These are the Powerball numbers I would have selected but did not.  I expect to be vindicated (and two dollars richer than if I had played the game) come morning.

Thursday Morning Update:

The numbers were 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 6.   As expected, not a match to be had.

The total amount won in yesterday’s Powerball lottery was $711 million, $580 million of which was the six-number jackpot.  Since the participating states distribute only 50 cents of every dollar as winnings, this means the total amount spent on Powerball tickets since the last jackpot winner (eight weeks ago) was on the order of $1.5 billion.  Total revenue for the year is expected to be $5 billion.  For comparison, the organization CARE was able to raise $310 million in private support in 2011.  Food for thought, if not for the hungry.