The only way to win at powerball is to never play. I'm up whatever the average player is down (100's of dollars? 1000's?).
If you don't play you can't win. $2 can make you rich.
How'd that work out for you.
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#22I had trouble finding reliable historical data. I didn't trust anybody that compiled the data, as they all had different results, and the powerball set of number has slowly expanded over the years. I think it's reasonable that some numbers are more likely. Either by their initial placement or by subtle effects of aerodynamics and weight of the painted numbers. That said I think it's a little absurd to choose numbers.…
"I think it's reasonable that some numbers are more likely."
I would think these machines go through very extensive testing both before they are deployed and between draws to prevent that from happening.
A quick google confirms that (http://time.com/4178768/powerball-drawing-security/, http://www.powerball.com/pb_contact.asp)
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#26The only way to win at powerball is to never play. I'm up whatever the average player is down (100's of dollars? 1000's?).
If you don't play you can't win. $2 can make you rich.
"If you play, you can't win" is true 99.9*% of the time, with a lot of nines.
This isn't kind of gamble you use that phrase about. Blackjack or something, maybe. Non-casino gambles, like taking a new job, yeah.