Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Five
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The Powerball grand prize has now climbed to $900M cash payout. (Listed prize of $1.5B is for payments spread out over 20 years.)
Tickets are $2 each. Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Buying one each of every possible ticket would cost $584,402,676, and one of those tickets would be a grand prize winner.
In addition, you would have 25 other tickets which had all the white balls correct but had the wrong red ball. Each of those 25 tickets would give you $2M guaranteed. That $50M would come in handy to tide you over while you're waiting for the check to clear on your grand prize winning ticket.
If there's an increase in the grand prize cash payout of $0.10 for every $1 spent in ticket purchases, you would also be increasing the grand prize cash payout by another $58M. (I'm not going to go deep enough into this to figure out what percentage of ticket purchases goes toward the grand prize pool, but I think my guess of 10% is reasonable.)
You'll also have huge quantities of tickets which win smaller amounts, for which the PowerPlay multiplier becomes REALLY important. For instance, if the PowerPlay multiplier is only 2, you're guaranteed to win $61M more for your nearly 8 million tickets that have only the red Powerball correct. However, if the PowerPlay multiplier is 5, that amount would jump to $153M.
So: check your wallet to see if you've got a spare $600M bill in there. If you do, head down to the convenience store, plop the bill down on the counter and tell them you want a "box" ticket that includes one each of every possible number combination.
Almost forgot the fine print:
If there happen to be, say, 9 other holders of grand prize winning tickets, you're kind of screwed, but you'll only lose maybe $100M or so because you're playing with "other people's money" that was already in the pot prior to your big investment.
And of course, there's no such thing as a box ticket for Powerball. You'll have to fill out a separate slip for each of the 292,201,338 tickets. Hope you don't get writer's cramp, and please, please, don't mess up! I'll really feel bad for you if you accidentally fail to fill out that one winning entry slip! Also, each ticket will have to be printed individually. Not only will it be totally impossible for a single machine to do that before the drawing 20 hours from now, but the people behind you in line will be just a tad irritated.
If it were possible to buy one of every possible number combination, the chances of winning $1.0B for an investment of $0.58B are pretty decent. Therefore, at this point, any money gambled on Powerball is actually a high-risk but good investment, with the odds in your favor. This holds true even if one of the "other people" who previously invested was yourself.
What would the odds be of buying a ticket for every possible number combination except for one, followed by the incredible misfortune of having that single non-purchased combination drawn? The answer, of course, is: exactly the same as if you bought only one ticket and won with it.
What are the odds be of me being dead, in jail, or both, shortly after winning? Pretty darn good. The amount of money is beyond my ability to comprehend and would really mess me up good. I am not so well-grounded that I could hold on to much (or any) of whatever sanity I might still have.
Save that receipt so that you can deduct the amount you spent on tickets against your winnings when the tax man calls!
And for God's sake, don't go getting into an accident or a fight on your way to or from the convenience store. I don't need the guilt of thinking I pushed you into making the trip.
Tickets are $2 each. Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Buying one each of every possible ticket would cost $584,402,676, and one of those tickets would be a grand prize winner.
In addition, you would have 25 other tickets which had all the white balls correct but had the wrong red ball. Each of those 25 tickets would give you $2M guaranteed. That $50M would come in handy to tide you over while you're waiting for the check to clear on your grand prize winning ticket.
If there's an increase in the grand prize cash payout of $0.10 for every $1 spent in ticket purchases, you would also be increasing the grand prize cash payout by another $58M. (I'm not going to go deep enough into this to figure out what percentage of ticket purchases goes toward the grand prize pool, but I think my guess of 10% is reasonable.)
You'll also have huge quantities of tickets which win smaller amounts, for which the PowerPlay multiplier becomes REALLY important. For instance, if the PowerPlay multiplier is only 2, you're guaranteed to win $61M more for your nearly 8 million tickets that have only the red Powerball correct. However, if the PowerPlay multiplier is 5, that amount would jump to $153M.
So: check your wallet to see if you've got a spare $600M bill in there. If you do, head down to the convenience store, plop the bill down on the counter and tell them you want a "box" ticket that includes one each of every possible number combination.
Almost forgot the fine print:
If there happen to be, say, 9 other holders of grand prize winning tickets, you're kind of screwed, but you'll only lose maybe $100M or so because you're playing with "other people's money" that was already in the pot prior to your big investment.
And of course, there's no such thing as a box ticket for Powerball. You'll have to fill out a separate slip for each of the 292,201,338 tickets. Hope you don't get writer's cramp, and please, please, don't mess up! I'll really feel bad for you if you accidentally fail to fill out that one winning entry slip! Also, each ticket will have to be printed individually. Not only will it be totally impossible for a single machine to do that before the drawing 20 hours from now, but the people behind you in line will be just a tad irritated.
