Powerball’s massive jackpot will rollover and increase after Saturday’s drawing produced no winning tickets, according to the game’s website.
The $1.4-billion jackpot now grows to $1.55 billion but remains the third-largest in Powerball’s history (the second largest was $1.586 billion in 2016).
The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot after the July 19 drawing for the $1.08 billion pot. The winning ticket then was sold in California.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I find the lottery fun in moderation, but I only spend like $50 on lottery tickets a year so I’m not exactly the target audience anyway.
The lottery is by and far an excessive tax on the poor. That’s my only problem with it.
Generally the big culprit there is the scratch-off stuff you see at gas stations.
Powerball, due to the delays in reward processing, is not as “addictive” as scratch-off/peel-off gambling.
True, but I just don’t think we should incentivize funding amazing programs with money sources primarily funded by the underprivileged day dreaming of a better life. It just seems sad.
Hardcore “I’m 14 and this is deep”
Unfortunately for your world views, no. I’m 28 and able to engage in empathy for the plight of my fellow man. Sad you’ve gotten that used to callous realities.
deleted by creator
Few people bat an eye at spending $40 for two tickets and food to a movie for two hours. If $20 gets someone a few hours of escapism and dreaming, it’s not that big of a deal. But like any other entertainment, spending that much every day is probably not good, and certainly not if it’s done only as an investment.
I am that person who doesn’t mind $20 when it gets around 1 billion. The problem lately is I used to enjoy it more when it was $10 for 10 tickets and 2nd it really is taking a long time for anyone to win which is turning into a problem now… I am considering either dropping down to $10 or upping my starting time to 1.5 billion since it really seems to be getting pretty high quicker these days as well. This next drawing will make it $60 now in 1 week and I am not ok with it anymore.
I have a bought a few of these billion dollar tickets for fun. And ya I think about how I’d divide the money up etc. but the thing that always makes me hope I don’t win is the reality that once you realize you’ve won, you’re never going to be able to be alone again. You have to have a security team with you at all times if you’re a billionaire. I’d rather just be me tbh.