Sentences with phrase «split jackpot»

The risk of splitting prizes leads to a conundrum: Ever bigger jackpots, which should lead to a better expected value of a ticket, could have the unintended consequence of bringing in too many new players, increasing the odds of a split jackpot and damaging the value of a ticket.

Still, the above graph gives us at least a good idea of the chances of a split jackpot.

If one of these more popular numbers is drawn on Saturday night, the odds of splitting the jackpot will be slightly higher.

Using the binomial distribution, we can find the probability of splitting the jackpot based on the number of tickets sold:

But if 28 million tickets are sold, said Ezzat, it's more likely there will be two winners splitting the jackpot, which lowers the expected percentage value of each ticket.

Players try to answer 12 multiple - choice questions, and anyone who gets them all splits the jackpot.

Not exact matches

With the jackpot now getting closer to that historic high, this week's drawings could bring in hundreds of millions of customers, increasing the possibility of a split pot.

On the one hand, I hit the jackpot: two kids, one pregnancy, and even the gender split.

Back in March, we brought you the story of Rose Bakaysa and Theresa Sokaitis, the two elderly Connecticut sisters who were fighting it out in court over whether an agreement between them to split all gambling winnings was still in effect at the time Bakaysa won part of a $ 500,000 jackpot playing Powerball in 2005.

They all hit the jackpot, and then resign, on the spot, telling you to take your job and shove it you - know - where as they split for greener pastures with their millions in winnings.