Any Trader Worth Their Salt Will Buy Mega Millions Ticket

[TheDudeofLife]

How do you figure in the chances of multiple winning tickets ?

 

[S2007S]

No one has won this in 2 months!


Date
(Click for Detail) Winning Numbers
(5 Numbers + Mega Ball) Megaplier Jackpot
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 09 · 19 · 34 · 44 · 51 + 24 3 $363 Million
Friday, March 23, 2012 06 · 17 · 19 · 20 · 21 + 20 4 $290 Million
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 01 · 04 · 06 · 11 · 14 + 30 4 $241 Million
Friday, March 16, 2012 28 · 29 · 43 · 51 · 53 + 07 3 $200 Million
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 02 · 08 · 30 · 36 · 48 + 31 3 $171 Million
Friday, March 09, 2012 09 · 10 · 27 · 36 · 42 + 11 4 $148 Million
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 20 · 24 · 31 · 33 · 36 + 44 4 $127 Million
Friday, March 02, 2012 16 · 29 · 48 · 52 · 54 + 05 2 $108 Million
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 06 · 15 · 29 · 39 · 51 + 36 3 $94 Million
Friday, February 24, 2012 01 · 16 · 18 · 25 · 27 + 03 4 $83 Million
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 09 · 30 · 39 · 42 · 47 + 37 3 $72 Million
Friday, February 17, 2012 16 · 25 · 28 · 32 · 40 + 03 3 $61 Million
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 03 · 05 · 10 · 26 · 27 + 27 2 $51 Million
Friday, February 10, 2012 03 · 04 · 18 · 29 · 50 + 20 4 $41 Million
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 17 · 23 · 30 · 37 · 45 + 04 4 $32 Million
Friday, February 03, 2012 07 · 19 · 21 · 49 · 53 + 35 4 $23 Million
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 09 · 17 · 18 · 28 · 43 + 09 3 $15 Million
Friday, January 27, 2012 03 · 05 · 30 · 36 · 48 + 23 4 $12 Million

 

[GTS]

Quote from TheDudeofLife:

How do you figure in the chances of multiple winning tickets ?

Yea, the OP clearly didn't do that. If you were guaranteed the whole jackpot by yourself it would be worth spending the $176 million to get a ticket with every combination

 

[CaptainObvious]

Well there are 27 of us in an office/shop pool. Looks like we will win, and yes the money is ours, about 270 million cash in Illinois. A lousy 10 million a piece. Maybe we can cut back on the O.T. after winning.:eek:

 

[Maverick74]

It just jumped to 640 million! Do I hear 750 million by tonight?

 

[highballs]

i bought 100 tickets! i'm very long the megamillions!

 

[pennystocker]

I hope no one wins so it goes over a billion dollaz! Then I will get into some serious number picking. I may have to summon the spirit of my resting mother for some guidance.

 

[bwolinsky]

While the odds of winning aren't great, I have a guaranteed way to win if someone wants to lend me $126 million.

 

[stock777]

with all you morons willing to bet into this, i have a great idea to feed the poor.

have a world lottery every day.

avg pool 1 billion.

make to payout 300 million. keep the rest.

you idiots will say its a good trade.

 

[Ghost of Cutten]

Quote from HurricaneUS:

Risking $1 to make $540 million before taxes is a no brainer......duh


...and for those that plan to rake me over the coals about expectancy....

I've calculated the expectancy to be $0.00307 with 1 in 176 million odds of winning......

Pathetic...but still worth the risk in my opinion

Edit: Expectancy is actually 2.07 which is pretty damn good

You are more likely to die on your way to buy a ticket, than you are to actually collect on this bet.