MegaPowerBall?

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MegaPowerBall? http://bit.ly/49czkM Soon (for example, in Michigan) you'll be able to purchase a PowerBall on-line game ticket with your MegaMillions on-line game ticket. So, you think you'll double your chances of winning a jackpot? Hmmm, we're not exactly math wizards - but if you combine the odds of winning the PB jackpot (about 195,249,054.00 to 1) and the odds of a MB jackpot (about 175 711 536 to 1) - excluding the Texas Megaplier and PowerPlay options - your odds increase to about 1.71537556 × 10E16 to 1. Or, if you prefer, about 17 Quadrillion to 1. (Here's some perspective, there are fewer galaxies in the universe than a quadrillion). Still feel lucky? Well, do ya' punk?

Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication website The Anti-Zen Dictionary: http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/10/megapowerball.html

FOM: MEGA MILLIONS AND POWERBALL AGREE TO TICKET-SELLING PARTNERSHIP, Megamillions.com and Link to Powerball site

Suggestions for Tuesday, October 2, 2007

We're not sure if we're going to continue posting after this post. The editors of this site are located in Michigan. As some of you may know, Michigan is experiencing a serious budget crisis. As a consequence, the Michigan Meltdown will cause the shutdown of "non-essential" operations. This includes the Michigan Lottery operations. If you purchase your MegaMillions tickets in Michigan, you have until close of business, Sunday, September 30, 2007. If you do purchase your tickets in Michigan, you might want to request "Multi-Draw" for whatever you can actually afford.