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forthemiddle

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26. Am I missing something?

Reply to Callie1979 (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 11:35 AM

5 hrs ago

Only one person matched all the #s with the Powerball. Are you saying keep drawing numbers until 180 winners are chosen? That would take forever!
If that’s not what you mean, then the ONE a player that matched the numbers would still win all 180 10 million dollar prizes.

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A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot [View all] Omaha Steve Yesterday OP

Wasn't me LiberalArkie Yesterday #1

Well.......I'll just go back to bed today............ IA8IT Yesterday #2

I stand a better chance being hit by lightening in December, than winning the POWERBALL. ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #3

I don't play, because I've already been hit by lightning...... lastlib Yesterday #5

It is only at Christmas time I buy Scratch-offs ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #8

All purchases are voluntary. If you choose to waste your $ its YOUR decision. Callie1979 Yesterday #9

I dabbled in the mathematical arts myself EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #11

Pretty simple then,don't buy any tickets. No one is forcing anyone Bengus81 Yesterday #14

You can't win if you don't play mdbl Yesterday #16

And you DON'T win if you DO play.... lastlib 17 hrs ago #22

That all depends on how you look at it. mdbl 7 hrs ago #25

Never seen lotteries as a good use of money. Aussie105 21 hrs ago #18

That happened to me and my sister also airplaneman 21 hrs ago #20

Glad you're all OK! lastlib 17 hrs ago #23

I hope they aren't, you know, Republicaaan. twodogsbarking Yesterday #4

Beyond a certain level they should cap the top prize and make more smaller winners bucolic_frolic Yesterday #6

I think they should break it into 180 10 million dollar prizes. Callie1979 Yesterday #7

Am I missing something? forthemiddle 5 hrs ago #26

Do well; do good with your new found wealth... nt EarthFirst Yesterday #10

Is somone's going to buy the whole state of Arkansas!? Ranting Randy Yesterday #12

And most of Oklahoma! BOSSHOG Yesterday #13

Arkansas, huh? Was it one of the Walmart spawn? Mawspam2 Yesterday #15

What gets me is the bigger it is the more people play? 40 or 50 million ain't enough eh? Describes America to a T! n/t Cheezoholic 22 hrs ago #17

That dashes the hopes and dreams of my coworkers. taxi 21 hrs ago #19

8 people won $1million RussBLib 19 hrs ago #21

I seriously wouldn't even want that much money. Hassin Bin Sober 17 hrs ago #24