PSA-Mega Millions jackpot is $540 million..Drawing will be Friday 7/8/16.. UPDATED!

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ViRGE

Elite Member, Moderator Emeritus
Oct 9, 1999
31,516
167
106
Winning numbers:

White: 8-19-20-55-73
Gold Mega Ball: 5
 

ViviTheMage

Lifer
Dec 12, 2002
36,190
85
91
madgenius.com

ViviTheMage

Lifer
Dec 12, 2002
36,190
85
91
madgenius.com
update 7-8-2016 10:40P CST
just did the tally, we are not millionaires, but we had fun, and we can now make fun of RossMan forever!

RossMan will still go scan them to see if we hit anything, but first glance looks like no.
 
Nov 8, 2012
20,828
4,777
146
Meh... Traded $10 for $6. Could have been worse. Got 2 of my 10 with the correct powerball, one of them had 2 numbers with it.
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
78,794
266
116
now I'm curious.
Why did you get a 877 #?

and how much are you paying per month?

It was part of a promotion which has since ended, I have a few toll free numbers for business reasons.

My 877 number will be active a few more hours tonight.
 
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destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
28,799
359
126
update 7-8-2016 10:40P CST
just did the tally, we are not millionaires, but we had fun, and we can now make fun of RossMan forever!

RossMan will still go scan them to see if we hit anything, but first glance looks like no.

Are we at least dollaraires? Please tell me we at least got a few duckets!
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
96,217
15,787
126
update 7-8-2016 10:14P
Sooooooo we got the numbers. Funny story, RossMan/7-11 might have screwed up, or really did us a solid, and the last 4 tickets are 10 draws a ticket. It's an honest mistake, so make sure you make fun of him . Not everyone is used to getting almost $900 in tickets.

But to business, can you guys enter the numbers as we used to here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ArDIDyj9HZf8ejGYotpgHjcg9l2YN1nPbiCEQIR-94/edit?usp=sharing

Where are the pix so I can enter numbers?
 

ViRGE

Elite Member, Moderator Emeritus
Oct 9, 1999
31,516
167
106
update 7-8-2016 10:40P CST
just did the tally, we are not millionaires, but we had fun, and we can now make fun of RossMan forever!

RossMan will still go scan them to see if we hit anything, but first glance looks like no.
Aww. Well thanks for organizing this Vivi, Ross. Maybe we'll get lucky and get to do this again next week.

Edit: There are a lot of errors in the sheet for cells marked green. The 4th row alone has 23 as a matching number, and it's not...
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
78,794
266
116
Dear AT 84,

Here's what happened. We visited a grocery store which only sold lottery tickets at their automated kiosk. There was a single kiosk machine with a queue, when it was my turn I inserted $100 then tried to insert the remaining $780 but it would only accept $100 at a time max, OK I can handle that. Selected MegaMillions, no Megaplier, but it only let me buy 10 at a time. $10, $20, $30, $40, $50, $60, $70, $80, $90 then $100 which took a while and we were getting stared down.

I figured there must be a better way, maybe a convenience store and have a person do it. Visited a 7 Eleven and told the clerk I want $780 worth individual MegaMillions, single draw, tonights drawing and no Megaplier. The clerk was noticeably nervous because of the amount of tickets. After the first $200 sheet was printed I questioned them about it and she said it's legit and was printed correctly. Right then and there I should have questioned it or visited another store. They printed another $200, $200 and $180 totaling $780.

After getting home I still wasn't sure and asked Vivi to call me immediately before uploading the pics. It was an honest mistake (on the part of the clueless clerk) which will never happen again. Next time I'll use the kiosk or visit another store where they have competent employees. I'll throw $100 of my own money into the next MegaMillions pool.

I'll check the tickets tomorrow and will report the results here. I'm going to watch some TiVo and a RedBox rental now, I should be up for another 3 hours. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM or call me at 1-877-829-0370. After going to sleep the number will be disabled then re-enabled tomorrow afternoon.
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
96,217
15,787
126
Dear AT 84,

Here's what happened. We visited a grocery store which only sold lottery tickets at their automated kiosk. There was a single kiosk machine with a queue, when it was my turn I inserted $100 then tried to insert the remaining $780 but it would only accept $100 at a time max, OK I can handle that. Selected MegaMillions, no Megaplier, but it only let me buy 10 at a time. $10, $20, $30, $40, $50, $60, $70, $80, $90 then $100 which took a while and we were getting stared down.

I figured there must be a better way, maybe a convenience store and have a person do it. Visited a 7 Eleven and told the clerk I want $780 worth individual MegaMillions, single draw, tonights drawing and no Megaplier. The clerk was noticeably nervous because of the amount of tickets. After the first $200 sheet was printed I questioned them about it and she said it's legit and was printed correctly. Right then and there I should have questioned it or visited another store. They printed another $200, $200 and $180 totaling $780.

After getting home I still wasn't sure and asked Vivi to call me immediately before uploading the pics. It was an honest mistake (on the part of the clueless clerk) which will never happen again. Next time I'll use the kiosk or visit another store where they have competent employees. I'll throw $100 of my own money into the next MegaMillions pool.

I'll check the tickets tomorrow and will report the results here. I'm going to watch some TiVo and a RedBox rental now, I should be up for another 3 hours. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM or call me at 1-877-829-0370. After going to sleep the number will be disabled then re-enabled tomorrow afternoon.

