USS Rankin Lottery Pool
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USS Rankin Lottery Pool #29
October 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014
This is the complete web page of a past lottery pool. It is here for historical purposes only. The rules, procedures and other information for the current pool do not necessarily apply to this pool.
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This is the website for a Powerball and Mega Millions lottery pool with about a hundred participants. Roughly half of us served aboard the USS Rankin (AKA-103), an attack cargo ship in commission from 1945 to 1971. Most of the others learned about us on the Internet.
We have a lot of fun playing these multistate lotteries, and of course we hope to hit the Jackpot one day. We are encouraged by the fact that we've won money in over 1,200 consecutive drawings since 2007.  
We operate honestly and openly, and every dollar contributed to the pool is used to buy lottery tickets. You can get more information by following the links at the top of this page.
The pool is run by Louis "Skip" Sander, who served on the Rankin in 1961-1963. It is run for the benefit of the participants, and is not an activity of The USS Rankin Association. We just piggyback on their website and email.
CLICK HERE to see some interesting lottery stories and a useful lottery website.  
The table below is for the current  pool. Information about pools from Pool #1 in November, 2007 to the start of this one, including our winnings and over $10 billion in Jackpots won by others, can be found HERE.
LOTTERY POOL #29 RESULTS MEGA MILLIONS AND POWERBALL
This table is typically updated within a few hours of each drawing. Occasional exceptions occur.
Wk
Day
 Date
MM or PB
 Jackpot
Annuity Value*
Jackpot
Cash
Value*
Number of Shares
**
Cash Value of
1 Share After Taxes **
Number of Tickets Bought
Winning Numbers
(Powerball and Mega Ball in Red)
Our Pool's
Winnings
***
Our Pool's
Winnings To Date
***
1
Wed
10/01/14
PB
$50,000,000
$30,300,000
101
$194,000
35
1
4
18
20
45
7
$4.00
$4.00
Fri
10/03/14
MM
$120,000,000
$70,900,000
101
$456,000
45
3
20
34
58
67
6
$3.00
$7.00
Sat
10/04/14
PB
$60,000,000
$36,400,000
101
$234,000
35
13
18
24
25
33
31
$11.00
$18.00
  2
Tue
10/07/14
MM
$136,000,000
$80,800,000
110
$477,000
45
16
29
46
48
55
2
$4.00
$22.00
Wed
10/08/14
PB
$70,000,000
$43,000,000
110
$254,000
35
5
16
31
46
50
18
$4.00
$26.00
Fri
10/10/14
MM
$150,000,000
$90,000,000
110
$531,000
45
2
32
35
50
59
3
$3.00
$29.00
Sat
10/11/14
PB
$80,000,000
$49,100,000
110
$290,000
35
10
19
37
38
39
28
$11.00
$40.00
3
Tue
10/14/14
MM
$166,000,000
$100,400,000
110
$593,000
45+35
11
37
46
64
68
15
$3.00
$43.00
Wed
10/15/14
PB
$90,000,000
$55,900,000
110
$330,000
35
5
7
19
27
28
20
$4.00
$47.00
Fri
10/17/14
MM
$180,000,000
$110,200,000
110
$651,000
45+35
21
31
43
56
60
12
$4.00
$51.00
Sat
10/18/14
PB
$100,000,000
$62,100,000
110
$366,000
35
20
26
27
36
54
19
$4.00
$55.00
4
Tue
10/21/14
MM
$200,000,000
$122,600,000
110
$724,000
45+35
5
35
37
41
66
11
$3.00
$58.00
Wed
10/22/14
PB
$110,000,000
$69,500,000
111
$406,000
35
29
30
40
42
50
16
$4.00
$62.00
Fri
10/24/14
MM
$224,000,000
$137,200,000
111
$803,000
45+35
2
14
21
28
55
3
$3.00
$65.00
Sat
10/25/14
PB
$125,000,000
$79,000,000
111
$462,000
35
6
10
51
54
57
12
$4.00
$69.00
5
Tue
10/28/14
MM
$252,000,000
$153,500,000
115
$867,000
45+35
3
50
57
58
60
11
$5.00
$74.00
Wed
10/29/14
PB
$142,000,000
$89,300,000
115
$504,000
35
25
28
48
57
59
16
$4.00
$78.00
Fri
10/31/14
MM
$284,000,000
$172,000,000
115
$972,000
45+35
11
29
36
58
67
15
$4.00
$82.00
Sat
11/01/14
PB
$159,000,000
$99,900,000
115
$564,000
35+10
1
3
13
25
38
17
$4.00
$86.00
6
Tue
11/04/14
MM
$321,000,000
$194,100,000
116
$1,087,000
45+35
9
15
24
39
41
1
$4.00
$90.00
Wed
11/05/14
PB
$178,000,000
$111,100,000
116
$622,000
35+20
2
11
19
21
42
34
$4.00
$94.00
Fri
11/07/14
MM
$15,000,000
$9,000,000
116