If it were possible to buy one of every possible number combination, the chances of winning $1.0B for an investment of $0.58B are pretty decent. Therefore, at this point, any money gambled on Powerball is actually a high-risk but good investment, with the odds in your favor. This holds true even if one of the "other people" who previously invested was yourself.
What would the odds be of buying a ticket for every possible number combination except for one, followed by the incredible misfortune of having that single non-purchased combination drawn? The answer, of course, is: exactly the same as if you bought only one ticket and won with it.
What are the odds be of me being dead, in jail, or both, shortly after winning? Pretty darn good. The amount of money is beyond my ability to comprehend and would really mess me up good. I am not so well-grounded that I could hold on to much (or any) of whatever sanity I might still have.
Save that receipt so that you can deduct the amount you spent on tickets against your winnings when the tax man calls!
And for God's sake, don't go getting into an accident or a fight on your way to or from the convenience store. I don't need the guilt of thinking I pushed you into making the trip.
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The bird comes into view from the top of the screen, near the upper right corner, at 1:47, for the final 3 seconds of the video, flying from right to left. As the video ends, the bird has flown almost to the horizontal midpoint of the screen but is still very close to the top of the screen. The bird appears very small due to distance.
Every time I listen to a really good singer in person (especially female singers), I bawl like a baby.
That was wonderful! Something for her to treasure.
The most important things to me as a parent were:
- For my children to know, really know, that I love them (even when they're 'bad')
- For them to feel really seen (look into the eyes and really listen kind of seen)
- For them to be respected for who they are, just as they are
Welcome to the Old Folks threads, Nanny! Make yourself at home, and tell us your story. We love stories. And, to help people spend money.
BTW, Gracie, I don't see anything. Is there supposed to be a video there?
OK, back to reading. I'm still well over 100 posts behind!
Certainly not.Oh, come on now, I feel safe in saying we're certainly not the only two that remember that gem and could, er, still sing along with it ..
As soon as I get glass bottles I will dilute them to 100mg for long term storage. Meanwhile it's easy enough to break out the big red freezer pencil and some tape and make darn sure they are marked well enough to avoid mistakes.
Good morning,porchers We only got an inch of snow last night. 16 degrees this morning and only getting to 19.
We only got an inch of snow last night. 16 degrees this morning and only getting to 19.
Anyone that calls a 10" iron skillet their lil one needs to rethink their conception of what is large or small... 
We are getting a heat wave here. Expected to get all the way up to 20!Good morning,porchers
howdy back at ya! some flavorings a couple reg mods (don't need any more!), and perscriptions that tripled since insurance put them on percentage instead of fat co-pay( thanks obamacare!!)awwwwww you sweetie you.......
kewl!! and howdy stranger!!! Was the rest of your spree vape stuff? What did ya git??
Well, I pulled the trigger for 1 liter of 200mg NIC. I don't think I will need it with what I already have, but Geordi's breeder is taking vaping seriously (she figures she has cut her smoking by at least 1/2 
) and I want to make sure she has juice when the doo hits the fan. Also encouraging her to get another external battery mod (she has a Segelei 30 watt but doesn't really like the boxiness of it and mostly uses the VV Egos I gave her). I am going to show her my Kbox minis and Defender 50 watt mods. She does not need TC at this point, so I think either of these would suit her. And Egos are so cheap now days, perhaps a few of those for convenience.
) and I want to make sure she has juice when the doo hits the fan. Also encouraging her to get another external battery mod (she has a Segelei 30 watt but doesn't really like the boxiness of it and mostly uses the VV Egos I gave her). I am going to show her my Kbox minis and Defender 50 watt mods. She does not need TC at this point, so I think either of these would suit her. And Egos are so cheap now days, perhaps a few of those for convenience.
That is the kind that sits permanently on the stove-top. Might as well get a new stove with built-in griddle.
They seem to be out of $30 plastic liters of nic at MFS. Oh, well. Maybe they'll find some in the backroom before I get paid? Maybe not. (Like I really need more nic!)
I had a cast iron cauldron left to me by my grandmother. However, just about the time she died, it suddenly disappeared out of the backyard. I know who took it. Just don't know what she could have possibly done with it.
Sold it? they are very desirable to collectors and for decorating.
And very handy for a hog killin.
And I thank you so very much for sharing that. Amazing! Embarrassed to say, but I'd never heard of Mr. Emmanuel before... but will definitely be watching more of his vids, with awe.
I'd subscribe to his "channel" (a first for me), except that would mean intentionally wading into the google quicksand, never to emerge again. They know waaayy too much about me already, but they took it without my express permission.
Thanks Debadoo!
Thank you Dancing...for the compliment and the good advice - definitely good points to keep in mind.
She likes the poem, and wants a printed copy of it for her room, but doesn't want to use it in the yearbook... says it's too "cheesy" for that.
I think maybe she's just embarrassed that her ol' redneck Daddy can write poetry.
That's beautiful and something she'll treasure for the rest of her life!
Welcome to the porch Nanny! Make yourself comfy!
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