Results: Powerball lottery
1.
1.
Since nobody won last week's powerball jackpot of $950 million US it is now over one billion dollars. Are you buying a powerball ticket for this week's draw?
Yes
34%
•
462 votes
No
40%
•
540 votes
Undecided
12%
•
158 votes
Not Applicable
15%
•
206 votes
2.
2.
When did you buy a lottery ticket last time? Last 7 days
33%
•
444 votes
Last month
7%
•
99 votes
A couple months ago
6%
•
79 votes
Last year
6%
•
79 votes
Longer than a year ago
18%
•
242 votes
Never
16%
•
220 votes
N/A
15%
•
203 votes
3.
3.
Which lottery tickets did you ever buy? Powerball
37%
•
508 votes
scratch ticket
39%
•
527 votes
Mega-Millions
21%
•
284 votes
OLG
8%
•
111 votes
State lotteries
19%
•
258 votes
NA - never bought a lottery ticket
28%
•
389 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
40 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.24% | 5 | |
| 649 | 0.09% | 2 |
| Canadian Lotteries | 0.09% | 2 |
| Lotto 649 | 0.09% | 2 |
| 6/49 | 0.09% | 2 |
| Canadian | 0.05% | 1 |
| Loto Max | 0.05% | 1 |
| only buy one ticket when over 300 million dollars | 0.05% | 1 |
| cash 5 | 0.05% | 1 |
| lotoquebec | 0.05% | 1 |
| max | 0.05% | 1 |
| lotto max, 6/49 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 6 49... lotto max | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm Canadian so I buy Canadian tickets | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| Loto Québec | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lotto Max/Lotto 649 | 0.05% | 1 |
| lotto max | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't remember, I only did it once, 35 years ago | 0.05% | 1 |
| Mega bucks, badger 5 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 6-49 | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lotto 6/49 | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lotto Quebec Canada | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont recall | 0.05% | 1 |
| Canadian lotteries!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| lotomax | 0.05% | 1 |
| max,649 | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont remember | 0.05% | 1 |
| loto quebec 6/49 | 0.05% | 1 |
| Canadian lotteries, lotto max, 6/49 | 0.05% | 1 |
| Canadian 649 and lotto max | 0.05% | 1 |
| Max and 649 | 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
Do you personally know someone who won more than $100 000 in a lottery?
Yes - me
3%
•
42 votes
Yes - someone I know
11%
•
154 votes
No
75%
•
1018 votes
Not Applicable
11%
•
157 votes
5.
5.
Do you think these lotteries are more of a positive thing - gives some people a chance to become wealthy, who don't have other opportunities
10%
•
134 votes
negative thing - chance of winning is so slim and some people waste money that they cannot afford to waste
21%
•
292 votes
It is ok in moderation
31%
•
422 votes
a bit both
13%
•
183 votes
it depends
8%
•
113 votes
N/A
16%
•
217 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
5 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| the schools do not benefit as they are suppose to | 0.07% | 1 |
| i have worked at a convenience store for the past 2 years and i feel so guilty selling this garbage to people. at least half have a serious problem. i have never dealt with anything like this powerball jackpot. my soul is with the powerball now... | 0.07% | 1 |
| waste of money | 0.07% | 1 |
| 0.07% | 1 | |
| it is volutary taxation | 0.07% | 1 |
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