$50,000
45
31
35
41
65
66
5
$3.00
$97.00
Sat
11/08/14
PB
$203,000,000
$126,700,000
116
$709,000
35+20
9
19
33
38
54
15
$4.00
$101.00
7
Tue
11/11/14
MM
$20,000,000
$12,000,000
116
$67,000
45
23
25
28
30
75
11
$4.00
$105.00
Wed
11/12/14
PB
$40,000,000
$25,000,000
116
$140,000
35
37
39
51
52
55
11
$11.00
$116.00
Fri
11/14/14
MM
$26,000,000
$15,700,000
116
$87,000
45
3
49
61
62
68
15
$5.00
$121.00
Sat
11/15/14
PB
$50,000,000
$31,200,000
116
$174,000
35
13
16
33
35
51
28
$4.00
$125.00
8
Tue
11/18/14
MM
$35,000,000
$21,100,000
116
$118,000
45
37
39
53
68
75
6
$3.00
$128.00
Wed
11/19/14
PB
$60,000,000
$37,300,000
116
$208,000
35
6
36
38
48
51
17
$4.00
$132.00
Fri
11/21/14
MM
$43,000,000
$26,100,000
116
$146,000
45
3
12
35
37
63
15
$4.00
$136.00
Sat
11/22/14
PB
$70,000,000
$43,500,000
116
$243,000
35
23
49
53
54
57
35
$4.00
$140.00
9
Tue
11/25/14
MM
$52,000,000
$31,600,000
116
$177,000
45
10
11
29
47
56
4
$4.00
$144.00
Wed
11/26/14
PB
$80,000,000
$49,700,000
116
$278,000
35
16
17
22
46
54
35
$4.00
$148.00
Fri
11/28/14
MM
$61,000,000
$37,300,000
117
$207,000
45
8
26
29
36
47
10
$3.00
$151.00
Sat
11/29/14
PB
$90,000,000
$56,800,000
117
$315,000
35
13
24
30
42
48
27
$4.00
$155.00
10
Tue
12/02/14
MM
$70,000,000
$43,200,000
117
$239,000
45
13
18
22
49
62
11
$3.00
$158.00
Wed
12/03/14
PB
$40,000,000
$25,300,000
117
$140,000
35
25
30
32
46
54
26
$4.00
$162.00
Fri
12/05/14
MM
$80,000,000
$49,100,000
117
$272,000
45
4
5
11
51
59
5
$5.00
$167.00
Sat
12/06/14
PB
$50,000,000
$31,600,000
117
$175,000
35
12
15
22
43
49
14
$4.00
$171.00
11
Tue
12/09/14
MM
$91,000,000
$56,000,000
117
$311,000
45
27
45
49
51
52
14
$4.00
$175.00
Wed
12/10/14
PB
$60,000,000
$37,800,000
117
$209,000
35
34
44
48
54
55
10
$4.00
$179.00
Fri
12/12/14
MM
$102,000,000
$63,900,000
117
$354,000
45
2
31
46
58
65
7
$9.00
$188.00
Sat
12/13/14
PB
$70,000,000
$44,100,000
117
$244,000
35
5
13
28
43
55
33
$4.00
$192.00
12
Tue
12/16/14
MM
$113,000,000
$71,700,000
117
$398,000
45
41
58
68
72
73
1
$4.00
$196.00
Wed
12/17/14
PB
$80,000,000
$56,700,000
118
$312,000
35
22
31
38
47
48
15
$4.00
$200.00
Fri
12/19/14
MM
$125,000,000
$80,400,000
118
$442,000
45+50
14
18
58
59
68
4
$5.00
$205.00
Sat
12/20/14
PB
$90,000,000
$58,200,000
118
$320,000
35
14
15
19
31
56
5
$4.00
$209.00
13
Tue
12/23/14
MM
$142,000,000
$89,700,000
118
$494,000
45+50
4
10
31
56
66
7
$8.00
$217.00
Wed
12/24/14
PB
$100,000,000
$64,600,000
118
$355,000
35
11
12
46
47
50
22
$4.00
$221.00
Fri
12/26/14
MM
$156,000,000
$99,000,000
118
$545,000
45+50
2
5
10
20
38
14
$3.00
$224.00
Sat
12/27/14
PB
$110,000,000
$71,000,000
118
$391,000
35
7
10
11
14
36
15
$4.00
$228.00
14
Tue
12/30/14
MM
$172,000,000
$108,400,000
118
$597,000
45+65
3
7
44
63
67
12
$3.00
$231.00
Wed
12/31/14
PB
$120,000,000
$77,200,000
118
$425,000
35
17
27
37
40
53
35
$4.00
$235.00
* Jackpot figures are estimates from lottery officials. Mega Millions annuities are paid out over 25 years, Powerball annuities over 30. Cash values are paid out immediately. Jackpot winners almost always choose a cash payout. The cash values of Jackpots qualifying for Big Jackpots play are shown in green, as are the number of Big Jackpots tickets bought for that drawing. Jackpots actually won are shown in gold. (Their cash values are shown in green if they qualified for Big Jackpots play).
** We need to sell 121 shares to buy a full complement of tickets without dipping into our reserves. If we don't have that many by the start of Week 3, we actively solicit additional players. "Cash Value of 1 Share After Taxes" is the estimated after tax winnings of each share if we take our winnings in cash, which almost all winners do. Taxes are estimated at 35%.
***  The amounts shown here are believed to be accurate, but are for informational purposes only. They do NOT show Big Jackpots winnings. Actual winnings will be known when tickets are redeemed at the end of the pool, and will be reported to participants at that time.