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The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.04 billion after no tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing.

Saturday night’s drawing produced white balls 19, 30, 37, 44 and 46 and red Powerball 22.

The $1.04 billion prize – an estimated $478.2 million in cash value – is the second-largest jackpot this year, topped only by a $1.08 billion prize won on July 19 by a ticketholder in California.

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[–] bloopernova 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (23 children)

If I win I'll give everyone in this thread a million dollars.

So, if there's 60 people in the thread, everyone gets $16,667

I see you all fell for my cunning ruse. Definitely not something I figured out after I posted. Not at all.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

You're more likely to get struck by lightning while taking a poop, so for your sake I hope you win instead.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are of course joking. But on the infinitly tiny odds you win, and the similarly ridiculous odds you follow through, I'll comment

[–] bloopernova 3 points 1 year ago

With odds like that, we can't fail. Simple rule of conservation of narration.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope you win, keep your word, and the news runs a story on it afterwards thats grows the user base and specifically siphons users from Reddit. I want to see Reddit burn to the ground.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That would actually be such an interesting way to gain users, I want to see that

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I and my 43 children all are pleased to be in the thread.

[–] bloopernova 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But that just means the million will be divided up even more, reducing your share! ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Your comment implies it’s a million to each commenter

[–] bloopernova 1 points 1 year ago

implies

So these people get money because of the implication?

[–] bloopernova 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just messing around, we all know I won't win lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Too late, I’ve already bought a JetSki with your expected winnings

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Can I get $420.69?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I mean 16k~ is still a decent amount of money

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oooh oooh oooh! Me too! Me too!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey, free odds approaching zero is better than paid options approaching zero

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I need money thx.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks kind person! I’m in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll take the possible free money lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bloopernova 2 points 1 year ago

About tree fiddy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

When someone gives you odds like that, you take it!