whenever the lotto grew that much, i would buy up 100 dollars worth and only won 10 dollars? its not worth my time. even though i love money. lotto doesnt give any love

I don't play either, except with Grandma. We buy a scratch ticket about once a week, share the cost and the wins.

(01-07-2016, 09:21 PM)Octo Wrote:  I don't play either, except with Grandma. We buy a scratch ticket about once a week, share the cost and the wins.

what kinda scratch n wins?

O likes the crossword and the bingo ones.
you got those?

Yeah it's like bingo

i like them but i dont win on them much.

once my ex (2 LOL) bought one and got me to scratch it..

i got 6 words. most ever. so a hundred bucks..

this was on the way to to bar one friday night eh.
anyhow so we get there and he buys me a big pitcher.

and then proceeds to pick a fight with me
so that he can have an excuse to leave and go do drugs for the night.

which i didnt know at the time but.. yeah.


anyway. yeah the most i won was that ticket.

A lot of that will be RIPPED BACK in Taxes

in NZ --- the lotto is topped at 30 millyun , then if not struck its shared with the 2nd prise winners

PLUS theres NO TAX TAKEN out of any winnings

I never play the lottery as I'm content with the way things are now in my life. I've read stories of lottery winners who wished they didn't win as their lives changed forever and for the worst if you can believe that.. However there are also many happy stories out there on people who won the lottery and they were able to help their extended family and the community along with themselves. Imagine how may fake friends would come forward in your life if you won the lottery.