Need help with Powerball...

duck_butter · #1 08-23-2006, 11:05 PM

Hey guys,

I've been playing the Powerball pretty hard lately and I've had a run of bad luck. Any ideas on how I can improve to +EV?

coxquinn · #2 08-23-2006, 11:11 PM

4 8 15 16 23 42

ItalianFX · #3 08-24-2006, 01:22 AM

I believe it's +EV not to play, correct?

ThaSaltCracka · #4 08-24-2006, 01:23 AM

I hope you get a * for this thread.

deucegame · #5 08-24-2006, 01:23 AM

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I hope you get a ** for this thread.

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FYP

siccjay · #6 08-24-2006, 01:46 AM

I heard you can up your EV by only picking even numbers.

Sotiria · #7 08-24-2006, 01:49 AM

I hope you're not a Washington state resident driving to Oregon to buy Powerball tickets.....felon.

inside?? · #8 08-24-2006, 02:36 AM

Take your weekly $10 bucks to a strip bar. You will still be out 10 bucks but won't mind it as much.

teamdonkey · #9 08-24-2006, 03:44 AM

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Hey guys,

I've been playing the Powerball pretty hard lately and I've had a run of bad luck. Any ideas on how I can improve to +EV?

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-only play when the jackpot is really high, like > 250 mill
-keep records of any losses to use as a tax deduction next spring
-pool together with a large number of people to help reduce the variance involved, and hopefully allow your share of any jackpot to be taxed at a lower level.