So we have 4 tix that is for ten draws? Meh.
 

guachi

Senior member
Nov 16, 2010
761
415
136
I purchased 5 tickets. Two numbers on one ticket, one number on one ticket, and no mega ball thingy.
 

ViRGE

Elite Member, Moderator Emeritus
Oct 9, 1999
31,516
167
106
Dear AT 84,

Here's what happened. We visited a grocery store which only sold lottery tickets at their automated kiosk. There was a single kiosk machine with a queue, when it was my turn I inserted $100 then tried to insert the remaining $780 but it would only accept $100 at a time max, OK I can handle that. Selected MegaMillions, no Megaplier, but it only let me buy 10 at a time. $10, $20, $30, $40, $50, $60, $70, $80, $90 then $100 which took a while and we were getting stared down.

I figured there must be a better way, maybe a convenience store and have a person do it. Visited a 7 Eleven and told the clerk I want $780 worth individual MegaMillions, single draw, tonights drawing and no Megaplier. The clerk was noticeably nervous because of the amount of tickets. After the first $200 sheet was printed I questioned them about it and she said it's legit and was printed correctly. Right then and there I should have questioned it or visited another store. They printed another $200, $200 and $180 totaling $780.

After getting home I still wasn't sure and asked Vivi to call me immediately before uploading the pics. It was an honest mistake (on the part of the clueless clerk) which will never happen again. Next time I'll use the kiosk or visit another store where they have competent employees. I'll throw $100 of my own money into the next MegaMillions pool.

I'll check the tickets tomorrow and will report the results here. I'm going to watch some TiVo and a RedBox rental now, I should be up for another 3 hours. If you have any questions, please feel free to PM or call me at 1-877-829-0370. After going to sleep the number will be disabled then re-enabled tomorrow afternoon.
Grand Nagus, I am very disappointed in you. I think we need to have a talk about demoting you; perhaps a year at Liquidator will help you find your lobes for business once again. In the meantime, have a root beer, get some Oo-mox, and remember that tomorrow is another chance to earn a profit. Rule of Acquisition #10 (and maybe #112 for good measure).

In all seriousness, stuff happens, and I think you've more than proven yourself over the years that this was an honest mistake on your part. I don't doubt that it's one that will indeed never happen again, and knowing you, I'm sure you're beating yourself up over this plenty enough on your own. In the meantime I guess we all have incentive to watch the MegaMillions jackpot over the next month and a half.

But just to do a teensy tiny bit of armchair quarterbacking though, maybe we shouldn't wait until the last possible moment next time? Buy the tickets several hours in advance, or heck, the night before. Given that we angled to buy nearly 1000 lines (100 tickets), we're kind of a printer hog.
 
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Svnla

Lifer
Nov 10, 2003
17,999
1,396
126
There is at least one winner. Jackpot is down to $15 million. My 2 tickets on the side did not win anything.
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
96,217
15,787
126
Grand Nagus, I am very disappointed in you. I think we need to have a talk about demoting you; perhaps a year at Liquidator will help you find your lobes for business once again. In the meantime, have a root beer, get some Oo-mox, and remember that tomorrow is another chance to earn a profit. Rule of Acquisition #10 (and maybe #112 for good measure).

In all seriousness, stuff happens, and I think you've more than proven yourself over the years that this was an honest mistake on your part. I don't doubt that it's one that will indeed never happen again, and knowing you, I'm sure you're beating yourself up over this plenty enough on your own. In the meantime I guess we all have incentive to watch the MegaMillions jackpot over the next month and a half.

But just to do a teensy tiny bit of armchair quarterbacking though, maybe we shouldn't wait until the last possible moment next time? Buy the tickets several hours in advance, or heck, the night before. Given that we angled to buy nearly 1000 lines (100 tickets), we're kind of a printer hog.

I don't think it would have helped in this case, Bargain King didn't fail, the clerk did.
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
78,794
266
116
But just to do a teensy tiny bit of armchair quarterbacking though, maybe we shouldn't wait until the last possible moment next time? Buy the tickets several hours in advance, or heck, the night before. Given that we angled to buy nearly 1000 lines (100 tickets), we're kind of a printer hog.

Duly noted and agreed. In the future if I'm chosen to purchase tickets, they will be the correct denomination and purchased in advance.

Anyway I'm glad there was a jackpot winner and this is over, until it happens again. We're out $40, I guess I'll be skipping coffee and breakfast muffin for a few weeks.
 

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
28,799
359
126
So we have tickets that are for 10 draws? How many lines for each draw?

We still have the potential to swim in golden coins, right?
 

ViRGE

Elite Member, Moderator Emeritus
Oct 9, 1999
31,516
167
106
So we have tickets that are for 10 draws? How many lines for each draw?

We still have the potential to swim in golden coins, right?
3 20x10 tickets and 1 20x9 ticket. So we have 60 numbers that will run for another 9 drawings (10 in total), and 20 numbers that will run for another 8 drawings (9 in total).
Duly noted and agreed. In the future if I'm chosen to purchase tickets, they will be the correct denomination and purchased in advance.
Oh you will be. We have to give you a chance to redeem yourself.

Anyway I'm glad there was a jackpot winner and this is over, until it happens again.
Not so fast. We're not done for another 5 weeks.
 
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