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• Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012

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  theweekmagazine:

  The Powerball jackpot has reached a record $500 million, causing people in 42 states to flock to their nearest convenience stores to snatch up what could be the winning ticket. A numerical guide to the contest, by the numbers:

  $2 — Price of a ticket

  6 — Numbers that must be matched — five whites and one red — to win the jackpot. (Five what balls are drawn from a drum of 59, and one red is drawn from a drum of 35.)

  1 in 176 million — Odds of winning the jackpot

  1 in 5,000 — Odds of being struck by lightning

  $327 million — Immediate lump-sum payout option, before taxes, if you win the jackpot

  25 — Percent the federal government keeps in taxes

  5 to 7 — Percent of the jackpot held by most states in taxes

  29 — Years winners have to wait to receive the entire jackpot under an annual payment plan

  $365 million — Previous largest Powerball jackpot, in 2006

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      May the odds be ever in MY favor!

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      I’ve never played the lottery, but I feel like I should.

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      I totally played!!!!

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      i don’t know if your...i don’t know how to find out it draws at

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      Fuhhhhhhhh

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      have you bought one? more???

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      I can feel it, man. It’s mine to win. This is it.

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